Hi all, decided to buy a new grinder and a Hario switch for my morning coffees.
Can anyone recommend me a cheap coffee scale? I heard the Hario one isn’t that good. Anything below $50 is fine but if I can lower that to $20-$30 that would be perfect.
Thanks! Tried this one out. Never ordered from aliexpress before, hopefully it'll turn out alright.
What do you mean by not that good?
I have a high cost Japanese scale and a cheap Amazon/Ali scale and they both come within 0.1 gram of each other. The cheap one takes a little longer to measure the weight, but only by fractions of a second.
What is it you are looking for?
In terms of price/performance, most people would say that the Hario pourover coffee scale isn't worth it, especially when compared to other scales in its price range.
Do you have a link to the Amazon one you have?
I got this one. Comes with a 50g weight that you can use to calibrate it (if you think it's not calibrated). Been using about 9 months with no problem. Takes 2 AA batteries (I think it came with batteries).
I got a cheap one off eBay years ago. It's quite accurate, I checked it using water measured from a plastic syringe. The lower capacity ones are more accurate. Don't go for one that does 5kg, stick to the 200g or less models.
I have this one and it works a treat
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006047109992.html