Etekcity Food Kitchen Scale
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Bought this scale to weigh my litter of puppies. It's fantastic so far. I just put a plate on it, tare the plate, and then set a puppy on it. Works like a charm. Would definitely recommend it. Plus it's very nice looking. Great for the kitchen if that's what you're buying it for."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " This stainless steel scale works really well for us. For the price you can't beat it.\n\nIf you cook and bake a lot like we do, the scale helps achieve an accurate measurement. It's super convenient when a recipe calls for an ingredient in grams and you don't have the tools to measure, this scale is simple to use and accurate.\n\nIn our video you can see it turns on quickly. You can change the unit while the item is on the scale. And it turns off within seconds.\n\nWe've used this scale many times over the last few years and we are still using the same AAA batteries it came with.\nThe small grips on the bottom of the scale are nice to have.\nOverall it's a great scale and even better price!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Easy to use, pretty accurate scale, love the way it looks (very sleek and easy to clean since its a stainless steel top)\n\nThe only issue i had is looking at the actual read out... Since the entire thing is pretty flat on the top, if you place any sort of decent sized bowl or plate, it completely obstructs the digital screen. You end up having to see if you can push back the bowl and get a look at while bending over to look under the curve of the bowl or placing a thinner box and the plate or bowl on top of the box.\n\nHonestly the scale would have been 5 stars but the fact you cant see the display without going through a mission is pretty annoying.\n\nEDIT: After giving it 3 stars Etekcity contacted me to let me know that they had a larger version and sent it free of charge, it was the  Etekcity Digital Kitchen Scale Multifunction Food Scale with 30% Wider Platform 11lb 5kg, 3 GP Batteries Included (Stainless Steel) , which pretty much negates the issue I mentioned above. And after I looked it up they have a newer version of the one I was sent that has the read out to the side which seems even more practical.\n\nFor customer service alone, I had to raise my initial 3 stars to four!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Edit 5/9/19 - So the seller asked if I would receive a new unit at this point to see if they could take care of the original issues I had with the first product. This unit seems to have fixed all of my original issues with the product over the past 2 weeks. They went above and beyond to make sure I was satisfied. I would recommend.\n\nOriginal review - I meal prep and I bought this to weigh out all my food for the entire week and then cook. The one day I cook a week I use this scale for maybe a half-hour in total on time. I turn it off and then the next week I go to turn it on the batteries are dead. I've changed the batteries everytime I use it essentially. This thing drains the battery even when not in use."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This scale is terrible. It is true, you get what you pay for and I only paid $8. The weight reading continues to move up and down. I used a calibrated scale side by side and weighed 4 grams. This scale went back and forth from 3-5 while the other one gave exactly 4. Honestly wish I had spent a little extra money on a better scale. I work in law enforcement and need more precise weights than +/- 1.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I just recently received this beautiful and most of all easy to use kitchen scale by Etekcity! This scale was extremely accurate and precise. When measuring cooking ingredients, I was relieved to know that the digital scale did not become imprecise, meaning bouncing back and forth between decimal points despite the unit changes when shifting to and from grams, ounces, and milliliters. Overall, the scale could also virtually fit anywhere in a kitchen (I.e., kitchen drawer, cabinet, on the counter etc.) In addition, the scale is quite nicely made and I suspect that it will be very durable and last me a long time!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I considered long and hard about how to rate this product. It is designed to do one thing, weigh small amounts of food. It is aesthetically designed well. And that is as far as it goes in delivering on its intended function. The "tare" or zero function is coupled to the measuring function. Meaning, when you put a dish on the scale then zero the display, the resulting value will include the weight of your finger pushing the button. The product fails to do what it is advertised to do; accurately measure the weight of food. The designer must not be an engineer. I would recommend another product to weigh food. I will be returning this and finding a better product. When I do I will update this review with my findings. (I gave it two stars because. It looks nice)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Not sensitive to low weights. The scale is almost useless for measuring out spices and yeast and other items which are in the low single digits of grams. You can only work around it by putting something heavy on the scale (like a plate), then putting the measuring paper on top of that and then pouring on the ingredient. The last scale I bought from Amazon did not have this problem.\n\nThe scale is also grossly imprecise, on the order of 10-20%. This can be tested easily - put a cup on the scale and measure a significant amount of ingredients, say 14 grams of salt and 6 grams of sugar. Remove the cup and put a different cup on the scale, tare the weight, then pour in what should be 20 grams from the first cup. It will come out WAY different.\n\nThis scale is basically trash. The last scale I bought from amazon was routinely accurate to within 1%.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The results speak for themselves. I lost 60lbs in 7 months using this scale. I committed to get healthier in June, 2021 and this scale helped me get there and i’m the healthiest i’ve ever been in my life. I weighed every portion that went into my mouth and I still use it to help me stick to my healthy eating habits (but over time you learn to eyeball certain portions thanks to scale tracking long enough). I tried 2 different scales a couple different times.. some nicer brands with more bells and whistles but I ALWAYS pulled this one back out and went back to it because its so simple and does exactly what it’s supposed to do. Push down buttons are superior in my opinion because you can’t slip up and accidentally mess up what you’re weighing by wrongly tapping a touch screen when you’re in the zone.\n\nIf you’re on the fence, get it. Start your journey to get healthy and be honest with yourself. Put in the work and you will get there. No one is going to do it for you.\n\nHave an a wonderful day! :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've had this for about a year now, and it's still working on the batteries that came with it.\n\nFor starters, I'll just say that I have no way of knowing how truly accurate this is, but I'm using it for cooking needs, so it doesn't have to perfect-- just consistent.\n\nI use this to make my coffee in the morning so it's consistent every time. In the past, I would always be guessing (did I use 4 really heaping scoops last time, or just 4 sort of full scoops?), and the coffee turned out differently every morning. My wife and I experimented on a coffee strength we could both agree upon. I like mine a little stronger; she likes it a bit weaker, but we found a way to meet in the middle. 42 grams of coffee every day! No surprises.\n\nI also use this to get my tortillas consistent. I weigh the dough ball to get them all within a few grams (roughly; I'm not that particular). That way, I know how they're all going to turn out in the press. Again, no surprises!\n\nHave you ever made hamburgers for your cookout, and they were all different sizes? Yeah, me too. So, with this, I weigh the meat, and divide it by how ever many burgers I think I'll need. I get them all the same weight within an ounce. No surprises!\n\nSo, as you can see is that this scale has taken my culinary skills to the next level because... no surprises!"}]