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MontanaMama

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13. I keep a compact digital scale in the kitchen
Sat Oct 28, 2023, 10:57 AM
Oct 2023

and use it often for recipes that call for a specific weight of an ingredient. Especially for canning things like marinara or salsa. The brand I have is Escali. It’s very thin and is usb rechargeable and can also has a solar battery which I like when I’m in the garden and want a certain amount of something and don’t want to over pick. The scale has a tare function so you can weigh the basket or bowl and get to zero before weighing your food. I used to scoff at kitchen scales but I love this thing! It was a good price too.

https://shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/solar-kitchen-scale?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_content=adtaxi&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4vKpBhCZARIsAOKHoWSd5sRHj81bDwVZQuKqVVQzCnlDVxTN8w1cqMcNt7v2kM92OovGbaMaAovuEALw_wcB

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It's about three medium potatoes Bettie Oct 2023 #1
I got a scale to be able to sell at the Farmer's Market Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #2
Rec'd. Thanks :) "tare" is another word to add to my vocabulary progree Oct 2023 #3
I think it's literally 2 pounds as weighed. Haggard Celine Oct 2023 #4
I usually get the largest Russett potatoes I can find because peeling is much faster progree Oct 2023 #6
I don't always peel my potatoes. Haggard Celine Oct 2023 #7
Thanks. I'll explore other kinds of potatoes. I don't care how large or small they are if I don't have to progree Oct 2023 #11
Yukon Gold is good. Haggard Celine Oct 2023 #14
I use a scale a lot. Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #5
Thanks. I figured some might make it easy - "Good ones will zero out your container before you put anything in it" progree Oct 2023 #9
I use about 4 potatoes that fit in my hand Marthe48 Oct 2023 #8
Interesting - howmuchisin.com progree Oct 2023 #10
I use a kitchen scale all the time, Callalily Oct 2023 #12
I keep a compact digital scale in the kitchen MontanaMama Oct 2023 #13
I have a scale and sometimes I weigh things out Warpy Oct 2023 #15
What triggered this today is a multicooker recipe for mashed potatoes progree Oct 2023 #16
We who have tiny urban kitchenettes and limited equipment Warpy Oct 2023 #17
I followed the recipe all halved, and used 1.5 cups of water as my IP instructions say is a minimum progree Oct 2023 #18
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