Escali Primo Digital Multifunctional Scale

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Product Features

• Accurate, easy-to-use digital scale for the kitchen or office
• Spill-proof, quick-clean, compact body and large LED face
• 2-button programming with automatic shut-off and tare feature
• Available in a wide selection of fun, playful colors
• Runs on 2 AA batteries; measures 8 by 6 by 1-1/4 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 1.2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007GAX04
• Item model number: P115WR
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (476 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #844 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Color: Warm Red

Amazon.com Review
A friendly, everyday-use unit from the renowned manufacturer Escali, the Primo digital scale is compact, straightforward, and playfully colored. With a capacity of 11 pounds or 5 kilograms, the little unit features simple two-button operation and a spill-proof, quick-clean body. The LED face is easy to read, and the readings are rated in increments of 0.1 ounces or 1 gram for high accuracy. Designed for a wide range of kitchen or offices uses, the scale also includes automatic shut-off and a tare feature, so you can weigh ingredients without weighing their container. Available in an extensive palette of fun colors, the Primo was awarded the Kitchen Tested Seal of Approval by the Cooking Club of America in 2005. It runs on two AA batteries, measures 8-by-6-by1-1/4 inches, and carries a 5-year warranty. --Emily Bedard

Product Description
The Primo Digital Scale lets you make the exact measurements you need for your recipes. It's economically priced, and with its two-button operation it's very easy to use. The gorgeous color brightens up any kitchen or office. Powered by two AA batteries (incl.) Color - Warm Red Dimensions - 8 x 6 x 1.25 (21 x 15.5 x 3 cm)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

250 of 252 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth DOUBLE the money, October 25, 2006

By	Merkin (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews

Excellent scale, even for double the money. The tare feature works like most others, but the three real goodies are:
... the FOUR MINUTE before auto-cutoff. Not like the Taylor scale I had that cut off after one minute of nonuse. It was always cutting off on me before I was finished with it.
... and NO DEFAULT SCALE It's the same as when you last turned it off (if you were using grams, the next time you turn it on it's still in grams, OR ounces at OFF then it's ounces at ON). Tap the button to change g/oz on the fly.
... AND it holds A FULL ELEVEN pounds (5kg). I put a bag of flour on it, set tare, and scoop out until it reads xx-ounces (virtually impossible with a 6# scale).
Yeah, I was a chef for many years and more interested in utility over aesthetics in my equipment. I buy flour in 5# or 10# bags now instead of 50# or 100#. I used to have to have several scales -- one for portions and and one for weighing things like yeast and salt, and bigger ones for things like flour and meats. Now 11# is sufficient and this is still accurate enough for yeast and salt.
... Okay, so it's plastic instead of yuppie glass and chrome. It's accurate and well designed -- not heavy, temperamental, or hard to clean. It just works.
... Oh, and it doesn't use strange batteries (regular old AA batteries so you don't go into conniptions when you need replacements)

227 of 231 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate, Durable, Convenient, & Small, March 2, 2007

By	S. Potter - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Love the scale. Tested accuracy, with perfect results, using nickels -- they weigh five grams apiece. Very sensitive so it can weigh small amounts of ingredients. Lent it to a friend to weigh his son's Pinewood Derby car. He dropped the scale down a flight of stairs but the scale lived on. And his son's car won the derby.

One complaint: Anything more than just a small bowl or plate set on the scale will block the display making it difficult if not impossible to read. Would be nice if the display faced outward rather than just upward.

92 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic scale, September 27, 2006

By	P. Hawkins "cactus flower" (Lake Havasu, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I took the scale out of the box I couldn't believe how small it is.I can stand it up next to dishes, takes up hardly any space and it's readily accessable. Had an old Weight Watchers scale that took up lots of space. I like the fact that I can put any size bowl on it and zero it out and then just get the weight of my food. It measures in 1/8ths too which is nice but not necessary. I absolutely love this scale,worth every penny.

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