Before choosing a kitchen scale, it is important to understand the purpose of the purchase. There is an erroneous opinion that such an scales in the kitchen are needed only by an inexperienced chef. But at the same time, the hostess, for whom sophisticated and new dishes are a constant phenomenon, is unlikely to be simply without such an assistant.
With the help of small kitchen scales, you can easily and accurately follow the recipe and be sure that the result will be the same as originally conceived. Household kitchen scales are most needed in such cases when you plan to cook sauces, pastries, or difficult to complete dishes according to recipes of other cuisines.
It is difficult to do without such scales and those people who are on a diet or have a small child in the family. In short, for a modern kitchen, such a scale can be safely called an indispensable and very useful purchase.
: If we talk about the accuracy of measurement, then the error as a rule is from 1 to 10 grams. Housewives, for whom accuracy is important, are perfect models with a small error (usually no more than 1 gram). But in general, accuracy of 5-10 grams, as a rule, is enough for any measurements. They produce kitchen electronic with a built-in computer and with counting calories with which you can easily follow a proper diet.
Typically, the instructions indicate a list of products with which these scales can work. Such scales can also show the nutritional value of various products - the volume of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and calories.
Today, in the modern market there is a fairly large selection of such scales, different manufacturers and models. According to the measurement method they are divided into: - Mechanical. - Electronic. Also, for different models, the maximum weight limit, accuracy parameters, design and shape of the bowl can be completely different. The choice of this household appliance should be made taking into account all the wishes of the future hostess and the purpose of the purchase.
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Among the electronic varieties of models, small kitchen scales for a kitchen with a platform and a bowl are distinguished. It will be very convenient if the platform or bowls can be freely disconnected. Then the scales will be easy to wash if they get dirty. The volume of the bowl can be from one to three liters.
Remember that a kitchen scale with a platform is ideal for determining the mass of products and a larger volume. A good advantage of these models is the mode of zeroing containers, which will make it possible to weigh various products in different containers. The presence of this function will allow to achieve a more accurate measurement without taking into account the containers in which the products are located. In most of the models, in order to nullify the tare weights on the platform, they install empty dishes, after which they “remove” the weight.