On 1/22/2012 8:23 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In >,
> Janet > wrote:
>
>> Currently, Costco has a Polder kitchen scale, capacity 11 pounds, with
>> tare function, glass top and ability to switch between imperial or
>> metric units , 7.75 x 7.75 x 7.75 inches for $19.00
>> You know Costco. . .it is there this week but not forever.
>> I got one as a second scale. My current kitchen scale is very old and
>> only has a capacity of a couple of pounds.
>> Janet US
>
> Sounds like a deal. I think that's about what I paid for my Escali
> scale, too. Periodically, check accuracy with a 1/4# stick of butter.
> It's always been spot on.

I check mine with a couple of brass weights, previously used in a lab -
one 50g, one 100g. I've found that quarter-pound sticks of butter can
vary from 108 to as much as 116 grams!