AccuWeight 255 Mini Digital Weight Scale for School Travel Jewelry Pocket Gram Scale 300g/0.01g with Tare and Calibration Food Kitchen Scale

After reading hundreds of reviews on various digital scales (all in the $10-$20 price range) I concluded that all of them have their share of negative reviews. Realistically... no one should be expecting a laboratory quality instrument for such a cheap price. Personally... I only needed a gram scale to more accurately measure ingredients when baking. I chose this one over all the others because when considering the of reviews for any scale I was considering... this one had the lowest percentage of 1 star reviews per the "total number" of reviews.Mine worked with no problems right out of the box. FYI: Although it includes batteries I did not use them. I always prefer to install my own batteries in electronic devices rather than installing an unknown brand of Chinese battery. The display is easy to read bright blue backlit display. The dust cover also serves as a convenient measuring tray. Unlike other inexpensive scales offered on Amazon this cover/measuring tray has a slight lip that allows it to secure and center itself on the measuring platform. A nice feature.NOTE: Although this scale includes instructions on a calibration procedure, like most scales in this price range, the scale "does not" include the weights needed to perform the calibration. If desired, to calibrate the scale you have two options. 1) A single step 1000g procedure where use a one 1000g weight to calibrate. Or... 2) A slightly more accurate 300g two step procedure where you need both a one 100g weight and one 200g weight. The two step procedure is as follows:1. Turn on the unit and wait for it to stabilize2) Press and hold the Unit button until "CAL" shows in the display3) Press the Unit button again (do not hold this time) and in a few seconds the display will show "100.00"4) Place a 100g weight on the center of the scale platform, wait a few second and it will show "300.00" (yes... it shows 300 and not 100 like you might expect)5) Then.. add a 200g weight to the platform, wait a few seconds and it will show "PASS"At this point your calibration was successful and ready for use.If you really need something with more accuracy but don't want to spend a small fortune... peruse Amazon for products like or similar to the Fristaden Lab Digital Precision Scientific Laboratory Scale. Example:https://www.amazon.com/Fristaden-Lab-Analytical-Scientific-Laboratories/dp/B07TN6MFV7/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=300843853352&qid=1590344999&s=industrial&sr=1-1

Use it for measuring loose leaf teas, and raw ingredients for smoothies and it has excelled at this. I like that the tray snaps on as a protective cover and that it is small enough to fit in the kitchen drawer ( the scale it replaced was a larger round kitchen scale that was less precise and was an awkward shape/size).

The tray serves as a great cover for the scale, keeping it safe. This is my second one, the first from many years ago is still in service. Good screen, wish it were brighter but overall, a great scale for jewelry.

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What I love most about this scale is that it fits into the the smallest of pockets. My only complaint is that it does not come with the weights to calibrate the scale if necessary. Thankfully I found a relatively inexpensive set that if fairly accurate at least across the several scales I own. Another great thing about this scale is that it the protective cover doubles as a little tray that seats neatly onto the metal scale which is great for measuring things that are not flat or have a tendency to roll around.I wish that this scale had greater maximum capacity but for the price and accuracy it does have, I really can't complain. I looked over a ton of other scales after a few days of research and settled on this one. I'm glad I did. I use it for several things such as weighing coins and mailing letters down to the oz.