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Any recommendations for a high precision kitchen scale?

 
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Well, higher precision than is standard anyway. A tenth of a gram is sufficient.

I bought a couple, just the typical cheap ones they have in the stores here, and they were both wildly inaccurate. I weighed my mp3 player and got very different readings each time. Tried on all different surfaces to see if that was the problem.

So do any of you have scales you're happy with?
 
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I have two scales. One for everyday stuff that goes up to 10kg. It doesn’t have to be very accurate. The second one is a precision scale that goes up to 300g and measures in 0.01g. I use this for spices, salt etc. times, when I want very small but accurate amounts. It’s an AccuWeight and I bought it on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075QB7WV9/. I’ve had for three years and haven’t changed the batteries yet. Served me well so far.

I tested my weighing five quarters (28.40g) which according to Wikipedia weigh 5.67grams each. 28.40 / 5 = 5.68grams - not bad!


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You might find some good recommendations in this thread:

https://permies.com/t/151763/High-Precision-Kitchen-Scales
 
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Thanks, Anne!  Didn't find that thread in my search.

Thanks for the recommendation, Edward. It sounds promising.
 
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