Escali Pana V136, Volume Measuring Scale
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: EscaliBrand: Escali
Model: V63
Color: Stainless
Product features:
- Lifetime warranty; Volume measurements in cups and tablespoons as well as ounces, pounds, and grams
- 13-pound capacity; 1/8-cup, ½-tablespoon, 0.1-ounce or 1-gram increments
- Preprogrammed with more than 500 ingredients measured in cups and tablespoons
- Tare feature; automatic shut-off; removable stainless-steel plate
- 9 by 8 by 2 inches; 1 9V battery included; laminated ingredient code list included
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Escali Pana V136, Volume Measuring Scale
Customer Review: Best scale for baking I've ever used
Summary: 5 Stars
The ability of this scale to weigh by volume was truly a revelation. I enjoy baking and for a long time used a Salter Aquatronic scale -- weighing is truly the way to go! Still, the majority of recipes are written with volume measurements and this has always posed a problem to me. Unless I wrote all my conversions down - which I did for a few favorite recipes - I had to pull out all usual measuring gadgetry. This scale changed all that. The absolute most number of bowls I might use is two, but 98% of the time I can get away with just using one. Referencing the included laminated chart, you enter an ingredient's corresponding number, measure it out, hit the tare button and keep going. Usually I'll measure out the dry ingredients first, set them aside on some waxed paper, measure out the wet ingredients, then mix everything together in the same bowl.
Another unexpected bonus was being able to bake much more accurately. I found out one handblown glass measuring beaker I'd been using was unacceptably off. And of course you will have fewer items to wash. This scale's platform lifts off the base for easy cleaning. I didn't bother to get the AC adapter. My old scale used batteries and I only changed them once in 5 years, so I expect this Escali will have similar power usage. I've been using the scale for about a year now and cannot imagine baking without it.
UPDATE (03/25/11): One nice feature about this scale that I forgot to mention is that it stays on for decent amount of time even when there's been no activity. Why is this important? Well, the old Aquatronic scale used to blank out after about 20 seconds, which was frustrating when using the tare function and not having every ingredient at hand. My Escali will wait patiently for me to fetch that forgotten ingredient and not lose its tare brains in the process. Even with the longer display, I still haven't had to replace the batteries. Another tip: if you have a favorite recipe, it's still expeditious to do a volume to weight conversion, so you won't even have to look up the ingredient code. The conversion is really easy to do with this scale: measure the ingredient by volume, then switch the mode to grams/ounces. Just mark it on your recipe once and you're set for life!
Description of Escali Pana V136, Volume Measuring Scale
Escali introduces the Pana Scale -- the first home kitchen scale to provide accurate volume measurements in cups and tablespoons. This patent-pending scale also offers a user-friendly display option incorporating fractions.Scales
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