Oxo Good Grips Food Scale with Pull-Out Display
- Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 2.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
- ASIN: B000WJMTNA
- Item model number: 1130800
- Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required. (included)
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Description
- User-friendly food scale with convenient pull-out display; 11-pound capacity
- Measures in 1/8-ounce (imperial) and 1-gram (metric) increments for greater accuracy
- Zero function allows for zeroing scale; thin profile for easy storage
- Indicator displays how much capacity is left on scale; optional backlight
- 4 AAA batteries included; 11-1/4 inches by 8-1/2 inches by 2 inches
Oxo’s Good Grips food scale makes it easy to measure ingredients directly on the stainless-steel platform, in a large bowl, or on a plate. The scale’s unique pull-out display prevents shadowing from oversized containers. Large numbers measure in 1/8-ounce (imperial) and 1-gram (metric) increments for accuracy. The optional backlight makes the scale’s display easier to read, and a weight indicator shows the capacity left on the scale before reaching maximum capacity (11 pounds). Press the zero button to offset the weight of a container or to set the weight back to zero. The platform can be removed for cleaning, but hand-washing is recommended for all parts. Four AAA batteries are included. This scale measures 11-1/4 inches by 8-1/2 inches by 2 inches.
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Amazon Customer Reviews
The Perfect Kitchen Scale,
January 29, 2010
5 Stars
In my opinion, this is the perfect kitchen scale. You get the sense that an actual cook was involved in its design.
First off, and I guess most important, it's dead on accurate and can weigh items up to 11 pounds, in 1/8-ounce and 1-gram increments. Instead of displaying weight in decimal notation, which can be confusing to the average cook, it reads out in fractions. For example, instead of displaying 4.375 ounces, it displays 4-3/8 ounces. Like I said, it seems like an actual cook was involved in the design, rather than a room full of engineers (nothing against engineers, that's how I make a living)! If you prefer kilograms instead of pounds and ounces, it has a button that allows you to switch back and forth.
With large numbers and a bright blue backlight, it's easy to read in all conditions. To make it even easier to read when weighing items that extend over the base, you can detach the display and move it up to 4 inches from the scale. This means you can weigh items up to 16 inches in diameter and still clearly see the display.
It also has a tare weight function, which allows you to place an empty container on the scale and hit the tare button to reset the display to zero. This is very handy when adding ingredients to a bowl. For example, suppose you're making a recipe that calls for a cup of flour and cup of milk. You put your mixing bowl on the scale, press the tare weight button, which resets the display to zero and then add 5 ounces of flour. Press the tare weight button again and add 8 ounces of milk. No measuring cups to clean and no worrying about how tightly you packed the flour in the cup. Once you get used to measuring ingredients by weight, instead of volume, you'll never go back. It's accurate, fast and easy.
After several months of frequent almost daily use, the Oxo scale has performed flawlessly. If something were to happen to it, I'd immediately order a new one.
Solves so many problems!,
November 13, 2009
5 Stars
1. Backlight - I didn't think I would use this but I have several times.
2. Smooth buttons - easy to clean.
3. The weighing plate comes off, so it's easy to clean too.
4. It remembers the weight even when it turns off. I used to compulsively press on the bowl or whatever was on my old scale, to keep the scale active to make sure it didn't turn off. No more!
5. On/Off button. This isn't why I bought it by any means, but it is nice when I'm just weighing one thing really quickly, and I don't have to drain the battery life waiting for it to turn off automatically.
6. Pretty high capacity - some food scales only hold 5 pounds or so. I often use mine to get equal servings out of a big pot of soup, for example. With this scale I can put the whole pot on there, subtract the weight of the pot, and then easily ladle out equal portions.
7. This is the reason I bought this scale, only to discover several other great features. With my old scale, weighing a plate or a big pot was really difficult, because the big size of it covered the display. I had to crouch down and use a flashlight to try to see what the weight was. This feature totally solves that problem.
Excellent Kitchen Food Scale,
June 6, 2009
5 Stars
Excellent Kitchen Food Scale, great size that doesn't take up much counter space, fits in with the decor, and so easy to clean. My husband liked the fact that you can put a bowl on the scale before turning it on and it comes up 0 when turned on, you then add your food to the bowl or plate. We buy Boars Black Forest ham from the deli for lunch meat so guessing how many oz's=slices or an oz of cheese was always a hit and miss. Being able to detach the reading mechanism is helpful too, but we hardly ever detach it as it's set in a well lit place that's easy to read.
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