Kitchen scales are a must even for casual cooks. A kitchen scale is considered a necessity by professional bakers and many home bakers, but you don't have to be making elaborate creations to justify ...

A kitchen scale is only for pro chefs, right? Not so fast. We’d like to make the case that in any home kitchen, a scale is just as important as (if not more than) measuring cups. There are plenty of ...

Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...

Forget apps and smart displays. The most elegant kitchen calculator is a mechanical device from the 1600s. Entropic Thoughts ...

The one piece of kitchen equipment I most often find myself surprised that people don't own is the humble kitchen scale. Vitally important, but easily overlooked, a good kitchen scale can make you a ...

The best kitchen scale comes close to making measuring cups obsolete. It’s the kind of gadget that streamlines recipes and eliminates guesswork, so you know you’re not overpouring one ingredient or ...

Using a scale can be beneficial to you in the kitchen. It ensures that you always have a correct volumetric measurement for ingredients. You may have noticed that Ive started including weight measures ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...