Scale Reviews and Buying Guide:

Scales have evolved over the years and most are now built as digital scales. You no longer have to move weights around to find out your weight, just step up on the scale and read the digital readout. They are very accurate and are much easier to use than the old style scales you often see in doctors offices still. Why doctors haven't switched over yet baffles me. I have a 16 month old son and when we went for his wellbaby visit, they use a baby scale, or infant scale, to weight little ones and it's digital. Anyone older than about 2 1/2 gets on the old fashioned scales though. The typical bathroom scale, like the Health-o-Meter that I own, feature split mat design, plenty of foot room, and the 7 inch dial is easy to read. The scale can measure weight up to 400 pounds if needed. For more scale reviews and ratings, keep reading below.

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We recently browsed through the scale selection on Amazon.com and reviewed their bestselling scales. They carry all the top scale brands like Tanita, Seca, Detecto, Health o Meter, Taylor, Soehnle, and Homedics. The most popular and best selling scales are the Taylor 7009 Electronic Lithium Scale ($17.11), the Health-o-Meter HAP200KD-41 Professional Dial Scale, Black and White ($35.13), Tanita BF679W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat Monitor with Body Water ($49.99), Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition Monitor ($119.99), the Tanita BF680W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat Monitor with Athletic Mode and Body Water ($64.67) - a very accurate body fat scale, the Weight Watchers WW-11R Portable Precision Electronic Scale ($21.99), Soehnle Exacta 63694 Body Fat and Water Scale Body Balance Scale, Silver ($26.11), and the Omron HBF-400 Body Fat Monitor/Scale, Chrome ($39.99). Other top rated scales are the Salter 905 Extra Precision Round Electronic Glass Bathroom Scale, Chrome ($66.67), Weight Watchers WW60X Weight Tracking Scale ($59.99), the Detecto 437 Balance Beam Doctor/Physician Scale, 400 lbs ($199) - the upright floor scale with a slide scale to determine weight at the top. Other consumer favorites are the Terraillon TFA20 10 Memory Body Fat Scale ($55.29), Rowenta BS-365 Silver Art Scale ($59.99), Oregon Scientific Digital Weighing Scale with Wireless Remote -BWR102 ($54), the SECA 840 Digital Bathroom Floor Scale ($79), and the Homedics Tri-Fitness Bath Scale, Color Change LCD ($68.95). As I mentioned earlier, I have a Health O Meter scale and have been happy with it. I use the scale at the gym I go to as well to periodically compare my weight to see how accurate my home scale stays and it hasn't been off in the 4 years I've had it.

Baby Scales:

When you have a newborn or infant, often parents like to weigh their baby more often than when they go to the doctors wellbaby visits. Much like the baby scales you see in the doctors office, you can buy an infant scale for your house to monitor your newborns weight as they slowly grow. Although most infants gain weight at a steady clip, others need a close monitoring to make sure they are progressing along normally and having a baby scale at home saves doctor visits. Healthchecksystems.com/babyscales.htm carries a nice variety of infant/baby scales like the MedWeigh MS-2410 Digital Baby Scales ($169.95), Siltec BS-1 Digital Baby Scale ($129.95), HealthOMeter 386S Mechanical Pediatric Scale ($125), Seca 345 Electronic Baby Scale ($180), the Detecto 8440 Digital Baby Scale ($195), and the Tanita T-1582 Infant Scale ($295). With the prices being so high, perhaps most of these scales are sold directly to doctors working in the pediatric field. If purchasing a baby scale is beyond your budget, you can always weigh your baby the old fashioned way by stepping on your scale and noting your weight, then get on the scale with the baby and subtract your weight from the combined weight to get the babies weight.

Food Scale:

Have you ever had a recipe that required specific ingredient weights like 2 lbs of apples, or 1/2 pound of potatoes. A good food scale, or kitchen scale can solve any dilemma with weighing food and making sure you get the recipe just right. Kitchenkapers.com carries a full line of kitchen scales with most priced between $20 and $60. After reading customer reviews on the best kitchen scales, we gathered up a list of the most popular food scales. They are the Salter Nutri-Weigh Dietary Computer Scale 1450 ($119.99), Salter Nutritional Food Scale 1400 ($69.99), Salter Microtronic Electronic Scale ($39.99), Cuisinart (Cuisinarts) Classic Gourmet Diet Scale ($29.99), Metrokane Gourmet Weigh ($24.99), and the Polder Stainless Steel Professional Food Scale ($39.99). Most offer a small basket shaped area to place the food for weighing while a few offer a flat surface to place food items for measuring.

Shipping Scale:

All small businesses and even people with home offices can use a shipping scale to weigh and ship packages for personal or business use. We went to Americanweigh.com and found some quality shipping scales such as the American Weigh AMWSHIP-150 Digital Shipping Shipping Scale ($79.95), the P2000 2'x2' Floor Scale 1000lb x 0.2lb ($595), the Acculab SVI-Series Bench Scales ($274.95), the American Weigh AMW-855 50lb Digital Postal Scale ($24.95), the Escali Granda 220lb Digital Shipping Scale ($89.95), the Mettler Toledo PS60 FedEx Scales UPS Shipping Scale ($378), the Pelouze PS20DL 20lb Internet Downloadable Postal Scale ($94.99), and the Royal Exacta EX315W Shipping Scale with Wireless Display ($79.95). Americanweigh.com has a huge inventory of much more than just shipping scales including carat scales, counting scales, crane scales, deli scales, diamond scales, fishing scales, gram scales, hanging scales, industrial scales, pallet scales, pet scales, postal scales, and waterproof scales.

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