Digital coffee scales for barista-level precision

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 17:40 in Mathematics & Economics

Get your fix exactly right. (Nathan Dumlao via Unsplash/)Do you ever wonder why the coffee beans you buy from your favorite neighborhood café don’t taste the same when you brew them at home? Discerning coffee drinkers can make a difference in the quality and consistency of home-brewed coffee and espresso with a coffee scale. A digital scale accounts for weight variations in different types of beans that you just can’t get from eyeballing a measuring cup. If you’re a fan of pour-over coffee, a scale is key to a carefully-timed pour with a precise ratio of water-to-grounds. Here are our favorites.Measure coffee—and stick to your healthy eating plan. (Amazon/)This affordable battery-operated kitchen scale comes in a range of attractive colors from lime green to teal blue. It’s not the best option for pour-over aficionados, since the auto-shut-off feature means you’ll have to turn it back on after two minutes of...

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