Have you ever followed a recipe to a tee only to end up with baked goods that didn’t come out looking anything like they did in the picture for the recipe? It turns out that even if you follow the recipe and carefully measure out the ingredients, there’s still a lot of room for error. After all, baking is a science and it’s important to be as accurate as possible.
The first possibility for error comes if you have to convert your recipes from metric system measurements that use weight measurements like grams to the imperial system which uses volume measurements like cups and spoons. All your measuring cups and spoons, won’t do you much good as you’ll have to look up the conversions online and do some rough calculations.
Another option is to weight your ingredients, which is much more accurate anyway. When you start weighing your ingredients, you don’t have to worry about leveling off your flour or packing your brown sugar. A kitchen scale is there to take the guesswork out of baking and to ensure that your baked goods come out perfect every time.
Kitchen scales are a good investment—if you can even call them that— because you can purchase reliable ones from Amazon for around $14.
