Soehnle Scales Bring Precision and Style to the Countertop by Maggie Reed on Creators.com

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Soehnle Scales Bring Precision and Style to the Countertop

Whether in a restaurant or home, chefs have long relied on kitchen scales to turn out perfect products. In addition to ensuring complete measuring accuracy, kitchen scales eliminate the need for using (and cleaning) separate measuring cups and spoons, making the entire process easier and faster. You can eliminate cleanup by simply covering the top of the scale with plastic wrap for each ingredient.

Founded in 1868 and acquired by Leifheit AG in 2001, Soehnle offers scales to help take the guesswork out of measuring, including:

STYLE

Perfect for serious and novice cooks alike, the Style digital scale features a contoured rectangular metal base designed in a modern, silver hue with charcoal black accents. The base provides a secure foundation with no chance for tipping.

Style's round glass-weighing platform accommodates a wide range of ingredients; it is removable and dishwasher safe. Style's touch-control LCD panel conveniently displays bold, easy-to-read numbers.

The scale requires one lithium battery and retails for $30.

PAGE

With an extremely flat design in a rectangular shape, Page is the epitome of chic in culinary equipment. The streamlined digital scale features a tempered glass surface with no buttons for easy operation and cleaning. Page is available in white, yellow, blue, black and silver. Several limited edition designs are also offered.

The scale requires three AAA batteries and retails for $40.

RETRO

Offering classic, retrospective design, along with modern precision technology, the Retro is a combination analog and digital scale. Retro features a die-cast base in chrome with fire-engine red accents, along with a generously sized, removable bowl on top that's made of brushed and polished stainless steel. For simplicity, the scale has touch button controls and a round, retro-style display, which provides weight measurements in both digital and analog formats in two separate readouts.

The scale requires four AA batteries and retails for $120.

All of the scales weigh foods up to 11 pounds in precise increments of 1 gram, or .04 ounces, and come with five-year warranties.

The Style and Page also feature Soehnle's "additive weight" function, which automatically calculates the addition of ingredients using any type of container. And they also provide easy conversion from kilograms/grams to pounds/ounces.

SLIM F5

Now that you have the weighing of ingredients taken care of, it's time to take care of weighing yourself.

The Slim F5 is a member of Soehnle's Body Balance series of body analysis scales. The Slim F5 provides comfort and ease when reading body analysis results — such as weight, percentage of muscle, fat and body hydration, and suggested actions for improved physical health.

The scale features a modern square shape and an extraordinarily flat, streamlined design in white. Plus, it has an overlay platform of transparent, tempered glass with silver accents. The unique platform design includes gently curved sides for a subtle wave effect.

Measuring weight up to 330 pounds in .2 increments, it can be programmed for up to eight people. For added convenience, the scale includes an automatic on/off feature and can be easily set to weigh in pounds or kilograms. The Slim F5 offers body fat, water and muscle mass readings in .1 percent increments, as well as calorie consumption.

To encourage optimum fitness, the scale also offers personalized recommendations, such as "drink more water" or "build more muscle."

The scale requires two lithium batteries and comes with a three-year warranty. Retail price is $80.

For more information on these Soehnle products, call 866-MYLEIFHEIT (866-695-3434) or visit www.soehnleusa.com.

Maggie Reed may be reached at trocar2000@hotmail.com. To find out more about Maggie Reed and other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.