Kitchen scales (reviews and discussion)

Peace be with you bakers!
I already wrote about my scales # 130 on page 9 and here is a photo
they specifically Hungarian work without interruptions and have not changed the battery yet, although we use them often

I wanted to buy Soehnle, but they were not there, I bought Kenwood 607. It's a pity only up to 3 kg, but I quite liked it, I will now "hang in grams", and not by a measure
Here are just 4 AAA batteries in them, it strained a little, but now it doesn't matter, I'll use it, find out

like there were weighty comments on Kenwood ...

on my brand new Beurers "Made in Germani" it is written on the box and on the back of the scales

Hello, members of the forum!
A month ago I bought an electronic scales Aurora AU 309. Everything seemed to satisfy at their cost (112 UAH): weighing up to 5 kg, an error of 1 g (I checked with special weights, everything coincides up to 1 g), the ability to reset to "0", comfortable bowl. But ... After two weeks of infrequent use (every 2-3 days I measure ingredients for baking), the "noname" crown, which was attached to the scale, we considered that a cheap, Chinese "disposable" fake was "slipped into our hands" and bought an expensive, well-known company JPL. The husband checked the capacity on the tester - everything corresponds to the declared one. Two weeks later - again the same situation, the crown of the village, the capacity - almost "zero". What a shame - a month and 4 days have passed from the date of purchase, you cannot return it back to the store. Yesterday we were taken to the service center, they left the scales for checking, and today we were told that after checking them everything is normal, they do not see a factory defect and, as an option, left them for control until the end of the week.

Maybe someone had a similar problem and what way can you find out of it?
Owners of scales Aurora, please respond, how often do you have to change the crown?

In this thread, I wrote recommendations on how to choose a scale. And I especially emphasized not to take "crown" from food. The explanation is simple - the operating time of the "crown" is 2-3 times less than the batteries. Krona consists of 6 separate small batteries 1.5v each. It is worth "sitting down" one and buy a new one. And if you replace simple batteries with rechargeable batteries (they are expensive, the dimensions are the same), the power is almost eternal! Sometimes charge.

There is no reason to replace the scales - they are in good working order.

[Rem]

Rem , I bought the scales at an IKEA store. They have a crown battery. I have been using it for a year and a half, I have never changed the battery.

[Remu]

While typing an answer Remu, there was a message from Boo Boo,
which confirms my reasoning:

"Yes, it is understandable that batteries are more durable than a crown. But,
a) I was not satisfied with the cost of the scales with batteries
b) after reading the whole topic, something did not meet the members of the forum, whose scales with the crown were discharged so quickly. "

Still, I hope that the owners of the Aurora scales will respond, how are they doing?

Boo Boo, and what are your scales?

I have such a scale.
Made in Hungary.

Boobu, happy for you! Native power supplies (imported goods) work long-quality. You have everything ahead, unfortunately, replace it with the crown sold in the cis, and you will have to change it often. Or buy very expensive ones, or overseas!

And if you replace simple batteries with rechargeable batteries (they are expensive, the dimensions are the same), the power is almost eternal! Sometimes charge.

And what prevents to buy a battery in the "Krona" form factor ??

Personally, in my Philips scales (until the scales themselves broke), the crown worked for more than a year.

Maybe someone had a similar problem and what way can you find out of it?

Alternatively (if the problem is not in low-quality batteries), energy leakage is possible due to the circuit curve in the balance electronics.

In fact, everything is not so scary. If you cannot return the scales, you can purchase a universal power supply from a 220V outlet with a connector under the crown. They are not expensive. I personally, until I bought a new "crown", connected the scales through such a 220V adapter.

[Rem]

Rem , I bought the battery separately, though in the same IKEA.

Val, scales ORDNING. Now they cost 649 rubles.

[Moonfog]

Moonfog, thanks for the advice.

The purchase of a battery is eliminated, since its cost with a charger is commensurate with the cost of our scales, although this is an option. We have already thought about buying an adapter, but the scales are losing mobility, although it is cheaper. And in general I want to get to the bottom of the truth: we measured the current when off. position of the balance, it was 0.7 mA. Working current - 4.8 mA. As we were told in the service - "working scheme". Is it possible that such a small current can "kill" a crown in 2 weeks ?!

Boo Boo, thank you, I see that your scales are in the same price range as ours. Could you see the name and model of your crown?

[Val]

Val ALKALISK, price 49 rubles.

I have a Kenwood scale, with a Krone battery. For a year with a small battery was changed 5 times, probably, I don't remember exactly. Terribly annoying, because the balance starts to turn off right during weighing. For comparison, we bought a Bosch scale for my mom, at a price equal to our kenwood. In Boch, the batteries are like for a clock, round, YET DID NOT SIT (again, for a year), and no glitches. Therefore, Kenwood with Crona, and Bosch -

Tomorrow I'll see what kind of batteries I have, I remember that they are expensive and like a crown. They have been working for a year. I have the same scales as DonnaRosa /

I also have a crown in my scales. Tenacious (from what came across) - only an expensive durasel (almost 100 r), space barely lived for a month, then some more - a little longer.

[Lina]

Lina, thanks for the information, and how long did the crown of Durasel "live"?

Tomorrow we are going to "fight" with the service center. It would be great if someone from the members of the forum measured the leakage current on their scales in the off state, since there is a suspicion that it should be no more than 0.1 mA, and then we would be able to operate at least something. I tried to find information on the Internet, but nothing on this topic.

I have a Durasel crown battery on Vinzer scales that has been working for 1 year and 8 months. As I bought the scales, I also bought a battery. So you can take Winser too

Val, the crown has been "living" since the beginning of winter, that is, for almost a year. How long will it last - I don't know

Yeah .. the floor of the topic will be, how long does the crown live ..

Buy not a non-name for 30 rubles, but batteries of normal brands: DURACELL, GP, GETTOP, Energizer, etc. and you won't run back to the store in two months.
Miser pays twice

Again, on the packaging of quality brands there is information, symbols, for which devices these batteries are intended, for optimal long-term use.
And it is advisable to buy in large chain stores, and not in stalls near the metro, so there is less chance of buying a fake under a famous brand.

And I have a cheap SATURN scale. I bought them three years ago when I was losing weight and weighing foods to count calories. The battery is small so round - I don't know the company. I use the scales almost daily (both for products and for ingredients). So in three years - not a single breakdown. I changed the battery once - in February this year.

[Moonfog]

"Yeah .. the floor of the topic will be, how long does the crown live .."

Moonfog, if someone asks, then someone needs it. And there is no need to be so ironic, if you would carefully read my posts, you would understand that Durasel would survive in this situation, well, at best, for two months.

[Moonfog]

"Yeah .. the floor of the topic will be, how long does the crown live .."

Moonfog, if someone asks, then someone needs it. And there is no need to be so ironic, if you would carefully read my posts, you would understand that Durasel would survive in this situation, well, at best, for two months.

I am not being ironic, but stating a fact: the topic is called "Kitchen scales", so let's discuss the scales, not the batteries.
Create a separate survey on batteries, if this is relevant to you.

Look at the last 2 pages: not a word about scales, so let's not litter a useful topic.

[Moonfog]

Moonfog If you continue your thought, then the information provided in this topic should sound like this: "I bought (a) scales of such and such a company, they are the best ..." and nothing more. And I, "naive", thought that this topic, in order to discuss the problems that may arise with the scales in the process of using them, thereby helping each other to solve them (and the point is not even about batteries, although without scales are not scales) and do not litter the forum by creating new subtopics.
Maybe you can suggest that I also create a topic for measuring the leakage current, since it is also important for me? It's good when there are no problems, you can teach others

[Val]

Val this is exactly the answer I expected from you ..
I do not intend to argue with you further, you didn’t hear me and I didn’t even hope, it’s easier for me to unsubscribe from this thread, so as not to receive 3 times a day notifications about new posts, which will eventually inform “and my crown has worked for 2 months longer ! "
I was actually planning to find new scales for myself, but I don't care about batteries, I buy GETTOP and DURACELL, they have been working for me for 2 years.

you bought yourself a scale in the LOWER price category. for $ 20. and got problems feeding the scales. because of what they are buggy - history was silent. I doubt very much that you will find the reason. all possible options for problems with "nutrition" have already been listed for you.
when I recently bought an EKS scale and found out that it had problems with the accuracy of the sensor, I just handed it back to the store. Without even explaining the reasons. We have such a law in the country - I can return the goods for 2 weeks, even if I just didn't like it

and from your posts here people will pick up the only useful information: if you don't want problems, buy scales for ~ $ 50 from a well-known company and do not save on batteries. miser pays twice

[Val]

Val this is exactly the answer I expected from you ..
I don’t intend to argue with you further, you didn’t hear me and I didn’t even hope, it’s easier for me to unsubscribe from this thread, so as not to receive 3 times a day notifications about new posts, which will eventually inform “and my crown has worked for 2 months longer ! "
I was actually planning to find new scales for myself, but I don't care about batteries, I buy GETTOP and DURACELL, they have been working for me for 2 years.

you bought yourself a scale in the LOWER price category. for $ 20. and got problems feeding the scales. because of what they are buggy - history was silent. I doubt very much that you will find the reason. all possible options for problems with "nutrition" have already been listed for you.
when I recently bought an EKS scale and found out that it had problems with the accuracy of the sensor, I just handed it back to the store. Without even explaining the reasons. We have such a law in the country - I can return the goods for 2 weeks, even if I just didn't like it

and from your posts here people will pick up the only useful information: if you don't want problems, buy scales for ~ $ 50 from a well-known company and do not save on batteries. miser pays twice

In principle, with a certain proviso, I agree: the problem of power supply (as well as other problems with them) of cheap Chinese crafts is not the topic of this topic. Now, if there is a widespread problem with a worthy copy of a well-known brand, then yes, I think many would be interested and warned.
In short: "Feel the subtle difference between anarchy and democracy"

Leaving this thread, I would like to say: gentlemen who have an "expensive Chinese counterfeit of a well-known brand", treat people with a "cheap Chinese counterfeit" with respect.

Dear bakers! Some unpleasant aftertaste remained with me today after reading the last messages.
Val asked us for help in solving the problem, and as a result ...

I agree, Moonfog ran into Val, it is not clear why, somehow incorrect. The person has a problem, but here the assaults begin.

The battery life in the scale also applies to the scale. And no need to pester and hint at flooding.

Indeed, some kind of strange hitting. I have a cheap electronic scales of some unknown company "KAMRY".Probably another Chinese version. I bought them almost at the same time as HP. That is, about three years. That's why I bought it because I got caught inexpensively. They work like cute ones, weigh them exactly, and have never changed the crown in them. They also have an option to automatically turn off if the scales are not used for more than two or three minutes. That is, the balance saves battery life by itself. So I don't see much difference in the brand. I think everyone buys according to their own "pocket".

Caprice, your scales are not Chinese, but Japanese! Toyota Camry !!! So you should be proud of such a brand!
I have a Saturn scale, for 10-15 bucks (I can't remember, it seems 70 hryvnia was worth it) - they weigh perfectly! and I sooooo wanted branded scales, wall - they are so stylish! ... but at that time I did not find them, and the toad crushed money to spend on ordinary ones. In general, I bought a cheap Saturn and I do not regret it at all - good accurate scales

Caprice, your scales are not Chinese, but Japanese! Toyota Camry !!! So you should be proud of such a brand!

Fugasca, your words, but Gd in the ears Only, nevertheless, the scales are Chinese, although they turned out to be of high quality
And Toyota Camry - let's dream I'll drive while on my Citroenchik, it's not so bad either

I'm talking about the same thing for the third time in this topic - the scales are such a product that it is more practical to buy cheap Chinese ones, if only they are functional, serviceable and accurate. And why overpay money in this case for a brand? Meals are just better not a crown, it will be financially expensive. There are exceptions, but why risk?

[lisss74]

lisss74 scales BEURER KS 22.

Please tell me if you are happy with these scales. I opted for them and I would like to hear directly from the user how they are in operation

[Vilara]

Vilara I have scales of the same brand. They work great. Compact. When friends came to visit me, they thought CD-PLAYER. I am happy with the scales.

I'm talking about the same thing for the third time in this topic, the scales are such a product that it is more practical to buy cheap Chinese ones, if only they are functional, serviceable and accurate. And why overpay money in this case for a brand? Meals are just better not a crown, it will be financially expensive. There are exceptions, but why risk?

Exceptionally IMHO: cheap Chinese scales are absolutely no different from all other cheap Chinese equipment, with all the ensuing reasons for failure-free and inaccurate operation over time, and so on ... as well as dubious warranties and the absence of a support, and the consequences as in the old wise saying : miser pays twice.

Again, IMHO: the golden mean - see the results of the vote: Tefal is almost everywhere available, but unjustifiably expensive, slow, and often rejected. The best choice is the Germans Beurer and Soehnle. The rest is not far from inexpensive or just cheap Chinese technology ...

Shl. This is not an invitation to a dispute, but an exclusively personal opinion, having listened to which perhaps someone will make the right choice ...

Dear bakers.

I would like to consult. Will electronic scales up to 1000g be enough? Many people weigh with a bucket, but the container can be turned off. Or you may need more later? Scales are only for a bread machine, just mechanical for the kitchen.

Buy better up to 3 kg, and give mechanical ones.

I also think that it is better up to 3 kg. You will never know what you need to weigh tomorrow.

[glykoza]

glykoza
I would not take less than 3. And even better by 5 kg. , I have just such, I have never regretted that I bought ...

I have electronic Tefal for 5 kg - it is very convenient, especially when there are spins for the winter, I am very happy too

It's a pity the poll does not include the item "I have no scales."
I would vote for him.

It's a pity the poll does not include the item "I have no scales."
I would vote for him.

I join! I would like to see the results of the vote, maybe this will help me decide which ones to buy, but is it possible if I did not vote? So far, I have not succeeded. Who voted, tell me who is the leader of the vote?

artisan
Leader Tefal, then Beurer.But here it has been said more than once that the scales of a little-known company can be no worse

Sometimes there is a link next to "View voting results"

If not, here are the results:

Question: What scales do you have?
Tefal -85 (27.4%)
Bosch -15 (4.8%)
Philips -22 (7.1%)
Binatone -7 (2.3%)
Soehnle -41 (13.2%)
Salter -1 (0.3%)
Kenwood -22 (7.1%)
Vinzer -15 (4.8%)
Saturn -15 (4.8%)
Vitek -26 (8.4%)
Krups -5 (1.6%)
Beurer -56 (18.1%)

Total Votes: 298

It's my pleasure
I myself am now tormented by the issue of buying new scales .... so far I have stopped at Tefal 5050.
My old favorite scales (Saturn) broke through no fault of the manufacturer. And the manufacturer does not want to fix them (or cannot).

And I have not even seen scales in my city. So there is nothing to wish for.
And I don't need them yet. HP - measuring glass + IKEA measuring spoons set.
Cartoon - a glass is also included.

Airborn:
Dont be upset! You probably have a post office in your city! Why don't you order the right product online?
And the scales are needed not only for bread. They also help in other "issues": cooking various dishes, if the recipe contains ingredients in grams, preparations for the winter, weighing fruits, berries for jam, pickles, etc. By the way, you can take it with you to the market to check the weight. A convenient thing in the household. But, of course, I will not argue - you can do without it! But it's more convenient with her

Thank you all for the advice.

Bought myself a Soehnle Siena
Up to 3 kg, but I'm very happy. I chose from these and others, thin as thick as a book. Soehnle Siena won - the price is lower and the batteries, which are simple round finger-type batteries.

About the batteries. In my Novex scales, to which I am already accustomed, despite one small drawback (I wrote about them here, answer # 191) "one tablet is enough" - a tiny CR2032. The one that came with the purchase was enough for six months. This is despite the fact that the scales, in addition to their main function, show the time around the clock, and once or twice a day are used as a timer (with a beeper).

The main thing that I like about these scales is that there is no need to look for a place in the lockers for them. When not in use - hang on the wall and do not buzz