If I can get multiple uses out of a single product, I’m thrilled - dual purpose!
One such product is a scale – now you may be thinking of a device to see if you’ve lost (or gained) weight. Nope, not that kind of scale.
There are two things I like to weigh on a scale.
First are letters/packages to determine how much postage is needed.
I actually have a small postal scale that somehow manages to keep working each time I use it. There isn’t a way to replace the battery and it barely lights up any more. I wonder if it will hold on for me much longer. It measures in tenths of an ounce – perfect to see if my letter needs extra postage if I add just one more little bit inside the envelope.
OK, a postage scale can really come in handy, especially if you want to avoid going into the post office and instead, use an online option to add postage to your letters and packages. (My favorite is Pirate Ship!)
But what about this dual purpose notion? Oh yes! Let’s go into the kitchen…
Secondly, I like to weigh ingredients like flour, salt, sourdough starter (are you catching a theme?) for baking, especially.
Have you ever come across a recipe where you need to weigh an ingredient? Or have you wanted to weigh food for portion size? A postal scale for letters just isn’t enough. AND if you need to weigh in grams, well you’ll have to calculate or get an app or ask your phone to translate for you!
My kitchen scale measures in eighths of an ounce and in grams. I can toggle between the two (and I often do just to see!).
I also use my kitchen scale to weigh yarn and fiber for spinning or knitting projects. It happens to have a bowl that fits on top – perfect for balls of yarn or a floppy braid of fiber.
You know, I really only need one scale for all of these tasks. I can weigh letters, small packages, food, baking ingredients – even my handspun yarn on my kitchen scale (in grams, of course)! My Cuisinart has given me years of accuracy.
Here’s one similar to mine (a stainless steel bowl comes with this Cuisinart too).
If I were to replace my current scale, I might opt for this one from Nicewell. It handles up to 22 pounds and even measures fluid ounces and millilitres. Plus I like that it’s flat. I’d have to find a good safe place to store it.
Both of these scales get great ratings!
I do like to treat my scale carefully so it will continue to be accurate for a long time. I once bought a similar kitchen scale and it stopped working after being bumped a bit. It was under warranty so I got it replaced. Whichever one you get, always use it on a flat surface.
If you are in need of either a postal or kitchen scale, consider getting a kitchen scale that can handle all the tasks!
Features to keep in mind:
- Be sure it measures in both grams and ounces (it should go down to 1 gram and fractions of an ounce for those first class letters).
- Be sure it has a tare function so you can zero out the weight it’s detecting and start at zero again.
- Think where you’ll store it – you don’t want to be knocking it around or it may lose it’s accuracy.
- Consider battery life.
So there you go - one product, many uses!
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