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Spent $40 on a cheap food scale and it messed up my meal prep for weeks
I bought a no-name food scale off Amazon for $40 because I wanted to get serious about portion control. It looked fine at first, but after 3 days the readings were all over the place. One day my chicken was 200 grams, the next it showed 150 grams for the same piece. I ended up under-eating for a whole week before I realized the scale was the problem. Finally picked up a $60 Escali scale from the store and it's been rock solid ever since. Has anyone else had a cheap kitchen gadget wreck their habit tracking?
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dianaanderson7d ago
Honestly, Jason's not entirely wrong but I think user error gets thrown around way too much with cheap gadgets. If a scale gives different readings for the same piece of chicken day to day, that's not you messing up, that's the device failing. Tbh, it took me a solid week too before I figured out my old scale was the issue because you just trust the numbers at first. When your meal prep depends on consistency, a wonky scale basically wastes all that effort you put into planning and cooking. Ngl, it's pretty frustrating when you're trying to build a good habit and the gear you bought to help just breaks down on you. Paying a bit more for something reliable feels like a pain in the moment but it saves you from these kinds of headaches later.
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