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nutterly_uts

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What scales do people recommend? Mine worked today and all was OK, but its definitely on its last legs. I don't trust it anymore!
I'm in the UK and will be using Amazon if that helps
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I'd ideally like one that plugs into the mains and although my batches are only 500g at the mo, I hopefully will be going onto bigger amounts.

I am on amazon at the mo but can only find scales that measure in 1g increments and I think I need ones that'll go to 0.1g?
 
Thank you!
I was looking for 0.1g increments due to the lye on this recipe - I know when I scale up I won't need it so much but while I learn and play I want to make small amounts :)

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If you always round lye down and oils up to the nearest gram, the worst case is a little extra superfat.

That being said, I made some tiny test batches last night and used a my weigh palm scale, it measures .01 grams. Love the my weigh scales. I use a cheapo kitchen scale usually but will be upgrading to the kd8000 soon.
 
The problem with .1 gram (or less) increments is that they don't accommodate high weights (e.g, >1 kg) without spending a fortune, and the platforms are sized accordingly. One gram increments are perfect for soap. Your batch size of 500 g of oil is not small enough to be sensitive to rounding errors. It's a great size for personal use if you ask me, but would be much too small if selling.
 
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