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Consumers of the world unite! We need to ask cookbook publishers to include weights in all their cookbooks. It is crucial for baking and it makes sense for other types of cooking as well.
I, for one, prefer measuring three ounces of onion to making myself crazy with internal debates as to whether a given onion qualifies as medium size or not. For ingredients like Parmesan, where how you grated it makes such a big difference to the volume, weighing just makes a ton of sense.
What doesn’t make sense is to bake without referring to weight, because weighing is so much more accurate. If you are stir frying—a little more of this, a little more of that—accuracy isn’t a big deal (unless you have OC issues : ). But if you are making a cake, accuracy is key.
2) Weighing is also much faster. Instead of dipping and sweeping multiple cups, you just pour your flour slowly into the bowl until you hit the magic number on the scale.
Which scale? I am sure many scales would work fine, but I love my MyWeigh 7000 (click the picture to visit their website). It is a little bulky, but so much sturdier than my previous scale. This thing has stood up to considerable abuse by my children, and it still works great. Also, it has a higher weight capacity than most scales (almost 15 1/2 lbs), so I don’t have to worry that if I put that fully-loaded heavy bowl on it it might break. Also, with the multiple modes and high weight capacity, the MyWeigh can be used for calculating postage or all sorts of crafts and hobbies.
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So, I looked up your scale, being curious, and noticed it doesn’t come standard with an AC adapter. Did you buy one separately, or do you just use batteries? If batteries, how frequently do you replace them?
I bought the ac adapter which is sold separately. However, I have never–not even once–used it. I have been running the scale on battery power for about two years I think. I don’t remember ever changing the battery, although it is possible I did and then forgot. So, if you buy this to use solely as a kitchen scale, I think the ac adapter is unnecessary. The batteries last a long, long, time.