I really, really struggle reading scales on a measuring jug or in a measuring spoon. I just can’t gauge if it’s on the level or under/over it because my spatial awareness and depth perception is awful. As a result I screw things up.
Any ideas? Are there better ones I could buy?
So I look for a scale that measures liquid by weight? How much should I spend to get a good one?
You should expect to spend 10-20$/€ on a decent scale. Costlier scales often offer specific features, but in general use they’re comparable.
A scale accurate to a gram can be a bit loose for ingredients like agar, cream of tartar, gelatin, etc. That said, my nearly decade old home scale is only accurate to the gram and I don’t plan to replace it. Scales accurate to a tenth of a gram are pretty common at reasonable prices at this point.
There isn’t really isn’t much call for the level of precision this person is suggesting in most recipes. Liquids mostly aren’t going to vary in volume enough to warrant the effort of converting recipes you find. Solids that flow, like sugar and flour are better measured by mass using a scale if you’re baking. Oxo makes a scale that I’ve been pretty happy with (slim, precise, and has a detachable face so that you can read it even when there’s a big bowl on top). The OXO brand also has some very easy to read volumetric pictures of various sizes. For lots of uses (like water/rice or water/oatmeal ratios) a measuring cup is still going to be good enough. Even if you feel like you can’t read the level all that precisely, it’s probably going to be close enough for the vast majority of recipes.
I agree with this.
If I am measuring “for real” I use a scale and grams. Mine can also do ounces & pounds.
If I am measuring in a measuring cup, my kids laugh at me but I crouch down so the liquid is at eye level so that I can see it better. And most things don’t need to be all that exact. The ones that do, convert them to weight measures.
Yep going by weight is the best. I’m not sure about the cost for where you live. If you’re in the us, just get oxo. Everything by oxo is always good. I swear I’m not sponsored.
Or you could check the atk website, they do good testing for what’s good.