Budget espresso scale find - Page 4
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Yeah, I don't actually anticipate measuring my espresso to that degree of accuracy. If there are people that do, I'm impressed!
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My 500gx.01g pocket scale ($22) is precise to 0.02g. It's accuracy matches that over the range I typically use it for espresso. It's accuracy over the full 500g range is contingent upon my taking the time to calibrate it.
I would expect something similar from the Sweet Maria's scale. But maybe it's better or maybe it's worse. Who knows without testing one?
I would expect something similar from the Sweet Maria's scale. But maybe it's better or maybe it's worse. Who knows without testing one?
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And there are people that can stop their extraction within .01 of a gram on a repeated basis? That's way more skill than I have...
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Nobody can stop a shot within 0.01g.
A 0.1g resolution scale will work fine for shots. But the extra resolution of a centigram scale doesn't hurt. And it's easy enough to find an inexpensive scale with a 500g range that reliably resolves to 0.02g. So why not?
The thing is with most of these scales the precision is often something like twice the resolution. So a 0.1g scale often gives you ±0.2g. That's fine for pulling a shot but it's not as good when weighing out a dose when a coffee bean weighs less than 0.2g. If you're going to have one scale for espresso a 0.01g version makes more sense, at least to me.
But whatever. It won't make or break your coffee either way.
A 0.1g resolution scale will work fine for shots. But the extra resolution of a centigram scale doesn't hurt. And it's easy enough to find an inexpensive scale with a 500g range that reliably resolves to 0.02g. So why not?
The thing is with most of these scales the precision is often something like twice the resolution. So a 0.1g scale often gives you ±0.2g. That's fine for pulling a shot but it's not as good when weighing out a dose when a coffee bean weighs less than 0.2g. If you're going to have one scale for espresso a 0.01g version makes more sense, at least to me.
But whatever. It won't make or break your coffee either way.
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For weighing beans (dosage) I prefer 0.01 gram resolution. For weighing extraction I prefer 0.1 gram resolution. It's about time digital scales would sense the difference and adjust the display accordingly
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One of my scales is 0.01g resolution from 0-100g and 0.1g resolution from 100-500g. I don't find that particularly helpful.
The main thing with shot weight isn't the resolution so much as the response time. Fast and accurate is harder to achieve with an inexpensive scale. I have learned to stop the shot a little ahead of time as my scale takes a moment to catch up. But I'd prefer a faster scale -- that is, if it didn't cost too much.
The main thing with shot weight isn't the resolution so much as the response time. Fast and accurate is harder to achieve with an inexpensive scale. I have learned to stop the shot a little ahead of time as my scale takes a moment to catch up. But I'd prefer a faster scale -- that is, if it didn't cost too much.