kitchen scale

[newcook]

do you have any idea of where i could find a digital kitchen scale that will measure both ml and gr. have seen them in europe but not here. have already looked at taka and best denki. any other suggestion welcome thanks

[delia damson]

You could try Sia Huat, which is Kitchen Heaven on Temple Street in Chinatown.

[Intrigued]

Do you mean there is some sort of device that can weigh and measure volume? What is the benefit over regular digital scales and calibrated jug?

[Aunty]

I have some scales, electronic from Salter (google for their websie) bought in the UK which are great but measure in lbs/ozs or kilos/grms.

[new cook]

i used at a friend's place this scale which would measure weight in grams, then all you had to do is switch it to the volume measure in ml and you could measure any liquid. instead of having a normal scale + a jug, you just get one item to do both

[Sceptical]

Most liquids are different weights by volume.  Pour cooking oil in a glass of water.  The oil rises to the top because it is lighter.

I have also never seen a recipe ask for a pound of milk.

[butwhyandhow?]

You have to put the liquid into a container to measure volume, what's the difference between putting it in a jug or the scale's bowl? I use a calibrated jug on my digital scale but never have to weigh an ingredient and measure its volume too although my system can do both at a glance. No switches involved. It's still only the one container to wash up!
Really trying to understand how the 'new' scale works. Does it need to be 'told' what the liquid is to convert weight into volume...or does it just read the level for you in some kind of sensored up bowl..or?

[moll]

I use digital Salter scales.  Bought it from Tangs.  I put an empty bowl on the scale  press zero and then I can measure the weight of the ingredient in the empty bowl! Easy  I did have Salter scales once that measured mls and kg/llb's, but haven't seen them around for a while.

[Sceptical]

lbs/oz and gm/kgm are weights.  Let's put that aside.

oz/cups/pints/quarts/gallons are the somewhat stupid imperial measures for liquid, especially the use of oz for both solids and liquids. ml/litres are metric measures for liquids.

Let's stick to liquids - Someone has an electronic digital scale that you pour liquid into the bowl and the digital scale reads out in ml/litres?

That would be amazing.  I am suspecting however that the "bowl" on the scale has graduations on it and the digital part is not used for liquid.

I am not being a smart aleck, I am just trying to understand this amazing technology.

[Granada]

they sell them in Takashimaya.