Oxo Good Grips Food Scale with Pull-Out Display
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oxo Good Grips Food Scale with Pull-Out Display
Customer Review: Terrific Kitchen Food Scale
Summary: 5 Stars
I'd been toying with the idea of getting a digital scale for a long time. Some time ago, America's Test Kitchen (PBS) did a product comparison of lots of kitchen digital scales on their show. This is the model they recommended, but I was still reluctant to fork over the $$$.
More and more, however, ATK has been showcasing recipes in which they weighed ingredients, rather than measured them. It pushed me over the edge-- I bought this scale.
I can't say enough about how glad I am that I spent the money. There's nothing like working with the right tools, and that's true for everything in life, not just cooking! The scale has come in handy for a multitude of uses. It has met and exceeded my expectations, which were high to begin with.
It's especially fun to weigh our portions (even on the yummy Baked Ruffles to go alongside a lunchtime sandwich!) and see how much we are eating!
I can also recycle our old postal scale, since this thing is dynamite! (and easier to use!)
Customer Review: Awesome Scale
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great scale that is easy to use, has a pull out display. That means that any size bowl can fit on this and you can read the display. There is also a nice blue back lit display that makes it easy to read.
Highly recommend this product. Was Cook's Illustrated recommended scale and I can see why.
Customer Review: Accurate easy to use scale
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great scale. I was looking for a small digital scale that was easy to use and accurate. I send packages for my small business and needed accurate weights for USPS and determining online shipping costs. Additionally, I am a homebrewer and needed an accurate and easy to use scale for measuring ingedients. This fits the bill in both cases. The Tare function or "zero" button is great for allowing you to have a container on the scale and then zero it to add your actual ingredients to insure accurate measurements. I use this often when adding hops or grains to my brew and need to know in exact ounces what is being added. The blue light up display is great for when it is dim in the room. The display is big and clear and easy to read. The pullout display is great for when you have large bowls on the scale. My only complaint/suggestion would be to have the scale read in decimals for all measurements. It shows "2 1/2 Oz." or "2 3/4 Oz." instead of 2.5 Oz. or 2.75 Oz. Other than that, this is a great scale. Buy it!Customer Review: Just OK while it lasted
Summary: 2 Stars
Can't believe that others rave about this scale so much. Firstly, don't try to weigh under 15 grams/about 1/2 ounce--it's just not accurate. Secondly, after it "times out" you are supposed to be able to recall the previous weight and continue--it's never worked it just re-set and you had to start all over again. Thirdly, the metal weighing plate has seriously discolored and looks like rusting (although it isn't) and nothing will get it clean and shiny again. Fourthly, I agree with other reviewers that fractional pounds should be in decimals--not fractions. And finally, after less than a year (when you could get it to turn on at all), it just started giving gibberish on the display--sometimes words, sometimes single letters, sometimes nothing. Batteries were exchanged to no avail. It's now useless. For something costing as much as it does, it should be better quality!Customer Review: Worth the Money!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this from a review on Cooks Illustrated - and once again they got it right on. It works perfectly and is so simple. Easy to clean. I love that the display can come out for when you have a large bowl to put on top. Definitely would recommend.