The kitchen scales I’ve got now, well they ain’t the best around. The readout on it isn’t bright enough, or in color, and it’s a little difficult to read sometimes, especially if I’ve got a plate of meat or whatever on it. The holding base is also round and a little small for my needs. I saw Mosca ‘s scale in his ham bone post and liked what I saw…which led me to this post. I’d like something a little bigger than what I have now, but not too big…..and also easy to read. I’d like to be able to put a full size plate on it and still be able to see the weight readout. Any recommendations?
With even a small plate on it, it’s difficult to read
> Weber Genesis EP-330
> Grilla Grills Original Grilla (OG) pellet smoker with Alpha/Connect
> Grilla Grills Pellet Pizza Oven
> Pit Barrel Cooker (gone to a new home)
> WeberQ 2000 (on "loan" to a relative (I'll never see it again))
> Old Smokey Electric (for chickens mostly - when it's too nasty out
to fiddle with a more capable cooker)
> Luhr Jensen Little Chief Electric - Top Loader circa 1990 (smoked fish & jerky)
> Thermoworks Smoke
> 3 Thermoworks Chef Alarms
> Thermoworks Thermapen One
> Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
> Thermoworks Thermopop
> Thermoworks IR-GUN-S
> Anova sous vide circulator
> Searzall torch
> BBQ Guru Rib Ring
> WÜSTHOF, Dalstrong, and Buck knives
> Paprika App on Mac and iOS
You know postal scales cost about a third of what you just spent and they do the same thing. Been using one for years now. Oh well, have fun with your new toy.
A few years ago when stamps.com was advertising on about a thousand podcasts, I signed up for a free trial that included a free postal scale. Never used it for postage, but it's handy in the kitchen - and free is nice!
The world seems to like the OXO Goodgrips with the display on a cord as shown above. I've trashed 2 and have a warranty replacement sitting on a shelf in the pantry. My current scale is from My Weigh. And FWIW ( in my opinion not much) it is the scale I see most often on cooking shows. It goes from 1 to 8000 grams (17.6 lbs) and you can run it on batteries or with a wall wart. AND..... Its capable of Baker's Percentages if that matters to you. Tis a bit large but not very heavy so I've got mine tucked away in the cabinet over the microwave.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
Good choice on the OXO. I had one similar to the one you purchased (mine had 4 buttons with more features) , Panhead John , for years before I bought a larger weight capacity OXO for myself and gave the 11pound capacity one to my daughter.
I wanted larger weight capacity (22 lbs/1kg) for weighing briskets, etc.
Well, Amazon said delivery today between 5-10, it got here at 5:30. 👍 Played around with it a little and I like it a lot! Even with a full size plate on it, with the extendable readout, I had room to spare. It felt well built and even came with the batteries, always a nice touch. Thanks again everyone for the recommendation!
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