Hario Drip Coffee Scale and Timer 1 EA VST-2000B

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The scale works just as stated. It's sensitive enough for weighting and brewing coffee. It looks good and simple to use. But for the price, I would hope the quality of the material be better than that. It feels flimsy and cheap. Had used cheaper scales made of better plastics (but less sensitive).

Essa balança é muito cara, dá pra comprar outras parecidas por 10% do preço. Mas ela tem alguns detalhes que outras não oferecem, e que facilitam o uso para preparar café: 1) ela demora vários minutos para desligar sozinha, outras balanças eletrônicas desligam antes de você terminar de colocar água no café; 2) ela tem precisão de 0.1 g até 500g, mas consegue pesar até 2Kg com precisão de 1g—isso é suficiente para você colocar o bule, filtro, café, e água; outras balanças pequenas como essa não chegam a 2Kg. So não dei 5 estrelas por causa do preço e porque senti falta de uns pezinhos de borracha para ela ficar mais firme, mas coloquei pezinhos 3M e ficou ótima.

You need to press a little hard on the buttons, at first it would sometimes not detect my press for the timer which was an issue, I was pressing pretty lightly to be fair though.

Sem dúvida, há muitas outras balanças com preços acessíveis disponíveis no mercado. Contudo, para os que aderem à Terapia do Café e que valorizam essa deliciosa alquimia e todo o ritual para se extrair o melhor do grão, afirmo que vale o investimento, porque, além de linda e acompanhar a linha da marca, tem também o cronômetro disponível em sua tela, o que facilita o processo. É um luxo, tal como toda a linha Hario, que oferece tantos outros produtos para que o mencionado ritual fique ainda mais harmônico.

I was a little bit loath to purchase these scales, as I didn’t like some aspects of the specifications. Specifically, they weigh weights in different bands in different units and at varying sensitivities. Additionally some owners have reported that the scale is slow to display the weight, which is important when brewing coffee to precise recipes.Having used it daily now, for three months, I can say that the first potential gripe about weighing in different sensitivities does not affect my bean or pouring weighings, I usually use it with a V60 and sometimes with a Chemex. The lag on the display IS present but you can get round it by slowing down when you approach your target weight.Good Points:Nice to have a timer and weighing scale all in one, which makes concentrating on the read outs easy.The scale tray is wide enough for all manner of coffee jugs, V60, Chemex etc.It takes AAA batteries, so no problem having to find anything usual. Rechargeable batteries work a treat.The plastic is easy to wash down with a sponge or paper towel.The accuracy is pretty good given the caveat about which weight band you’re in.Bad Points:The weighing lag on the display is annoying but you can work round it. For a domestic situation, it’s fine but for a busy barista, this would probably drive them mad.The plastic is easily marked - it’s easy to clean - but this won’t continue to look pristine for long.In theory if the scales were splashed by a lot of water, its design means that water could enter the internals and kill it.Compared to modern digital scales, this is very limited in functionality, especially if you’re using it with espresso makers.This is a nice domestic, pour over scale. If that’s all your doing, it’s fine. I was lucky to get mine when on promotion, so it was just over £40 all in. Personally I wouldn’t pay much more than that, since for slightly more than double the money, you could get a much more capable modern coffee scale, with oodles of functions, greater waterproofness and better aesthetics.