After 5 years of imploring my fellow home baking enthusiasts to buy kitchen scales, I finally have the opportunity to help you get one for free! Thanks to the folks at EatSmart products, I’m hosting a giveaway of one EatSmart Precision Pro – Multifunction Digital Kitchen Scale w/ Extra Large LCD and 11 Lb. Capacity.
Now in full disclosure, I did accept a scale valued at $25.00 for review. I wanted to compare it to my other two scales, and it did have advantages.
Here’s what I like about this scale.
– It’s very lightweight. At only 1 pound, it’s perfect for traveling chefs. But it’s also convenient for the casual cook who needs to stash the scale somewhere after cleaning the kitchen. Then again, that might not be necessary because it is quite sleek. I like silver appliances, but the scale comes in a few different colors.
– Another great feature is the 11 pound capacity. The point of weighing is precision, but scales also save dishes because you put things directly in the bowl rather than use measuring cups. A glass or ceramic bowl can weigh a couple of pounds on its own, so a good scale needs to hold at least 5 pounds. This one holds 11.
– I like the LCD. My eyesight is still pretty good, but I appreciated the big digital display more than I expected. It helps to have a big easy-to-read numbers when you’ve set a fairly large bowl on the scale or when you’re in a hurry.
– And finally, the scale takes two regular AAA batteries. EatSmart throws some in with the scale, but you may want to have a pair of extras on hand. My batteries didn’t work, but I can’t complain because the scale itself was fine with fresh batteries.
So this is a good scale and since I have this vision of every kitchen with a scale and all home bakers measuring perfect cups of flour, I’m so happy you might get one too! Really.
*****For your chance at the scale, go to the comment section and tell me one ingredient you dread measuring. For me, it’s peanut butter. I love peanut butter, but it dirties up measuring cups. With a scale, I just set the bowl on the scale, check the weight of peanut butter (you can always find the gram weight per volume on the nutrition panel), set the tare to zero and spoon in the peanut butter until the right weight appears on the scale.*****
Hey, I’ll even give you another ingredient I hate measuring — shortening. Who wants to touch it? That’s why they invented those shortening sticks, right? Well, forget the sticks. If you have a scale you just put the bowl on the scale, set the tare to zero and spoon the shortening into the bowl until it hits your target weight.
I’m keeping the entry period short so those who enter have better odds so THIS GIVEWAY ENDS THIS SATURDAY FEB 6 AT NOON CST.
If you comment after that, your comment will be visible but the winner will already have been drawn randomly.
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Well, you hit it: shortening!
Second: mayonaisse.
Both are yucky to measure and are a pain to get out of the measuring cup. Rubbermaid has made a fortune off me in spatulas!
Thanks so much.
molasses, shortning, peanut butter.. flour especially, there aren’t measuring cups big enough for 3 cups!!
I don’t like measuring flour, it gets everywhere!
I dread measuring shortning. Maybe that’s partly because I don’t like to use it in general, but the fact that it is a pain in the butt to measure makes it even worse!!
I hate measuring shortening. I have even gone so far as to buy the little Crisco sticks so I don’t have to dig into the shortening can.
I HATE measuring shortening. Crisco or other solid shortening is such a pain, unless you spend even more for the sticks. It doesn’t easily conform to measuring cups, it sticks to them and is a mess to clean up!! With a scale just rip off a piece of waxed paper and plop on the required amount of shortening!! YAY!!! I may have to go buy one if I don’t win…
I hate measuring corn syrup and honey – so sticky!
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
I hate measuring butter, whipped cream – anything in semistate.
I have to go with peanut butter – I just end up eyeballl measuring it most the time since it is a hassle getting it into a measuring cup and then back out.
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The ingredient I dislike measuring iis Marshmallow Fluff.
I use it in my fudge recipes and in some cookie recipes.
Just too, too messy, but too good to leave out of the recipes..
Dorothy S
I hate to measure honey. Yucko!!!
coconut oil. it’s hard to scoop when solid and i hate heating the whole bottle to melting just to scoop out the amount i need.
The ingredient I despise measuring would have to be citrus zest because you can never get the exactly right amount from one fruit and the microplane grater always cuts my fingers!
I hate measuring honey, corn syrup, molasses…anything sticky like that! such a pain in the butt!
Anything sticky….peanut butter, pepper paste, etc.
Peanut butter is difficult, but along the same vein I’d say maple syrup/honey. They’re so thick and drip into the measuring cups well, but then they’re almost impossible to get out! It always ends up being such a sticky mess.
I do not like measuring honey – not only is it hard to get all of it out of the measuring cup, but before I’m finished I usually have it running down the side of the jar and on the counter. Not a pretty site.
i hate measuring flour cause you always need like 2 or 3 cups so that means doing the “spoon and sweep” over and over. its time consuming and…..well i’m just messy!
I hate measuring sticky items honey, corn syrup, molasses, etc.
I hate measuring eggs when you’ve cut down the recipe and it calls for “half an egg”
Molasses and marshmallow fluff are my most dreaded ingredients to measure, along with flour (I never know how much 1/2 a cup or 1 cup should weigh!).
I bought my first scale about 4 years ago to measure peanut butter (Yup I hate measuring it too) ( a cheepy plastic bowl sitting on the scale) and really only thought I’d use it once in a while but since then I use it almost weekly – and my husband uses it every time he makes his meatballs. They all weigh in at 3 oz.! Hope I win!
It’s really helpful for measuring out quantities of dough, for things like pizza.
Ditto all the comments about peanut butter!
I hate measuring molasses. It’s so messy and sticky!
I think measuring anything sticky or messy like honey, molasses, peanut butter is difficult.
I hate measuring flour – I am always making a mess
I’m with you – anything thick and semi-solid, like peanut butter or shortening.
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