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Docb
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Some sort of electronic scale with a tare function would be good. Might be telling you something you know, but the tare function allows you to reset the scale to zero when it has something on it. For example, cooking rice. Put pan on scale, push tare button, add however many grams of rice you want - the scale only shows the weight of the rice - add water and put on stove.
AndBreathe
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Hello there
I don't have any myself, but there are nutritional scales available, allowing you to programme in the carbs in food, for convenience. As I recall, I've seen them in my local Sainsbury's (not a huge one), and Lidl and Aldi do them too, in some of their specials.
Sorry if that's not helpful.
trophywench
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Mine are Salter too and I was amazed the day I bought them as I wasn't looking for them that day and had just gone into 'Home Bargains' while on my way to the opticians and was a bit early - just as a time waster LOL
Only cost me about £10.
Sadly they have recently popped their clogs - and yes I have invested in new batteries but no help.
I already had a set of the Rosemary Conley 'programmable' scales such as described by AndBreathe - but very limited as to which foods are in the list and you have to look up the code for the item first anyway. Easier for me to look up how many carbs in 100g either on packaging or internet and convert it to exact weight and it's a bit tedious when you don't have whatever frequently - each to their own!
Only cost me about £10.
Sadly they have recently popped their clogs - and yes I have invested in new batteries but no help.
I already had a set of the Rosemary Conley 'programmable' scales such as described by AndBreathe - but very limited as to which foods are in the list and you have to look up the code for the item first anyway. Easier for me to look up how many carbs in 100g either on packaging or internet and convert it to exact weight and it's a bit tedious when you don't have whatever frequently - each to their own!
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trophywench
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Blast - they don't sell their offers online do they - we don't have a store handy.
TheClockworkDodo
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Ours are Hanson and look something like this - https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/303074136289?chn=ps - but I don't think it matters which you get so long as they are electronic/digital rather than manual. As others have said, it's useful to have ones which can be reset to zero while something's standing on them, and I agree with Lin that having flat ones which you can put any sort of container on is useful too - the bowl which came with ours is rarely used on them, I use them with jugs, or mugs, or dinner plates, or the bowl from the bread maker, or a plastic bag, or whatever is most convenient.
Yes, just shop around for some digital/electronic scales. Two useful functions are -
Tare This means that after weighing one ingredient you can set the reading back to zero, then weigh another ingredient, and so on - saves weighing each ingredient individually or doing the maths yourself
It also means you can use various containers - jugs, bowls, plates - just put the empty container on the pan, set to zero, and carry on
Metric/Imperial readings. Most recipes now are for Metric measurements - grams & kilograms, but it is handy to change to pounds & ounces if you have an older recipe
Incidentally, I also have digital bathroom scales, so much easier than the old dial jobs. It too has Metric/Imperial readouts. I got mine from Boots 7 or 8 years ago, about £17, and it has worked faultlessly, only needing a battery change
Tare This means that after weighing one ingredient you can set the reading back to zero, then weigh another ingredient, and so on - saves weighing each ingredient individually or doing the maths yourself
It also means you can use various containers - jugs, bowls, plates - just put the empty container on the pan, set to zero, and carry on
Metric/Imperial readings. Most recipes now are for Metric measurements - grams & kilograms, but it is handy to change to pounds & ounces if you have an older recipe
Incidentally, I also have digital bathroom scales, so much easier than the old dial jobs. It too has Metric/Imperial readouts. I got mine from Boots 7 or 8 years ago, about £17, and it has worked faultlessly, only needing a battery change
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