A cup of flour weighs about 120 g. A cup of peanut butter weighs about 260 g. Measuring cups track space, not food, so the same scoop can swing a meal by hundreds of calories.
Pick a food, change how full the cup is and see the grams and calories shift. Then learn when a kitchen scale is worth it, and what to look for at any budget.
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A simple digital scale that covers the basics from the guide: weigh rice, flour or oats in grams instead of guessing by the cup.
A step up in build for everyday cooking and batch prep, with two weighing platforms so you can weigh a bowl and an ingredient side by side.
For people who want a scale that lives on the worktop. It does the same job as the cheaper picks, so only choose it if the look matters to you.
