The OXO 5lb food scale. Does it measure down to 1 gram increments? Can the sale be cleaned with water?
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I have compared it to a lab beam scale and it is accurate to 0.5 gram at 6 values between 10 and 500 grams with 1 gram resolution.
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The scale has 1 gram and 1/8 oz. increments. You can not immerse the scale in water because it is electronic. However, you can wipe everything down with a damp cloth.
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Yes, it does measure down to 1 gram, in 1 gram increments. If you clean the scale with water, only use a damp cloth, not one full of water.
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This scale does 1 gram increments, and can be cleaned with water (but not immersed). You put a dish or bowl on it and the scale automatically zeros the tare weight. You then add the food to be weighed. No need to wash the scale - you wash the dish.
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Hi Natalie, I have purchased 11 of these scales between Amazon and Costco for commercial use, I have had one that has done the same thing. It is a defective scale, return it.
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I use a piece of plastic on the scale and then put the food on the plastic. I never place food directly on the scale. There is a tare weight that you use when you turn it on with the plastic in place. You still get an accurate reading. I just use a damp cloth to wipe it off. I never put food directly on it.
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David, I doesn't as far as I know. I am from the old school and I never use the gram measurements. I just put a pencil on the scale and said 5 grams. I weighed the same pencil on the Lb. side and it read 0.20. I hope this helps you.
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Out of the box, the scale is set to pounds. To switch units, there is a button under the scale that you press to toggle from kilograms, stones, and pounds. On an older model, there is a three position switch instead. If the button doesn't work, then maybe you got water into the space around the button and the insides got damaged or rusted. This happened to me with a scale of a different brand. The EatSmart scale has taller legs so water damage may be less likely to happen.
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It only measures to the tenths place, so 12.5 oz or 1lb 12.2oz not 12.55oz or 1lb 12.25oz. I hope this helps!
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Yes. It does measure in .1 lb increments. I assume it is accurate. It is a slick little scale and I am using it for my weight loss program. I am not a big tech person, but it is fun to have all the additional features.
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I received my scale with no problems, I even dropped the display and it still works! (I finally decided to hang it on the wall so I would not keep dropping it) But I don't see where I had to wet my feet and it still works fine with dry feet... I have another Fat Analyzer scale and they are within .01% of each other, so I think they are pretty accurate. Maybe you got a lemon one... mine only takes a few seconds.
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John,It does not come off to clean it, At least not that I know of. However, I have wax paper I put down on top of the scale before I put anything on it to weigh it. Makes cleaning up easier =)
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scale will measure accurately to less than 1/10 mg. as scale is sensitive do not use in drafty areas.
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Yes it dose measure to .01 of a gram. It measures up to 100 grams also. Great accurate and doesn't tack up a ton of room.
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I bought a 200 gram capacity digital gram scale on amazon for less than $15 and it's pretty accurate. Mine weighs to .00 grams which would work for your purposes. I think it's great for culinary and cosmetic measuring purposes (the small stuff of course). I'm not too sure about that cheap of a scale for something as pricey as precious metals and gemstones although it does weigh carats too. You can also get the 100g and 200g weight to calibrate the scale for better accuracy overall. People who said to use a kitchen scale with a 1 gram increment are pretty far off the mark, it seems like they didn't think that through. I do use a kitchen scale that has 1 gram increment but that would not be accurate for these smaller amounts. You may find that one of the measuring spoons is close, but you would have to test that out with a gram scale first.
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This scale will weigh in grams- by tapping the mode button until you get to the gram measure mode- starting at 0.0 grams. So, it will weigh items as light as 1/10th of a gram up to 2000 grams. Yes, you can tare the scale to zero with a box or any other item on top. I purchased the scale to weigh my lighter stained glass pieces. I like the scale but wish the top were a little larger- it measures 4"x4" which may be ideal for your use. The scale has a hold button which I found useful. When you depress the hold button the display shows the final weight for about a minute and a half, then the scale turns itself off. I hope this info. is useful in your decision making. This scale will weigh in grams- by tapping the mode button until you get to the gram measure mode- starting at 0.0 grams. So, it will weigh items as light as 1/10th of a gram up to 2000 grams. Yes, you can tare the scale to zero with a box or any other item on top. I purchased the scale to weigh my lighter stained glass pieces. I like the scale but wish the top were a little larger- it measures 4"x4" which may be ideal for your use. The scale has a hold button which I found useful. When you depress the hold button the display shows the final weight for about a minute and a half,... » Read More This scale will weigh in grams- by tapping the mode button until you get to the gram measure mode- starting at 0.0 grams. So, it will weigh items as light as 1/10th of a gram up to 2000 grams. Yes, you can tare the scale to zero with a box or any other item on top. I purchased the scale to weigh my lighter stained glass pieces. I like the scale but wish the top were a little larger- it measures 4"x4" which may be ideal for your use. The scale has a hold button which I found useful. When you depress the hold button the display shows the final weight for about a minute and a half, then the scale turns itself off. I hope this info. is useful in your decision making. « Show Less
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There is a knob/switch under the scale (in the middle). Pressing that will change from oz to gram
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Yes. It can calculate between grams, ounces, lbs., etc. (I think there's six different sets of measurements it can do). Just be careful though. Mine sort of went on the fritz after two months or so of using it, and now it will not "tare" itself. So it basically keeps telling me that I have -11.75 oz. Very strange.... Good luck! :)
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It usually tells you on the package. Mine is Rainbow brand and the pkg. states 1 lb. oxalic acid to 1 gal hot water.
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I've called them regarding their warranty. It is lifetime but it is also limited. For example, if it came in contact with water that would void the warranty. (I got mine sticky and washed it in the kitchen sink. After that my scale did not work but it also wasn't covered by the warranty.) Call them, they'll put in the id number from the bottom and tell you what is covered. The people I spoke to were very nice about it.