Customer Reviews

Escali #PR100S Liberta Pocket Scale

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I needed a scale to weigh small amounts of ingredients, and this had much more accuracy than my larger Escali kitchen scale, yet was more reasonably priced than those which weighed to a 100th of a gram. This weighs to a 20th of a gram, which is fine enough for my purposes. The size is good and the cover heeps the scale clean. I was a little put off to realize that it was not Italian-made as the name implied, but was made in China. However my other Escali has given years of service and it was also made in China.

This is an excellent scale for the price! It offers consistent readings, precision to .05g (while most similar scales only measure to the tenth of a gram), and compact size; the included case is very handy, and works as a tray of sorts. This is a slim, attractive unit, and the closing cover helps prevent accident damage or button pushing. The tare function, though basic, is very helpful, neglecting the weight of a container when measuring with one. My only gripe would be the relatively small scale surface, but this hardly is worth complaining about because any tray or container allows the extra volume/surface you need.
I would recommend this scale to anyone who needs to weigh only in the 0-100g range, repeatable accuracy, portability, and easy to use functions.

Received scale from Amazon without apparent damage; removed battery insulator; followed directions. It acted flaky. With repeated attempts at calibration, it successfully performed the first several steps but always ended with "EEEE" error. Any attempts to weigh items resulted in an overload error, though nothing was on the scale.

This unit was obviously defective in operation, though it appeared fine externally. I've requested a replacement from Amazon.

Follow-up:
Amazon's return process was quick and easy, and the replacement unit works fine. It seems accurate to a few hundredths of a gram, bouncing that final digit around, as you weigh, but that's plenty good enough for me.

Just like it's larger kitchen scale, this little guy is suppurb. Comes with a carrying case so there is no threat of damage while being carried in a purse or pack. Very accurate. Don't leave home without it.

I purchased this scale for use at work, to monitor my snacking. The Escali comes with a storage sleeve and a calibration weight--both items that inspire confidence in the longevity of the product. I've used it for a few days now and find it reliable and very portable. I strongly recommend this product.

I use this scale every day to measure espresso beans. It is very accurate and so far I've had no problems. It's necessary to memorize a few steps to calibrate the scale. The only gripe I have is: there is no place to grip the case to open it easily.

Watch out for "close-out" scales from other vendors. I ordered one and it was defective. They would not refund me.

I have only had the scale for 4 months and have barely used and it's already broken (and not from use!)
The few times I did use it, it seemed great. It is small, and doesn't weight to much, but I use it for
cosmetic making, so did a great job. It's very compact and the flip top keeps the scale safe. Mine came
with 2 sets of batteries.

This scale is a total waste of money.

The auto time out feature is so fast that after you take the tare weight you have to keep pressing the scale to keep it turned on.
This makes it impossible to do successive measurements in a reasonable amount of time.

The industrial design is also poor, the huge lid flips back taking up too much room and exposing their ugly white instruction label.

The only good thing i can say is that it came with a calibration weight which could be useful for my next scale of some other brand.

Ebay shows a lot of units for much less money with backlights and without this stupid hair-trigger auto turn off feature.

I have not had the scale for very long at all, a little less than 2 months I believe,and have only used it 3 or 4 times. It already doesn't work-it just won't come on. If I had my paperwork I'd send it back. I'm very disappointed- I shopped around for a while to find one with good reviews that would do what I wanted. It does measure all the way down to a gram which is great but wish it continued to function.

We received our order and it is very easy to use. It is also very accurate. It has helped with weighing our food portions when we eat out. It is very useful.