Scales

Digital scales are more accurate than springform scales and balance-beam scales as long as they are properly calibrated. Springform and balance-beam scales should be avoided when precision is required, but they are acceptable for larger amounts, for example, 50 pounds of sugar as opposed to .2 grams of xanthan gum. For ingredients such as stabilizers, precision scales (see photo) are required because of the small amounts that are used, which most common digital scales will not be able to weigh. These are incredibly sensitive scales that, depending on the model, can weigh almost anything, from tenths of a gram to hundred-thousandths of a gram. A precision scale that can weight tenths of a gram is sufficient for our purposes.