Found a few deals on amazon

Mr Beer Kit $37
Amazon.com: Mr. Beer Premium Edition Home Microbrewery System: Kitchen & Dining

Digital Scale 0.1oz to 55#
Amazon.com: My Weigh Ultraship 55 Lb Electronic Digital Shipping Postal Kitchen Scale: Kitchen & Dining

Digital Timer with 4 event notifications. Might work well for hop additions. $15
Amazon.com: CDN PT1A Digital Timer/Clock 4 Event Programmable: Kitchen & Dining

Automatic Jar Opener. All they need now is an automatic bug squashier and there will no longer be a need for men $15
Amazon.com: One Touch Jar Opener: Kitchen & Dining

Cool looking toaster $90
Amazon.com: Russell Hobbs Swarovski Crystal Encrusted 2-Slice Toaster: Kitchen & Dining

Wow that scale is a fantastic deal...

lithy said:

Wow that scale is a fantastic deal...

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+1 - Thanks.

Thanks. I just got a couple sacks of grain and needed something to measure it out. This post saved me from having to search too long on Amazon.

Sweet! I've been thinking about getting a scale for a while now, both for brewing and cooking. Good deal!

I have the same scale and it's not that accurate at small measurements. I'm sure it's fine for base grains, but I wouldn't use it for hops.

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I went to amazon to buy that scale, but it got a bunch of scathing reviews. does anyone here own this scale? anyone have a recommendation of another one?

bad coffee said:

I have the same scale and it's not that accurate at small measurements. I'm sure it's fine for base grains, but I wouldn't use it for hops.

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I use this one for both baking an brewing.

Amazon.com: Oxo Good Grips Food Scale with Pull-Out Display: Home & Garden

It's $50 but well worth it for as much as I use it.

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Looks ike a good sale price on this one as well at Amazon which looks like it is sensitive enough for smaller measurements like hops.

Amazon.com: EatSmart Precision Touch Digital Glass Top Kitchen Scale, White: Home & Garden

sjlammer said:

I went to amazon to buy that scale, but it got a bunch of scathing reviews. does anyone here own this scale? anyone have a recommendation of another one?

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I got mine and unpacked it and it looks very nice. Seems to be accurate as far as I can tell. Not sure how to calibrate it, or check it. I guess I could take into work and compare with our calibrated scales...

I checked repeatability and it was perfect. I weighed several small objects, and tared containers and it weighed the object the same afterward each time. Ounces in tenths, seems fine.

I like that the chinese persons who did the quality checks signed in symbols...

bad coffee said:

I use this one for both baking an brewing.

Amazon.com: Oxo Good Grips Food Scale with Pull-Out Display: Home & Garden

It's $50 but well worth it for as much as I use it.

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This OXO scale is the one Cooks Illustrated recently ranked #1.

I have their old #1 choice, which has worked quite well (though no pull-out display):
Amazon.com: Soehnle Digital Kitchen Scale, Silver: Home & Garden
It's still the same price, over a year after I bought it!

Homercidal said:

Seems to be accurate as far as I can tell. Not sure how to calibrate it, or check it.

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five quarters are 1oz, .2oz each (new/unworn)
for grams, a penny is 2.5g and a nickle is 5g