Weighing Ingredients??

Decorating By cmarkins Updated 23 Feb 2006 , 11:34pm by Crimsicle

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cmarkins Posted 22 Feb 2006 , 4:44pm
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On the Crisco Sticks thread, several people mentioned weighing ingredients instead of measuring. For those of you who weigh, can you recommend a good scale that is fairly affordable? I would like to look into one, but am not sure where to begin.

Also, when you weigh dry ingredients, do you use a container or just wax paper and pile it up on the scale?

Any time saving tips are sooo appreciated. I don't get much practice in with a 1 year old little girl at home and a full time teaching position. Thanks in advance.

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Jenn123 Posted 22 Feb 2006 , 4:52pm
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You can get really expensive scales, but it isn't necessary to spend a lot of money. At home, I use an old postage scale that I got at an antique store (a metal one with a springy platform). I also have a nicer one from a garage sale ($5). Check eBay!

When weighing...put your container on the scale and adjust it to zero or just take note of how much it weighs and add that to your total.

I weigh all of my pans as I fill with batter and they are always perfect.

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mary-ann Posted 23 Feb 2006 , 1:46am
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I have a Salter electronic scale. It has a button to reset to 0 so you can easily use any container.

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Crimsicle Posted 23 Feb 2006 , 11:34pm
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You're going to need an electronic scale to measure in grams. You can get them in any large office supply. There are several good ones around $50 - less sometimes. Mine is a Pelouze. Works great.

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