I see this Smart Chef one on Amazon for $29. It has terrible reviews but if weighing the food itself is accessible, that would be good enough for me. I'm very tempted especially at that price.
On 6/21/19, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: > > There is one called the Smart Chef, Smart Food scale that I reviewed on > Applevis.com<http://Applevis.com>. > It has lots of Siri shortcuts so you can use it mostly hands free for > weighing items. > It is quite responsive, but only the Talking Scale function is really > accessible right now. > I have worked with them on the accessibility, as has others. They are very > responsive to feedback. I cannot remember how many updates have been done > since I first inquired about this scale a few months ago; but it is a lot. > The app is called: > Smart Chef Smart Food Scale by ReFleX Wireless Inc. > https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smart-chef-smart-food-scale/id995829381 > I believe it costs around $50. It is the Pocket model, which is about 3.5 or > 4 inches square and fairly thin. > HTH, > Richard > GU > > Check out my web site at: > www.turner42.com<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turner42.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C633c05971fbe4621637e08d6bb714c96%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636902492616129219&sdata=9qG6zwn2QJ9Xe5fJyao6MewzLG36u7TAieLK72Tg19c%3D&reserved=0> > “The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of > flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack > lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." --Douglas > Adams, from Life, The Universe and Everything, p.59 > > > The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't > have any." -- Alice Walker > > > On Jun 21, 2019, at 8:44 AM, Sieghard Weitzel > <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote: > > There is one called the Drop Kitchen scale, Cristobal has one and seems to > like it. > I like smart stuff but this is one item where I am not so sure how well it > would work and especially how responsive it is in terms of automatic read > outs. > I bake a lot the European way which means ingredients get weight instead of > adding them by cup or table spoon, tea spoon etc. If I need 500 grams of > flour I usually use a cup measurement to put it in the bowl which is on the > scale, I have one of the MyWeigh talking scales. After I put on a bunch I > wait for a couple of seconds and the scale tells me the weight, then I can > add a bit more etc. I would have to know for sure that with something like > the Drop Kitchen scale or any other which may exist I could have the app > open and Voiceover focused on the right area and I would get virtually > instant and automatic read outs, I would not want to have to touch the > phone. > I think Cristobal and others said that the MyWeigh talking scales keep > breaking on them, I had my first one for at least 15 and maybe as long as 20 > years, it then didn’t work any more and I contacted MyWeigh and they send me > a new one for just a relatively small shipping fee of I think $20 or $25 > Canadian. I definitely call this good customer service and doubt that Drop > provides such a long warranty (I didn’t even have my original receipt or > record of purchase any more). > I have now had that new model for about 2 years and it’s been working > flawlessly. > > Best regards, > Sieghard > > probably about > From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > pdlloga...@gmail.com<mailto:pdlloga...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 2:26 PM > To: 'Vi Phone' <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> > Subject: Food scale > > Does anyone know of a food scale that will connect to the IPhone and give > readings on the phone? 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