{"id":1405,"date":"2020-02-18T17:29:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T17:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2023-06-26T21:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T21:25:47","slug":"best-practices-scale-calibration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/?p=1405","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices: Scale Calibration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Use a set of gram weights to see how accurate your electronic scale is. Recognize that most commonly available sets of gram weights will vary in their own accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>However, a kitchen setting does not require ultra-precise measurements. This method eliminates wide discrepencies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This ad-free article is made possible by the financial support of the<\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/crechcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/crechcenter.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687898698536000&amp;usg=AOvVaw318EGRMjhEANf3bHtb5WSO\">Center for Research on Environmental Chemicals in Humans:<\/a>\u00a0a 501(c)(3) non-profit.<\/em><br \/>\nPlease consider making a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crechcenter.org\/index.php\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/crechcenter.org\/index.php\/donate\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687898698536000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2U-duw0kboorQfNkE28lDt\">tax-deductible donation<\/a>\u00a0for continued biomedical research.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>After using a wide variety of solid weights and combinations of them, it seems the accuracy of the measurements for small quantities such as salt and spices, is roughly +\/- 0.02 to +\/- 0.03. That is well within the tolerance of error in a working kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>The same calibration method should be used &#8212; with heavier weights &#8212; for non-spice foods.<\/p>\n<p>Right-click any image, below,\u00a0 to view a larger version.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-18-at-9.06.51-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1415\" src=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-18-at-9.06.51-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c969.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1411\" src=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c969.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c968.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1407\" src=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c968.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c96c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1408\" src=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c96c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c96f.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1409\" src=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c96f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c96d.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1416\" src=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c96d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c96b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1418\" src=\"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c96b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use a set of gram weights to see how accurate your electronic scale is. 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