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1. Cook's Illustrated Magazine
Sept. 1, 2008
Digital Scales
by Editors of Cook's Illustrated
5 stars Credibility Rating
Our Assessment Editors test nine scales and find that all are pretty accurate, so they base their ratings primarily on ease of use. One model is chosen as the top pick, based in part on its easy-to-clean platform.
2. Choice.com.au
Oct. 2008
Kitchen Scales
by Editors of Choice
4 stars Credibility Rating
Our Assessment

This review covers nine digital and six mechanical scales (of which four are continuous weighing and two are non-continuous weighing). Editors recommend a digital food scale for making bread and for… monitoring your calorie intake. The second-place Salter 1004SSDR appears to the same kitchen scale known in this country as the Salter 11-Pound Square Stainless Scale, but the scales differ significantly in price. The Breville Ikon scale, which earns a fairly high overall rating, is available in the United States.

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3. Amazon.com
Kitchen Scale Reviews
by Contributors to Amazon.com
3 stars Credibility Rating
Our Assessment

The OXO Good Grips is the top-rated food scale here, with about 20 perfect customer reviews. Many scales earn high ratings, but in just one or two reviews. Among food scales garnering five or more reviews,… the Escali 115P Pennon Multifunctional Scale, which has a round platform, is a customer favorite. The Escali Primo earns an average rating of 4.5 stars in more than 350 reviews. The Soehnle Magnum Digital Scale and Salter 7-Pound Digital both get very low average ratings, with some owners calling these food scales unreliable.

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4. Fine Cooking
May 7, 2008
No Overshadowing This Scale
by Lisa Waddle
3 stars Credibility Rating
Our Assessment Lisa Waddle claims that it's easy to become a better cook by simply using a kitchen scale. In this brief review, she lists the reasons why she's a fan of the OXO digital scale. She praises its pull-out display, washable platform, and large capacity.
5. The New York Times
Nov. 10, 2004
Stand Aside, Rudolph: The Mouse Will Lead
by Marian Burros
2 stars Credibility Rating
Our Assessment

In this installment of Burros' annual holiday gift round-up, she recommends the Salter food scale because it "displays weights in ounces or in grams at the press of a button: no more tedious calculations… for those who use foreign cookbooks or prefer to weigh ingredients." At an estimated $65, this scale is more expensive than most. We'd give this article a higher rating if we knew exactly which model Burros was reviewing.

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6. Cooking.com
Scale Reviews
by Contributors to Cooking.com
2 stars Credibility Rating
Our Assessment This online cookware store allows customers to post reviews. Most are brief but positive. The Salter Aquatronic Scale has accumulated 90 reviews, which average 4.5 stars out of five. No other food scales get this much attention.
7. Epinions.com
Kitchen Scale Reviews
by Contributors to Epinions.com
1 stars Credibility Rating
Our Assessment There aren't that many reviews for kitchen scales at Epinions.com. Most kitchen scales earn scores of three or four stars, but from only one review. The Salter Aquatronic Food Scale, which garners five reviews, is an exception. Owners say that the automatic shut-off feature is annoying and give it three stars out of five on average.
8. DigitalScale.com
Brand Commentary
by Editors of DigitalScale.com
1 stars Credibility Rating
Our Assessment

This kitchen scale retailer includes long and very detailed commentary about each scale brand, complete with some biting criticism of some scale importers. The site's owners publish feedback from… manufacturers, as well as their rebuttals. While this makes for entertaining reading, we wish this information was a bit better organized, so consumers could tell at a glance which scales outperform others.

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