Escali Primo Digital Kitchen Scale Review
Something I recommend to every client I have trained is that they buy a digital a scale. The reason for this is that “eying” a serving size is usually not even close to accurate unless you have used a scale for awhile. Now there are 50,000 choices when it comes to digital scales and lots of them cost way too much for what they are.
When I was first in the market for a scale I searched for a few days and came across a $25.00 scale at Amazon.com which had great reviews AND free shipping. This was nearly $30-40 less than anything else I saw. I ended up buying it.
It came in a basic package with some instructions. The unit itself feels very sturdy. It doesn’t feel like something bought in the dollar section.
After playing with it for a few minutes you’ll realize it can reduce the weight of a plate so you can measure an it will take the plates weight into consideration. That in itself makes this thing worth way more than $25.00. Most lower end units can’t do this.
As for accuracy, this thing is spot on and fast.
Lets take in for example a normal coasters weight (the camera flash made it look like that):
Now you hit “Tare” and it will reduce the weight from the coaster:
Now for me to show you its accuracy I placed a 1 Gram Fish Oil capsule onto the coaster:
Instead of measuring it in “ounces” we can switch over to grams:
1 Gram, exactly the weight of the capsule. How much more accurate can you get?
I highly recommend this, especially for the price. I have had mine for over 2 years now with 0 problems. I think I’m still on the same batteries it came with too.
Capacity it can handle up to is around 11 LBS.
It also automatically shuts off if you leave it on.
- Cost: 10/10 (Dominates the competition, no questions asked)
- Ease Of Use: 10/10
- Overall: 10+/10 (A must for everyone)
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October 17th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
[...] 2. Log and weigh all the food you eat. This is one of the most important things you can do when dieting. No, you won’t be able to guess a serving size on 90% of the foods you eat. Chances are if you aren’t weighing out or logging your food, you are not eating anywhere near what you need to be. Eventually you will be able to eyeball a serving size, but not at first. This is a must. Here is a review to a cheap digital scale I reviewed earlier this month. Click Here [...]
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