Review on Taylor Precision Products USB Rechargeable Digital Kitchen Food Scale, 11 lb Capacity, Dishwasher Safe Tray, Cord Included by Dana Jones

I ordered this scale because it's rechargeable, which is a nice feature. I have other scales that use disposable batteries and they always seem to need to be replaced when I need to weigh something. These rechargeable scales are still a bit inconvenient as I can't use them while they're charging, but at least I don't have to keep buying new batteries. These scales have four gray buttons that look the same. If you look closely in good light and at the right angle, you'll see that they're labeled Hold, Unit, the symbol for On, and Tare. This information is barely legible. I could go over them with a marker to make them readable. The black painted stainless steel weighing pan can be easily removed for cleaning. The instruction manual states that it weighs in four different units: pounds/ounces, grams, fluid ounces, and milliliters. The first two blocks make sense, but what's wrong with the last two? These are units of volume, not units of weight. You cannot weigh liquids of different densities and rely on the correct volumes. For example honey has a density of 1.42 g/ml, water has a density of 1 g/ml and olive oil has a density of 0.92 g/ml. How should a scale know the density of the liquid to be weighed? I placed a graduated cylinder on top, pressed the tare button to set it to zero and added 100ml of water. It said it "weighed" 99.5ml which is accurate enough and probably says more about my fill accuracy than the accuracy of his weighing. But obviously he weighed in grams, so it's just silly to say he "weighed" in milliliters. This milliliter value is only useful if you are weighing substances that have the density of water, such as e.g. water. For example, if you have a recipe that calls for a specific amount of honey in milliliters or fluid ounces, do not attempt to measure that amount with this scale or you will be wrong. Of course, if your recipe calls for a certain weight of honey, that's fine. The hold button remembers the weight when you press it. Surprisingly, although a quick press of this button changes the displayed weight from finger pressure, the display immediately reverts to the true weight. Overall, this scale is great for weighing things, which is all I need from a scale. As soon as I make the keys for the map more readable, everything will be perfect. If you want to measure liquids in milliliters or fluid ounces, don't use that scale or any other scale. Just use measuring spoons and measuring cups like a normal human, or a graduated cylinder and pipettes if you want to be a bore.