Not only professional culinary specialists, but also ordinary housewives who are accustomed to delight their home with new dishes, accuracy when weighing ingredients during cooking will not hurt. An electronic scale and a spoon scale are useful to them at hand.
Scope of use
Previously, cooks from cafes and restaurants used scales, but with the popularization of proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, there was a place for them in every kitchen. Conjuring at home, housewives weigh the right ingredients to the nearest gram.
Having transferred one product and not reported another, the taste of the dish will change, and not always for the better. Kitchen scales are used not only in the kitchen.
There was a place for them in pharmacology: pharmacists have no right to make a mistake when they prepare drugs. They need accuracy up to several tens or hundreds of grams.
Main functions
The device helps in a modern kitchen:
- clearly observe the proportions when switching to proper nutrition;
- precisely adhere to the formulation in terms of calculating liquid and bulk ingredients;
- quickly prepare individual sports mixtures based on protein, creatine, amino acids, herbs, spices, without departing from the instructions of the fitness trainer;
- make baked goods (cakes, pastries, cupcakes);
- to please the household with new dishes.
On the one hand, the appliance is not an essential item, and without it it is easy to do in the kitchen, but on the other with it, cooking, when measuring the weight of each ingredient, is facilitated.
Types of weights
Depending on the principle of operation, the balance is divided into mechanical and electronic.The latter come to the fore due to the fact that they show the exact result, have a compact size, modern functionality and bright design.
Mechanical scales have their advantages: cheapness, durability, non-use of food for work and a limit of up to 20 kg when weighing.
It is a pity that with such a list of advantages, accuracy was disappointing.
Scales are classified not only by the principle of action, but also by the form of execution. Desktop models are of little use if accuracy is needed to grams. To do this, they came up with a spoon-scale. It is indispensable for baking.
Appearance
All spoon-scales are similar to each other. They look like an ordinary tablespoon or mini spatula. They have a scoop (a small vessel-bowl) and a holder (stainless steel, less often plastic), connected to each other by a jumper. Scooped, or a tea / tablespoon measuring spoon, is removed. The material for making the measuring spoon is food grade plastic.
Unlike a regular spoon, they have LCD display on the handle. It shows the specific gravity of the ingredient put in the scoop. Therefore, the recipe is respected 100%. This distinguishes the device from the “measuring cup” with marks in grams made on the walls.
Spoons-scales released under different brands differ only in design. The measuring spoon is powered by 2 AAA batteries.
She has a long service life, as many manufacturers make the upper part of high-strength plastic (or metal), and the buttons are made of rubber.
First use
Having bought a spoon-scales, the first weighing is carried out in accordance with the instructions below.
- Insert the battery into the battery compartment. When inserting it, one draws attention to the polarity: where the “+” sign is drawn, the side of the battery where the “+” sign is placed there and vice versa.
- The device is held in hand horizontally, with the display up. Hand rest on a hard surface.
- Press the “ON / OFF” button, trying to keep the hand in which the balance is kept stationary.
- As soon as the weighing spoon performs a self-test, the display will show “0.00oz” or “0.0g”.
- An ingredient that they wish to weigh is put in a measuring spoon. Wait for the numbers to appear on the screen.
- Press the “ON / OFF” button to turn off the device.
To get an accurate result when weighing, carry out the procedure in a horizontal position.
If you get carried away and forget to turn off the device, it will turn itself off after a minute of inactivity. The necessary values are stored if necessary (Hold function).
The weight of the ingredient in grams (g), carats (ct), grains (gn) and ounces (oz) is displayed on the display of the spoon. The desired unit is selected using the Mode function by pressing the button several times.
They release models of spoon scales with a built-in special indicator. It is easier to find out the battery charge and replace it if it is weak. Otherwise, there will be problems when weighing - the accuracy of the result will suffer.
So that the device does not fail, the following nuances should be considered:
- an ingredient weighing more than 300 grams is never weighed on it;
- do not mix food with it;
- avoid sharp manipulations and bumps;
- do not use the accessory under the influence of aggressive factors (vibration, heat, high humidity, dust);
- change the dead battery (battery) in time to prevent a short circuit.
Care
Do not leave the spoon-scales without leaving. Otherwise, it will quickly lose its luster and appearance. Therefore, after each use, wipe it with a cotton cloth soaked in water. Even with severe contamination, organic alkali solutions and solvents are not used for washing. The measuring spoon itself is washed under running water, having previously snapped from the holder. Do not allow liquid to enter the display, otherwise a short circuit and fire will occur..
In order for the weighing spoon to last for a long time, the battery is removed after each use from the compartment and stored separately from the device.
Digital spoon scales - a real helper in the kitchen. With its help, you can cook any, even restaurant dishes, if you know the recipe with the exact weight of each ingredient. It will last a long time if you follow the instructions and look after it after each use, following simple rules.
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