Lakeland Precision Flat Digital Kitchen Weighing Scale

Two of my sons have resisted all attempts to teach them to bake so far but they are currently fighting over who's going to use these first! Very easy to use,nice slimline design so takes up virtually no space in my kitchen. I work in pounds and ounces but my boys work in grams so its nice to be able to switch between the two so easily especially as some of my more modern cook books are all metric. Would make a lovely present for a techie cook/student.

This review is for an older version of this product

Been using these scales for over a year and still love them, they look stylish and modern, are easy to clean and the controls are simple and easily accessible. Having just read the previous reviews as I'm recommending these scales to a friend, I can say that I do not find the issues raised to be problem.

We have used the scales frequently. The sensor on the side turns the scales on & off if in close proximity to anything, your hand by accident, or in your cupboard. Luckily for battery life they turn off 60 seconds after being bumped but this is conversely hard when baking with children or less confident cooks. The mirror surface is diabolical to keep shiny & clean &, in my opinion doesn't add anything...matt finish would be better or an opaque wipe clean surface. The weigh & add facility is very useful, the display clear, mine has metric & imperial, but I have had the scales a few years.

So far very reliable. Accurate and consistent read-out that is precise to 1g increments, from 11g upwards. The LED display is large, bright, and clearly visible; the mirror finish looks lovely and is easy to clean; the touch buttons are responsive and easy to use. My only complaint is that the scales turn off automatically after 60 seconds and there doesn't seem to be any way to disable this "feature". Obviously turning the scale back on will tare it to whatever you've already added to it, so you can't return to the zero weight you had before it switch off.

Bought these scales after researching others on the Internet, and looking at various ones in other stores. The platform is big enough to use a very large bowl without obscuring the display, something others don't do. Very clean, modern appearance, and the sensors on the sides mean there is nothing to get dirty. The only issue, pointed out by another reviewer, is that the imperial scale only reads in ounces, so you need to do some mental arithmetic to divide by 16 and get to pounds, and then subtract this multiple from the reading to get ounces, hence only 4 stars.