I bought a $200 'smart' digital scale and it was a total waste

Everyone was raving about these Bluetooth scales that sync to your phone for perfect measurements. I got one for my pastry station about six months ago. It constantly lost connection, needed charging every other day, and the app was full of ads for meal kits. I went back to my old $30 mechanical scale after a month of frustration. The time I wasted fiddling with tech could have been spent on actual baking. Has anyone else found that simple tools are just better in a busy kitchen?

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hugo_jones210d ago

Wait, it needed charging every other day and hall.ruby is right about this happening to everything now.

charlie_fisher4522d ago

Seriously, was a fancy scale ever going to make your pastries taste better? It sounds like you just needed something to weigh flour, not a gadget that demands constant attention. Maybe we overcomplicate the simple stuff sometimes.

hall.ruby22d ago

You're right, Charlie, we do this with everything from coffee makers to apps now.