Here’s the dilemma: you know that weighing your ingredients is a much more reliable practice than than any other form of measurement (see this week's Cool Tip, and even when you’re cooking and precision is not as important, no two potatoes or carrots or apples are the same size, so again, weighing your ingredients is the best way to get good results), but you don’t want to give up a lot of real estate in your kitchen drawer or on your counter to a big ole scale.
Well now, you don’t have to...
Those clever folks at Joseph Joseph have done it again! Their TriScale has all the features you want in a scale:
- Adequate weight capacity: weighs up to 11 pounds
- A zero function that eliminates the weight of the container you use to hold the food you’re weighing, so you get only the weight of the food
- Ability to measure weight in both ounces and pounds (US) and grams (metric), as well as fluid ounces and milliliters
But what has elevated this scale above the others and made it a Cool Tool is that it is so compact and well-designed. When open, it has three arms that provide a stable platform for a bowl or plate (which you can zero out before adding the ingredients, so you’re weighing only the ingredients.) When closed, it takes up no more room than a vegetable peeler. And in the closed position, the arms enclose and protect the digital readout.
A food scale is one of the essential tools in our culinary battery. We’re so glad that Joseph Joseph created one that can fit into any kitchen--a true Cool Tool!
Facts:
- 11-lb capacity
- Tare (zero out) feature allows you to add and weigh multiple ingredients
- Measures in grams, pounds, fluid ounces and millimeters
- Features an easy to read LCD display, touch-sensitive controls and an auto power-off feature
- Digital scale folds down to a compact size for convenient storage
- Dimensions: Closed - 6” x 1.75” x .75”; Open - approximately 9” x 9”
- Battery included
- Wipe clean
