Tea Scales?

i searched for electronic pocket scale on ebay to find the one i use, it was a jewelry scale – works great

I tried to use a food scale for tea but it wasn’t accurate enough. It couldn’t measure grams unless the amount on the scale was over 15 g, haha. But I’ve since gotten an older scale off of Craigslist that works a lot better, though it needs to be recalibrated every few months.

I generally go with 2 grams per 8 ounces, unless I’m measuring oolong. Then I’ll do something like 3.5 grams per 6 ounces with very short steeps.

I too have an electric pocket scale meant for jewelry, bought on Amazon for ~$15. I love it, use it often, especially for white & green teas – anything big and hard to measure with a teaspoon. I use about 3 grams leaf for 8oz water for most teas, oolongs and whites sometimes stronger.

It’s so nice to see these archived posts. I searched for scale information and here it is. I purchased one for $10 from Amazon today. I was leery because of the price, but it has 4 out of 5 stars from almost 200 reviewers, so we’ll see…

I love mine by Polder-it is very accurate. Don’t know what I ever did without it!

I love the one Upton has. I hope to get it for Christmas. It is especially for tea, not just a general kitchen scale, and has a cup weight mode. I think it is reasonably priced, too.

if you find one with a tare option you can zero out your infuser and add the tea to it without having to transfer it again.