Anyone had a kitchen scale that works at sea?

[Karlsenkystfiske]

All the kitchen scales I have tried over the years have been rubbish if the boat moves a little. Readings go all over the place, even when in harbour at most times I dont know if it is possible to make a scale that is not so sensitive to movement? I mean, the planet is supposedly spinning and all.

 

[GHA]

Yet to find a solution. Measuring small amounts of 2 part epoxy or a gas canaster needs a flat calm anchorage.

 

[V1701]

One of these, gimballed...

 

[PCUK]

Any mechanical scales.

 

[rotrax]

First Mate uses a pair like that at home.

The 'Cheapo' economy version with tin trays, not brass.

The weights have the WD arrow or 'GPO' on them.

Inherited from her Grandmother.

For cooking on the boat she seems to manage with a small electrinic set.

 

[Pye_End]

All the kitchen scales I have tried over the years have been rubbish if the boat moves a little. Readings go all over the place, even when in harbour at most times I dont know if it is possible to make a scale that is not so sensitive to movement? I mean, the planet is supposedly spinning and all.

Not sensitive to movement but acceleration. The benefit of the balance style is that both side are subject to the same local acceleration due to the boat going up and down. Electronic would have to smooth the data too much to become practical. For baking you could go American style volumetric. Electronic should be ok in harbour on the flat, so long as you aren't trying to get really accurate.

 

[Poignard]

For baking you don't need scales at all.

One of these is what we use :

Cook's Dry Measure | LABOUR AND WAIT

 

[Farmer Piles]

Something like this with a suitable container suspended beneath.

Faithfull Portable Electronic Scale 0-50kg

 

[Slowboat35]

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[Poignard]

 

[GHA]

Electronic should be ok in harbour on the flat, so long as you aren't trying to get really accurate.

Any electronic kitchen scales I've tried either give a reading or don't, no middle ground. Needs to be quite calm.

 

[Poignard]

Something like this with a suitable container suspended beneath.

Faithfull Portable Electronic Scale 0-50kg

That won't be any better.

When the boat plunges the reading will decrease and when she lifts the reading will increase.

Same effect as driving fast over a hump-backed bridge has on your stomach!

 

[[70521]]

All the kitchen scales I have tried over the years have been rubbish if the boat moves a little. Readings go all over the place, even when in harbour at most times I dont know if it is possible to make a scale that is not so sensitive to movement? I mean, the planet is supposedly spinning and all.

Are you risking losing your Two Star Michelin rating?

Onboard I use 'measurement by eye' or the American system of cups and a measuring jug if I am being fussy.

 

[GHA]

Onboard I use 'measurement by eye' or the American system of cups and a measuring jug if I am being fussy.

You can measure 78g of resin to 18g of hardener by eye to get a little pot of epoxy paint for another touch up coat?? Don`t believe you.

Heard of some people actually using accurate digital scales onboard for cooking!! Rough n ready fling it in no problem there

 

[thinwater]

Something like this with a suitable container suspended beneath.

Faithfull Portable Electronic Scale 0-50kg

Read post 6.

No scale will weight accurately in an accelerating elevator (you weight either more or less, when the elevator starts and stops). Same problem on a boat. Balance beam types seem to solve that problem, but they are very sensitive to tilt and vibration.

This is cooking, not analytic chemistry. Volume.

 

[[70521]]

You can measure 78g of resin to 18g of hardener by eye to get a little pot of epoxy paint for another touch up coat?? Don`t believe you.

Do you not use these wee measuring pots and syringes to do that sort of stuff? After all it is all about ratios.

 

[GHA]

Do you not use these wee measuring pots and syringes to do that sort of stuff? After all it is all about ratios.

Tried all that, over the years it's become obvious that weighing is just far, far better, no clean up of pots & syringes, much more accurate for such small measures.
Just weigh each part per unit volume & make up a spreadsheet to calibrate from volume to weight.

 

[Seven Spades]

We gave up on scales and now use “cups” you can buy loads of recipe books that give measurements in “cups”

 

[[70521]]

Tried all that, over the years it's become obvious that weighing is just far, far better, no clean up of pots & syringes, much more accurate for such small measures.
Just weigh each part per unit volume & make up a spreadsheet to calibrate from volume to weight.

What happens when your computer, or whatever device you use, gets all bunged up with two part epoxy?

 

[thinwater]

What happens when your computer, or whatever device you use, gets all bunged up with two part epoxy?

You do the math in your head. It ain't all that.

I keep the scale in a gallon zip lock bag if the conditions are going to get messy. But working neat is key to good work. I generally change gloves with every batch.