Escali Primo digital kitchen scale
On Monday I wrote about wanting a kitchen scale for both baking and being able to print my own postage. I was consider something slim and silver until a few people (thank you!) recommended a Escali Primo digital scale. I took a peek on Amazon and this is what I saw:
Oh baby. And it comes in orange! It's like it was meant to be. The scale has gotten really happy reviews on Amazon and it's got all the features I need - grams or ounces, 11 pound capacity, tare and has a small footprint. One commenter from Monday mentioned you can find the plain white one at Target.
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Oh baby. And it comes in orange! It's like it was meant to be. The scale has gotten really happy reviews on Amazon and it's got all the features I need - grams or ounces, 11 pound capacity, tare and has a small footprint. One commenter from Monday mentioned you can find the plain white one at Target.
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I have one of these scales. Wish it was available in purple when I bought it (sadly, mine's silver). It works very well and is easy to clean and store. I highly recommend it for folks who bake and/or are watching calories.
Comment by Deb Schiff — November 15, 2007 @ 6:00 am
Ahh Tangerine Orange! Might need to look into this more closely. Alton Brown always says you need a sale in the kitchen.
Comment by Sarah — November 15, 2007 @ 6:28 am
ahhh, much more stylish than my little black MyWeigh 3001P workhorse. i would be paralyzed by the color options, although if they had one in fuchsia the choice would be clear.
Comment by colleeeen — November 15, 2007 @ 6:29 am
I also have one of these scales and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. One of those few purchases that you are happy you made every single time you use it.
Also, Cheap.
Comment by Rosangela Canino-Koning — November 15, 2007 @ 6:33 am
After seeing this on your site the other day, I put it on my Christmas list... I love the terragon green! But in 15 years, my daughter will think it's as outdated as the avocado green stuff I inherited when I went to college!
Comment by Jane — November 15, 2007 @ 6:36 am
We have the green one. And it's wonderful. I've used it to weight all sorts of things much to my husband's amusement. I'm not sure how we ever lived without a scale.
Comment by LisaLou — November 15, 2007 @ 7:10 am
FYI, Ikea has two options for kitchen scales. At a mere 5.99, the "Info" scale does the trick and even comes with an option bowl that fits on top. The other one is called "Ordning" is digital and comes in silver. It looks very similar to the Escali scale. The digital display on this one even slides in so you get a nice compact circle for the counter or storage.
Comment by Lori — November 15, 2007 @ 7:25 am
Oooh! How lovely! I wish I had one, either of the green ones are my particular favorites.
Comment by Cedar — November 15, 2007 @ 7:46 am
I was given one of these as an engagement gift and have used it many times. It's great because you can use any bowl or dish that you have and just subtract the weight of it with one touch of a button. Highly recommended!
Comment by Thien — November 15, 2007 @ 7:52 am
I love this scale. I've used mine to mail over 1000 prints and poster tubes. Totally rules. Nice and small and accurate.
Comment by Dan Grzeca — November 15, 2007 @ 8:19 am
I'm glad everyone else is happy with their scales, but my lime green version stopped working after about 6 months. No amount of battery replacing, cursing, or throwing it at the cat could make it come back to life. I was also surprised at the lightweight plastic it's made out of - chintzier than the amazon picture led me to believe. I wish you better luck with yours!
Comment by Elizabeth — November 15, 2007 @ 8:32 am
but how do you get all of those fancy colors? i can only find a few on amazon.
Comment by heidi — November 15, 2007 @ 8:40 am
Ooooh rats! My mom just bought me a scale from Bed Bath and Beyond...I wish I would have seen these first. Damn!
Comment by Erica — November 15, 2007 @ 8:50 am
Heidi - Each of the ones pictured above is linked to a product page offering that colors. Otherwise, I searched for "Escali Primo" and got about seven pages of results and found all the colors eventually.
Comment by megan — November 15, 2007 @ 9:17 am
I also have one - in orange (it's a very bright 'safety' orange color!) I like it. I also use it in the kitchen and to figure postage for my Etsy shop. Get one, you won't be sorry!
Comment by jessica — November 15, 2007 @ 10:19 am
TH loves orange, but sees no need for a scale. I love it too. I may have to buy one anyways.
Comment by nazilam — November 15, 2007 @ 10:20 am
kitchen tip for my scale. I slip it in a gal size bag before measuring ingredients. As long as it is centered in the bag it won't change the weights and then if flour or liquid is spilled it doesn't get in the little spaces.
Comment by Rachel — November 15, 2007 @ 10:23 am
I also have the bright orange one (my favorite color). I've had it about 2.5 years and it works great, the easy tare option is very useful. Highly recommended!
Comment by leandra — November 15, 2007 @ 10:40 am
Lori, are you in Seattle? I haven't seen that scale at IKEA Seattle, but maybe I just didn't notice.
Comment by mjoe — November 15, 2007 @ 11:51 am
Ah, yes! Have one (red for me) and love it! It's such a little champ!
Comment by Anna — November 15, 2007 @ 1:10 pm
Pssssst... Target.com has all the colors too.
Comment by kendra — November 15, 2007 @ 2:43 pm
I have a lime green one I bought to weigh my guinea pigs (my roommate has appropriated it for his current selling-DVDs-through-Amazon project) and it has been awesome. Cheap plastic, but it works.
Comment by melley — November 15, 2007 @ 9:27 pm
OMG PINK!!!!! :-)
Comment by Lilly — November 16, 2007 @ 2:46 am
Also useful for weighing yarn. You can use a scale to weigh your remaining skein (or your project-in-progress) and have a good idea of whether you'll have enough yarn, etc. Know what I mean?
Comment by monyca — November 16, 2007 @ 8:57 pm
i must admit these are very cute....
Comment by samin — November 16, 2007 @ 10:57 pm
Interesting. Since technically I am allergic to shopping, if you can buy it at Target [or Amazon] it would certainly get my vote.
Cheers
Comment by Maddy — November 17, 2007 @ 1:18 pm
We have the bright orange one!!!! Lovvvvvvvvvvves it!!! I like that it does both grams and oz's :)
Comment by Francie — November 17, 2007 @ 4:21 pm
I have it in red. It was a gift from my mom, and one of those things that I didn't realize I needed until I now that I actually have it.
Comment by Kristen — November 17, 2007 @ 6:32 pm
[...] Not Martha talks about a fantastic kitchen scale. Funny, I just said yesterday how I really need one of these. [...]
Pingback by quick links: kitchen scale | All that and a ... home — November 20, 2007 @ 6:56 am
I didn't think I needed one either till I got one. It is amazing how useful it can really be to weigh out the ingredients instead of just measuring them (especially with brown sugar, etc). I got one and now I absolutely love it.
Comment by Kitchen Scale — March 5, 2008 @ 9:48 pm