Scales/Balances: Which one do you use?

[Mr.Mann]

For those that weigh, which scale/balance do you use and why? If anyone has any strong opinions about the best (or worst) scales/balances to use for DIYing, please let me know. Any other info about calibration weights or whatever else would be welcome.

 

[amoret]

I use Amazon.com: 500g X 0.01g Digital Scale 0.01 Gram Precision Scale for Jewelry Coins Reload By Bubble Star. It has a fairly long time before it shuts off, though my practice on one that didn't taught me to always finish an ingredient so I can just tare it out if it does shut off. It also has a relatively large platform which is handy for those of us with an extra klutz gene.

I started with http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026KXU7W/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1, but I had looked at enough scales that evening that I managed to miss that it had a .1 g accuracy instead of .01 and it also has a very fast auto shut off, so I do not recommend it.

I know that one is supposed to get calibration weights (also available at Amazon) but since I'm more interested in reproduction than I am in pin point accuracy I haven't gotten around to it yet. Reading Amazon reviews you do want to be sure you know what calibration weights you need for a particular scale, since quite a few people seem to have gotten the wrong ones. Another advantage to procrastination, since the manual that comes with the scale will specify what size(s) you need.

Just another plug for the wonders of weighing - I find it a lot easier to drip flavors in until I get to the right weight than I did to get just the right amount into syringes. I still use syringes to transfer some ingredients, but I don't have to keep fiddling with pulling up the exact amount.

 

[aydinpr]

I use this one here, Palmscale 8 300 - http://www.amazon.com/My-Weigh-Palmscale-Digital-Scale/dp/B006EMGZN4/ref=zg_bs_12900271_3

No complaints but then again I'm no expert on scales and this is the only one I've used/owned.

Also gotta say that I'll never go back to using syringes, mixing by weight is definitely the way to go



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[eyerhere]

Digital for sure. Rule of thumb make sure your decimal goes 1 place smaller than you intend to measure.

 

[Mr.Mann]

I use this one here, Palmscale 8 300 - http://www.amazon.com/My-Weigh-Palmscale-Digital-Scale/dp/B006EMGZN4/ref=zg_bs_12900271_3

No complaints but then again I'm no expert on scales and this is the only one I've used/owned.

Also gotta say that I'll never go back to using syringes, mixing by weight is definitely the way to go



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Yeah, I am going to phase out syringes. I like that they are cheap as hell, but the fact is the recipe that you think you are making is not necessarily the end-results (percentage wise). I would like to know actually what %s I am using.