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-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Deb Cook Lewis Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2019 10:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Food scale On 6/22/19, Cristobal Muñoz <cristobalm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Indeed. This is the model I have. To be clear, my preference is to > have a simple talking scale that doesn’t need to be connected to any > device to work, but alas, I’m apparently kryptonite to My Weigh talking > scales. > > The Drop Kitchen scale measures to the tenth of the gram and from what > I can tell, is pretty accurate. There is a button the the scale itself > where you can zero out the weight and when in the scale screen, if you > are on the actual element that gives the weight, VO will speak it in > real time as you add or subtract whatever it is you’re measuring. > Focus may end up at the top of the screen however if you get an alert > or if you take a heavier item like a bowl or plate off the scale. It > isn’t always, but it does happen every now and then. I recently > changed out the battery after a year of usage. It cost me less than > $5. The scale can weigh up to 6 KG. More than enough for kitchen purposes. > > For powdery things like flour or whatever or if I know I’m going to > get my hands dirty and even though my phone’s an XR so in theory it > should be able to handle a little moisture or dust, I’ll still maybe > slip the phone into a little zip lock or sandwich bag to avoid getting it > gunked up or dirty. > > I hadn’t heard of the smart chef scale, but it also sounds like an > interesting option. > > The Drop Kitchen scale also promotes itself as a cooking tool as I > think you can use it with a separate recipe function, but honestly, > I’ve never even bothered with that part of it since it was the scale > aspect I was looking for. > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2019 8:44 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Food scale > > > > There is one called the Drop Kitchen scale, Cristobal has one and > seems to like it. > > I like smart stuff but this is one item where I am not so sure how > well it would work and especially how responsive it is in terms of > automatic read outs. > > I bake a lot the European way which means ingredients get weight > instead of adding them by cup or table spoon, tea spoon etc. If I need > 500 grams of flour I usually use a cup measurement to put it in the > bowl which is on the scale, I have one of the MyWeigh talking scales. > After I put on a bunch I wait for a couple of seconds and the scale > tells me the weight, then I can add a bit more etc. I would have to > know for sure that with something like the Drop Kitchen scale or any > other which may exist I could have the app open and Voiceover focused > on the right area and I would get virtually instant and automatic read > outs, I would not want to have to touch the phone. > > I think Cristobal and others said that the MyWeigh talking scales keep > breaking on them, I had my first one for at least 15 and maybe as long > as 20 years, it then didn’t work any more and I contacted MyWeigh and > they send me a new one for just a relatively small shipping fee of I > think $20 or $25 Canadian. I definitely call this good customer > service and doubt that Drop provides such a long warranty (I didn’t > even have my original receipt or record of purchase any more). > > I have now had that new model for about 2 years and it’s been working > flawlessly. > > > > Best regards, > > Sieghard > > > > probably about > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On > Behalf Of pdlloga...@gmail.com <mailto:pdlloga...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 2:26 PM > To: 'Vi Phone' <viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> > Subject: Food scale > > > > Does anyone know of a food scale that will connect to the IPhone and > give readings on the phone? Just wondering as I need to replace a > scale, and was thinking if available I’d go the smart route. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact > the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> . 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