Salter 5-Pound Microtronic Kitchen Scale, White
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Salter 5-Pound Microtronic Kitchen Scale, White
Customer Review: Great Scale
Summary: 5 Stars
I was using a cheap dial scale for a few weeks, and leaning down each time to see if I was at one or two ounces was very frustrating. I love this scale because there's no question if I'm at 1 oz or 1 1/4 oz. It give a very precise measurement.
I also love that you can zero out the scale. I use this feature all the time, especially when making salads or wraps. It saves me extra dishes that I was using to measure each ingredient. Instead, after I add the turkey, I zero it out and add the cheese. It's so simple a child could do it. It's very helpful since I've been doing Weight Watchers and am trying to really watch my portion size and be aware of how much I'm eating.
The sleek and small design is perfect. I hang it on a nail under my cabinet in the keyhole in the back of the scale so it's easily accessible but out of the way.
Overall, it's a great scale for the price. I've had it for about a month now with no complaints. If I had to do it all over again, I'd buy the same scale.
Customer Review: Works good, when it works...
Summary: 2 Stars
I can understand one bad unit slipping through and into the hands of consumers.
But I'm on my second one now, and it's about to be returned too.
First unit kept turning off while I was measuring ingredients, about 15 minutes out of the box.
Second unit also has a tendency to turn off WHILE MEASURING ingredients. Not good. Ever try fishing out baking powder from flour, since your scale turned off while watching the display INCREASE it's measurements?
So, weigh ingredients seperately as a work around. But now the scale won't tare correctly. Goes from zero to 1 to zero to one on a flat surface. And finally it decided to really go bananas and start hunting and pecking all over the range!
It's being returned for yet another replacement, since I need something this weekend... but I believe I'll be ordering up a different unit and returning this one after I get it.
Customer Review: Sturdy, compact and reliable, but lacks a couple of features
Summary: 4 Stars
We have had the chrome version of this scale for several years. We use it frequently and it still works well. It is attractive and doesn't take up much space. And it is easy to clean. The "zero" feature is easy to use. Three minor complaints: The scale defaults to grams, so we always have to switch to ounces before we weigh anything. The buttons are not very sensitive, and it sometimes requires multiple tries before they respond. And as has been said about some of the other scales, if you put a bowl on the scale, it is difficult to read the display. My sister-in-law asked for a food scale for Christmas. She likes ours, but we decided to get her the OXO instead; it appears that scale, while not as attractive, is designed to overcome the minor problems we've experienced with our Salter. Just wish that the OXO had a more appealing look to it.Customer Review: Don't waste your money
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this scale after receiving many recommendations about Salter's quality. However, after not using it for the past three months, I turned it on and I received an error. I called Salter and they said not to worry and that they'd fix or replace it. They gave me an address to send the scale to. So I pay to mail it back to the address I was given and upon checking the delivery confirmation status after finding the slip, I read that the package was undeliverable. So I was given the wrong address by their service representative and one of two things will now happen: I'll receive the scale back (although unlikely, as it's been quite some time since it was refused) and I'll have to AGAIN pay to ship it to them to fix hoping they give me the right address, OR it's lost in the mail and I have to buy a new scale entirely. I am thoroughly disappointed.Customer Review: Wonderful Kitchen Scale!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a dial type scale before this electronic one and I just LOVE this one so much!! It switches easily from grams to ounces and the read out is immediate and accurate. The best feature is that you can put a bowl or cup on the scale and reset the scale to zero. Then you can add your items and measure just the weight of the item added! If you need to add more items to the same bowl, simply reset to zero again and it will only measure the additional items. No more measuring in one dish and putting it into another. Saves on additional dishes to wash! I am on Weight Watchers and it has made measuring so much easier and more exact. No more guessing if I have a cup of something, I can simply measure the exact gram weight and know I haven't "rounded up" with the traditional measuring cup! This item was definitely worth the money. I LOVE it.