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Review on Digital Pocket Scale - 1000g/0.1g Precision, Compact Grams πŸ“ and Ounces Scale for Herbs, Jewelry, Travel and Food (Battery Included) by Angela Petersen

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Affordable portable scale for accurately weighing mail and groceries

This affordable compact scale is good for weighing mail and groceries. One of the reasons I ordered them was so I could put the correct postage amount on the outgoing mail. . You can see in the picture that the greeting card weighs 1.04 ounces, just over 1 ounce. the maximum allowable weight for a brand. Then I could have missed the time-consuming post office visit that was considered dangerous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the quarantine imposed by the government, I stayed at home most of the time. Since I cooked almost every meal, I used a scale to measure out the amount of food needed for the recipes. Also consider how many different foods I eat. For illustrative purposes, the images show an organic electrolyte beverage scale that displays both ounces and grams. I can then enter and track this data through the MyFitnessPal app. I never learned to look closely at these measurements, as my nutritionist told me. The scale is very easy to use. With the push of a button, I can easily switch between different units of measurement. It offers a tare function that lets you subtract the weight of an empty container, say my food, from what's showing on the LCD screen. After we can travel safely again, I can take a small light scale with me to continue driving. Track your food intake closely. They fold up nicely so you can take them with you. I appreciate that the scale comes with batteries. Products these days often don't come ready to use, which means I can't use them until I find batteries or other parts. For example, a 500g weight is needed to properly calibrate a scale. For accurate calibration, it is best to purchase a weight. Not knowing I needed it, I looked for alternatives. Please don't repeat my mistake. A 600 mg tablet of a drug weighs more than just 600 mg. It actually weighs more due to the added excipients needed to bind the tablet. At first, this discrepancy drove me crazy! Then I looked at him. Not having an exact weight to calibrate, I simply weighed the same random household items on this scale (which can weigh up to 1000g) as well as my roommate's smaller scale (which can weigh up to 300g). The measurements were comparable, which is good enough for my purposes at the moment. Remember that the minimum quantity that can be weighed is 0.5g. The accuracy of the scale is less than 0.1g. So make sure that these limits are suitable for your purposes.

Pros
  • Kitchen & Dining
Cons
  • Modern