WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Thank you to all who entered the giveaway. The two winners are:
Anna, who said: "I would use for both – my sister sent me a cookie cookbook from Germany and all of the recipes use grams! I also would like to use it for nutrition/portion size as well! Great giveaway!"
and
Courtney, who said: "I’d use it for coffee beans and baking."
Congratulations! Be sure to check your email for instructions on how to claim your prize! 🙂
After blogging about food for more than six years, I have learned many tips and tricks in the kitchen. In fact, some of these things I probably wouldn't have picked up on if it wasn't for reading other food blogs. The use of a kitchen scale is one of those.
A few years ago, I decided to buy a kitchen scale. After researching and reading reviews, I decided on the EatSmart Precision Pro Multifunction Digital Kitchen Scale. And, to this day, I know I made the right choice. It's smaller size allows easy storage in my kitchen drawer, and the price was perfectly right.
When looking for a kitchen scale for an average home cook, you want it to have these certain features:
- Units in grams, ounces, kilograms, pounds
- Quick and accurate
- Tare feature, which keeps your scale clean!
- Auto-off function
- Grips so it doesn't slide all over your counter
- Inexpensive
This scale has all of the above. If you are unfamiliar with what the "tare feature" means, it is simply eliminating the weight of the bowl. So, if you do not want to weigh your ingredients directly on the scale, either because you want to avoid a mess, or it just isn't possible, then you can place a bowl on it, press the "Tare" button and the counter starts back at zero. Now it's ready to weigh your ingredients without the weight of the bowl. Sweet!
I use my kitchen scale many times while I bake. I'll sometimes weigh the portion of cookie dough balls to make sure they are all the same size for even baking, or I'll weigh my pretzel bread dough for the same reason. The flour in the pretzel dough recipe is also weighed on my scale, along with many other things. And, the scale has held up very well over the years of use.
If you are a dieter or conscious about your calorie intake, then this scale is also perfect for you! It comes with an EatSmart Calorie Factors book to help you count calories and control your portions.
I'm so ecstatic that my friends at EatSmart are generous enough to offer TWO of my readers a free Precision Pro Kitchen Scale! See below for giveaway instructions.
OFFICIAL RULES:
- Two winners will receive an EatSmart Precision Pro Multifunction Digital Kitchen Scale
- Mandatory entry: To enter the giveaway, please leave a comment on this post telling me how you plan to use your scale most? For example, do you plan to use it for weighing ingredients for baking, or for calorie counting? Other reason? (If you are reading this in an email, you need to actually click over to the website and leave a comment. I can not accept email replies as entry.)
- Bonus entry #1: Follow @seededtable on Twitter and come back to leave a comment telling me you do (with your Twitter handle).
- Bonus entry #2: Follow @EatSmartScales on Twitter and come back to leave a comment telling me you do (with your Twitter handle).
- Bonus entry #3: Follow Seeded at the Table on Pinterest and come back to leave a comment telling me you do (with your Pinterest name).
- Up to 3 bonus entries allowed per person.
- Giveaway is open to US residents only.
- Giveaway closes Sunday, March 31st at 10PM EST.
- Winners will be chosen randomly by Random.org and announced at the top of this post shortly after the giveaway closes. Winners will also receive an email and must respond within 1 week of the date of the email or prize will be forfeited to another randomly chosen winner.
- Giveaway is sponsored by EatSmart.
Full Disclosure: I did not receive free product or compensation in return for this review. I simply love love love my kitchen scale and wanted the chance to share with my readers. 🙂
Sharon says
I would use this scale for baking... I am getting tired of looking up weight conversions on google!
Alicia says
I would use it for both 🙂 baking and calorie counting!
Lee Ann H says
Hi Nikki,
This would be a tremendous help for me in the kitchen! It is difficult to measure ounces, etc when all I have are a set of measuring cups and tablespoons.
I plan on using this for measuring porttions and calorie-counting. Coupled with the long walks I like to take, this wscale would be a big help. Thank you.
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Lee Ann H
Christina C. says
I follow you on Pinterest (Christina Chang).
Christina C. says
I follow @EatSmartScales on Twitter (@kawaiidragon88).
Christina C. says
I follow you on Twitter (@kawaiidragon88).
Christina C. says
I'd use the scale for baking tasty treats. 🙂
jessica w says
I Follow Seeded at the Table on Pinterest
jessica w says
I Follow @EatSmartScales on Twitter
jessica w says
I Follow @seededtable on Twitter
jessica w says
I would use it for weighing ingredients, we eat Keto, and this would really help
Jennifer Grimm says
I follow EatSmart on Twitter
Jennifer Grimm says
I follow you on Twitter
Jennifer Grimm says
I follow you on Pinterest
Jennifer Grimm says
I am going to use the scale so that I can stick to a strict diet.
Diana says
I follow on Pinterest as Diana (Diana Dishes)
Diana says
I follow on Twitter (@DianaDishes)
Diana says
I would use it for both bread making and calorie counting- the more accurate I am at either, the better!
Jan R says
I would love a scale to see if it really makes a difference.
Kori says
I am following Seeded at the Table on Pinterest, & my Pinterest name is Kori Higgins.
Kori says
I am following @EatSmartScales, & my Twitter handle is @Koritwin2.
Kori says
I am now following @Seededtable, & my Twitter handle is @Koritwin2.
Kori says
My twin & I have been weighing our food for several years, & we did so in the beginning to count calories. I no longer count calories, but I simply use the scale to portion my food.
Siyi says
I love to make macarons and a digital scale would be a lot easier and precise to use!
Cindy Brickley says
I Follow Seeded at the Table on Pinterest. https://pinterest.com/cjbrick/
Cindy Brickley says
I Follow @EatSmartScales on Twitter. https://twitter.com/CindyBrickley
Cindy Brickley says
I Follow @seededtable on Twitter. https://twitter.com/CindyBrickley
Cindy Brickley says
I would use the scale for my baking, and I have a lot of foreign recipes that I have to weight out. This scale would save me a lot of time looking up conversion tables.
Rachael G says
I am a Pinterest follower (rachaelmgarcia). 🙂
Rachael G says
I would totally use the scale to try my hand at making macarons! That is, if I can get my courage squared away (the thought of making those little beauties kinda gives me the heebie jeebies)!
Corisa says
to help in making macaroons!
Lisa Thomas says
I follow you on Pinterest (blt2006)
Lisa Thomas says
I would use it for both baking, to weigh ingredients, and for diet purposes to help confirm our portion sizes are correct.
Vera K says
I follow Seeded at the Table on Pinterest. Vera Khule
Vera K says
I follow @EatSmartScales on Twitter. @VeraKhule
Vera K says
I follow @seededtable on Twitter @VeraKhule.
Vera K says
I would use this scale to help with calorie counting.
Liz says
I would use it for baking and when we measure our bulk meats for the food saver!
Danielle T says
i follow smart scales on twitter (@vundavall)
Danielle T says
i would def use this for baking!
Kristy E. says
I would use this to weigh ingredients!
kelly says
Baking!!! I have been wanting to add one of these to my kitchen arsenal. 🙂
Alessandra says
I would use it to bake! I have all this Italian recipes in grams and it's a pain to convert them in cups and tablespoons!
kristy says
I follow you on Pinterest (kristylou11).
kristy says
After the birth of my 3rd in September, I desperately need to start dieting! A scale would be great for portion control!! 🙂
sarah k. says
I would definitely use it for both, and I just got a new baking book that is in grams so it get a lot of use.
peggy e says
I would use it for weighing food to then get the carb count...which we then put in my son's insulin pump! Sometimes prepacked food or snacks lists grams or ounces, instead of how many he can eat...so we guess some. I might have to get one regardless, it looks more accurate than our old, non digital scale...gotta love technology!
Rachel says
I often want to substitute more whole grain flours in recipes and would need a scale to do it right.
Rachel B. says
I follow you on Pinterest (jmurach).
Rachel B. says
I would love to have a scale for baking!
Anna says
I'm following @EatSmartScales on Twitter (missle)
Anna says
I already follow you on Twitter (missle)
Anna says
I would use for both - my sister sent me a cookie cookbook from Germany and all of the recipes use grams! I also would like to use it for nutrition/portion size as well!
Great giveaway!
Sarah says
I would use this scale all the time! My husband is English and they do things in weight over there mostly, he would love this.
Sherry Willis says
I recently learned to make soap. I have been needing a scale. This would be great, especially since you have already researched scales for me. 😉
vaishali says
Lot of baking recipes I have are by weight so I will definitely use this for baking ingredients.
Stephanie says
I'd use it mostly for baking, pizza dough, and for making iced coffee ( to measure out a lb of ground coffee)
Trisha says
I'm following you on Pinterest!
Trisha says
Oooo I would love to win this:) I would definitely use it for baking and portion control. And it may be useful for my kids and my preschool's science observations.
Traci says
I bake a lot. Mostly bread. I bake bread several times a week. I have actually been shopping around for a scale so to win this one would be awesome. I would use the scale to weigh my ingredients for more accurate measuring.
debby says
I would use it to weigh ingredients when baking, and especially baking bread. I like the feature that allows you to weigh in the bowl instead of just on the scale.
Tami G. says
I would use it to weight my ingredients for baking and help make sure portions are correct for my diabetic husband.
Vanieca says
Baking!!!
Kristen says
I follow you on Pinterest. My user name is Kristen Belfield.
Kristen says
Honestly, I'm not sure what I would use it for the most. Probably to measure out portion sizes but I'm curious about using it during baking as well.
JENNIFER says
I don't tweet but follow u on pinterest. My pin name is Jen Menako. Would luv this scale for portion control for me and my dogs!
Jan says
I would use it to weigh ingredients, for example, I constantly see recipes that say use x lbs of potatoes! I usually guesstimate or get a different recipe. This would make life so much easier!
Jamie says
I follow seeded at the table on pinterest!
Jamie says
I follow Eat Smart Scales on twitter : HigginsJamie
Jamie says
I follow you on twitter: HigginsJamie
Jamie says
This would be fabulous for baking!
Amber says
I would use it for baking,,and also in my soap making. I have been looking for a digital scale and have yet to buy one
Hilary says
My Pinterst name is Hilary Little
Hilary says
I follow you on Pinterest!
Hilary says
I have had my eye on a kitchen scale for a long time now. I would use it to perfect my bread baking.
Renee says
I would use it for baking. There are so many recipes that I flip past just because I'm too lazy to go and by a scale 🙂
Anne says
I follow you on Pinterest as Anne Other (https://pinterest.com/notheranneother/).
I also just remembered another important reason I would love to win this scale: It would allow me to more easily make recipes from British cookbooks, without having to go through complicated conversions from metric measurements.
Anne says
I follow @EatSmartScales on Twitter as @NotherAnneOther.
Anne says
I follow @seededtable on Twitter as @NotherAnneOther.
Anne says
If I am the lucky winner of this most excellent scale, I'll use it for weighing ingredients for baking and for jam-making. I gave up caring about calories a long time ago. I keep a general eye on the nutritional values of the food I prepare and eat, but weighing ingredients for that purpose is beyond me.
Elaine says
I follow Seeded At The Table on Pintrest as MrsSweatheifer.
Natalie S says
I follow Seeded the Table on Pinterest!
Elaine says
I follow @EatSmartScales as @MrsSweatheifer.
Natalie S says
I follow EatSmart Products on Twitter!
Sondra says
What a useful tool for the kitchen. Thanks for sharing.
Elaine says
I follow @seededtable as @MrsSweatheifer.
Natalie S says
I follow Seeded at the Table on Twitter!
Natalie S says
I plan to use this to weigh products for baking!
Elaine says
I would use the Eat Smart scale to help with my weight loss. I'm terrible at judging how much food weighs and what is considered a portion.
Kathy says
I follow you on Pinterest. My user name is ksudlow.
Karen D says
karengdel follows Seeded at the Table on Pinterest
Karen D says
@kdff follows @EatSmartScales on Twitter
Kathy says
I would use it for both baking and weighing my food.
Karen D says
@kdff follows @seededtable on Twitter
Karen D says
I would use it most to weigh ingredients for baking (and cooking)
Carly says
I would use this scale for recipes that have ingredients measured in weight, like chicken!
Lise says
Thanks for having this fun giveway. I would use it for cooking! Happy Resurrection!
Joan says
I started Weight Watchers and am working on eating the right portions. A scale would be very helpful!
Andrea D. says
I would love to use it for baking and for portions. Thanks for the chance to enter.
Malinda says
Now following @seededtableand @EatSmartScales on Twitter. @MalindaByerly, and also Following Seeded at the Table on Pinterest - Malinda Byerly
Malinda says
I have been in the market for getting a scale and just never knew exactly what kind to get for me. This scales sounds perfect, I have been on WW for a while now and there are several times I have needed to be exact on my portions and weight of items for a recipe or just a piece of meat for dinner. This would be perfect for all of these occasions. Thank you for the change to win one of these great scales. Love your blog.
Katie says
I follow you on Pinterest.
Katie says
My Pinterst name is Katie Murray @katiemur
Katie says
I follow Eat Smart on Twitter @katiemur80.
Katie says
I follow Seededatthetable on Twitter @katiemur80.
Katie says
I would use it to weight my baking ingredients for for precise measurments.
Judith says
I would use the scale for portion control and baking>
barbara n says
I would love to start using the scale for measuring dry ingredients for baking - I understand it is much more accurate!
Leslie says
OH! and I'm already following you on pinterest! Wehwee is my name!
Leslie says
I would use it for both!!! My husband and I have been counting our calories in an effort to lose weight and this would be so much more accurate than eyeballing!
Amanda K. B. says
I like to use a scale to weigh the ingredients when i make homemade bread. It is so much easier!
Karen says
Follow Seeded at the Table on Pintrest
Karen says
Follow Eat Smart Products on Twitter
Karen says
Follow Seeded at the Table on Twitter
Karen says
Would definitely use for lots of baking!
Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles says
I already follow you on Twitter! @GranolaCourtney
Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles says
I'd use it for coffee beans and baking. 🙂
Kari says
I would use it to measure ingredients for baking bread. I've alway wanted to bake more bread at home because we can't eat bakery bread because of my son's nut allergy.
Odette says
For baking!
Ellie says
I always find that I need to weigh out chocolate chips, chunks or bars for various dessert treats. I will definitely be picking up a scale, even if I don't win one here!
Kim L says
For portion control - and baking after I fall off the diet wagon 🙂
Megan says
I'd use it for baking and for canning. I always weigh my fruit when making jam but I don't yet have a digital scale.
Ryan says
I would use it mostly for baking, but I'd probably also use to figure out actual serving sizes as well.
Steel Springs says
I follow @EatSmartScales on Twitter (@runsteelsprings).
Steel Springs says
I follow you on Twitter (@runsteelsprings).
Steel Springs says
I would use the scale most often to weigh ingredients for baking.
Dana N says
I follow you on Pinterest. 🙂
Dana N says
I would use it to weigh ingredients for baking.
Robin C. says
I would use the EatSmart scale to help me in weighing at ingredients for my baking projects.
Robin C. says
I followed Eatsmart Precision on Twitter
Robin C. says
I followed seededatthetable on Twitter.
Gaby says
definitely for baking!
Rachel says
I would use it for baking definitely, but probably mostly for measuring correct portions for everything I eat!
kelley says
I follow Seeded at the Table on Pinterest! All the boards! (kelley509)
kelley says
I follow @EatSmartScales on Twitter! (@kelley509)
kelley says
I follow @seededtable on Twitter! (@kelley509)
kelley says
I would definitely use the scale to weigh ingredients for baking! I currently have to abandon recipes when they are in weight measurements instead of cups, etc. but with this scale I will be able to make anything that looks delicious!
Stephanie says
Weighing ingredients--especially for making something like macarons!
Heather says
The very first thing I would make? Macarons!
Becky says
The last time I used a kitchen scale I was at my in-laws (using their's because I don't have one) making your Easter Birds Nest sugar cookies!
I would probably use a scale most for portioning out dough so everything bakes evenly.
Sandy says
I follow you on PinInterest as sandy headtke
Sandy says
I would use this scale for baking and calorie counting.
Vanieca says
I will use the scale for baking.
Katelyn says
I follow you on twitter, and that should read "too" nervous not "to" nervous.
Katelyn says
One word: macarons. I've been to nervous to try them without one.
Jessica says
I would be using the scale to weigh food in my continuous fight to eat healthier!
Sara B. says
For baking, definitely!
Ryanne says
Pinterest follower (Ryanne Ardisana)!
Ryanne says
calorie counting!!!
Shelly says
I follow you on Pinterest. dinkydiner
Shelly says
I follow Eat Smart Scales on Twitter. @Dinky_Diner
Shelly says
I follow you on Twitter. @Dinky_Diner
Shelly says
I'd definitely use it to weigh my portion sizes!
Ronda C. says
Both, I have been wanting a scale for a while but keep putting it off, why do we never indulge ourselves? Checking out the eatsmart right now!
Megan S. says
I follow you on Pinterest! (Megan Stengel)
Megan S. says
I would use it mostly for calorie counting. There are probably lots of things I think I'm eating that's a serving size but I'm betting it's more!
Kara says
I would use it to measure portion sizes for lunches and snacks. I'm watching what I eat and a kitchen scale would be a valuable tool.
Danielle H. says
I will use it to weigh ingredients....keeps me on track!
Kayla says
I also follow on Pinterest! @shoefanatic614
Kayla says
That should be twitter, not pinterest.
Kayla says
I'd probably use it mostly for baking (I find my baked goods come out better when I use weight as opposed to measuring cups) but once I pop this baby out, I'd also use it for calorie counting.
Elizabeth says
Already following you on twitter (egearly) 🙂
Elizabeth says
Following you on pinterest (egearly)!
Jackie Gonzales says
I would use it for both baking and calorie counting...I love kitchen scales!!!
Elizabeth says
I would use it as a combination for baking and calorie counting. Mostly just to weigh my dry pasta to portion it correctly. 😉
Carol says
I would love a scale for baking.
Rebecca says
I'd love to try baking by weighing out ingredients instead of measuring them!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
I'd def. use my scale to weigh ingredients mostly!
Christi D says
I would use it first to make macarons! I have been wanting to try...
Kristin says
I follow you on Pinterest (cashandtor)!
Kristin says
Baking, absolutely! A kitchen scale has been on my wish list for a long time!
Sherri says
I would use this to measure ingredients for baking. I have found some recipes lately that are in grams, etc. so this would be helpful.
Catherine says
And I follow a few of your Pinterest boards (cab22).
Catherine says
I followed @EatSmartScales (@cabby1122) 🙂
Catherine says
I followed @seededtable (@cabby1122)
Catherine says
I've been recipe testing for an author in Australia, and she often lists weights of vegetables and grains. I've come to realize how important having a scale is, as something like a "medium" zucchini is so subjective!
I think this would give me a better sense of portions and sample weights as well!
Beth R says
Iv always wanted a digital kitchen scale. I used to use an old baby scale to weigh my bread, rolls, cookie dough but sadly its gone now.I especially loved to use a scale to weigh cake layers so they would turn out even.
Melissa says
I follow you on pinterest!
Melissa says
I folllow eat smart on twitter!
Melissa says
I follow you on twitter.
Melissa says
I would use it most to weigh ingredients for baking, as people say that's the way to get the best results.
jill says
i follow you on pininterest.
jill says
i would use the scale for both baking and portion control. have a great Easter!
Courtney B says
Already following your pinterest boards. My name is Courtney B (baxzy) on there.
Courtney B says
Now following @eatsmartscales on twitter. @CourtneyBilos
Courtney B says
Already a twitter follower of yours. @CourtneyBilos
Courtney B says
I would use a kitchen scale for weighing my baking ingredients. I am a lover of homemade bread! It would see a lot of flour.
Fran says
Baking macroons. I want to try them!
Lauren J. says
My husband always says we need a scale but we have yet to get one - we'd use it for baking for sure.
Carly orris says
I will use it for calorie counting, mostly for weighing meat portions in recipes. It wil also come in handy to weigh pinewood derby cars! Can I also say that 2 minutes after your email about the giveaway I received an email from amazon for "today's deal" which is the eatsmart precision pro digital scale!
Stephanie says
I would use it for both. Calorie counting and weighing ingredients for bread and cake making. I never thought about using it for making my cookies all the same size. What a good idea!