Calculated Industries KitchenCalc 8300 Recipe Calculator with Digital Timer

by Calculated Industries

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Have you ever been stumped on converting grams to ounces or figuring out how much chicken you need to triple the serving size of your recipe? A recipe conversion calculator will solve these problems and become an indispensable tool for menu planning and estimating, whether you’re a caterer, professional chef, or home cook. The KitchenCalc calculates portion sizes so you can scale recipes either up or down to accommodate a changing guest list. A memory function saves recipe sizes for future use. If you often cook dishes from foreign cookbooks, the recipe calculator offers over 146 measurement conversions to help you convert between U.S. and foreign weights and measures in either fraction or decimal values. Additionally, you can convert temperatures from Centigrade to Fahrenheit and vice versa. This handy calculator also has a digital timer built in that displays hours, minutes, and seconds and that has a programmable alarm to alert you when your baking is finished. The unit also works as a standard math calculator and can perform calculations while the timer is running. Small enough to store in a drawer, the KitchenCalc comes in a hinged, hard case and has a soft plastic cover to protect the calculator’s keys from food spills. The KitchenCalc runs on one lithium battery and is covered by a one-year limited warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde

Product Description

So you're not a math whiz who can do endless complicated and possibly fractional calculations in your head. So what? That doesn't mean you aren't a good cook. With this convenient calculator at hand you'll be able to figure out recipe scaling and portion sizing quickly and easily without guesswork and without brain strain. In addition to these useful functions this little dynamo also works as a timer and a measurement converter. See, good things do indeed come in small packages!

Product Details

User Guide [199kb PDF]

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Product Manual [117kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 2.9 x 0.4 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006L9N9
• Item model number: 8300
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,353 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #65 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Thermometers & Timers > Timers
  • #91 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Calculators

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best tool for calculating kitchen formulas and recipes!, October 17, 2002

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Robert Angelone (Wall, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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I publish Epicurus.com, one of the leading food and travel sites with more than 10,000 recipes. In an average week, I go through more than 200 hundred recipes developing them for our site or our clients. As a restaurant consultant, I scale recipes for clients every day. This calculator has made my life simpler and given me less angst over miscalculated formulae. The device is as simple to use as a normal calculator, but so much better.

No home cook... indeed no professional chef, should be without one of these devices. I've come to depend on it for accuracy, speed and efficiency.

They're far more accurate than the recipe software I've used, easier to work with and far more efficient as I can take this right to the kitchen workstation with me. It fits in my pocket and works like a dream.

An absolute must if you get recipes from cookbooks. Simply wonderful.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A necessity for any kitchen, March 7, 2005

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J. Gemmellaro "jgemm" (Daly City, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calculated Industries KitchenCalc 8300 Recipe Calculator with Digital Timer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I am a pastry chef in SF. I came across this calculator while in culinary school a few years back. One of the best darn tools I use. Every kitchen should have a calculator, but why not one that will also help with conversions? Get this as a gift for anyone you know who loves to cook.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps, May 31, 2009

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C. Smith - See all my reviews
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As a "multi-national" often attempting to follow a recipe in different lands with different measures, I thought this would help. Calculated Industries KitchenCalc 8300 Recipe Calculator with Digital Timer. Unfortunately, it is FAR too complicated to revise an entire recipe and after using it just a few times, the display conked out. It wasn't batteries as I was forced to purchase a new set to check. The cost to repair it (it was just out of warranty) exceeded the cost of a new one! Be careful before you spend for this.