I bought mine online but B&M stores like Williams Sonoma, Sur La Table
definitely carry them. Also plenty of articles about professional chefs using
weight, but MOST American recipes are volume-based and many people don't see
the need. If you wanted one, there is no problem finding a large selection to
choose from. Definitely better deals online though for this type of item.
From: Pierre Abbat <p...@bezitopo.org>
To: usma@colostate.edu
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 7:32 PM
Subject: [USMA 259] Re: How common are kitchen scales?
On Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:18:45 jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> In the US, I would say relatively rare. It would almost require some
> special interest, portion control for diabetes or weigh loss, interest in
> cooking "foreign" recipes, etc. If the household has one, it is likely to
> be a spring type, and moderate capacity to determine cooking times for
> large cuts of meat, roasts, turkeys, etc. My current preferred scale is 4
> kg x 0.5 g, but I have some older ones. I do not have one suitable for
> small amounts of ingredients; salt, spices, etc. have to be measured by
> volume. Like all Americans, I also have an adequate supply of measuring
> cups and spoons.
How hard would it be for someone in the US to buy a scale? Would he find it at
a kitchen store? I bought mine online and it's been years since I've been in a
kitchen store. I'm pretty sure there's one in (I think) Crabtree Valley Mall
in Raleigh, and there may be one in the mall in Asheville, but I was looking
for a suitcase, not a kitchen tool.
The email is partly written; I may send it on Sunday.
Pierre
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