scales

Demythifying the myths: Can the temperature of your ingredients or container alter the weight on a digital scale?

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A beaker with a water and a patch of white liquid on the bottom sits on a digital scale in a lab

Someone sent me a question asking if the heat of our ingredients – let’s say a 70°C (158°F) heated oil phase of a lotion after removing it from the heat source – could alter the weight reading on a digital scale. They said they read the heat from the containers can “create air currents which...

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Scales! An equipment review: Let’s meet a few scales that weigh 1 gram/0.1 ounce (part two of the series)

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We started this series with the introduction or part one in which we reviewed the parts of the scale and things we might want to consider when we buy one with some information on significant figures and instrument error. Today, we’ll look at a few scales I’ve owned over the years that measure to 1...

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Scales! An equipment review: What to look for in a scale (introduction to the series)

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I can’t believe I haven’t shared the many many scales I’ve owned over the last 16 years and thought it was time I rectified this issue. I hope this serves as a handy guide to help you choose your favourite scales for your workshop. First, we’ll look at the parts of the scale. Then we’ll...

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Member exclusive Q&A: How to measure smaller amounts?

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In the December duplicating post, Joyce asked: My question concerns formulating, in reading your blog you state when formulating a recipe, x%=xgrams. i have recently seen recipes with odd %’s, for ex. 0.80%. How do you measure .80 grams? Do we drop the 0 & make it .8grams, do we round up to 1 gram,...

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