where do you get an egg scale?

[krazeepolack]

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The so called "antique or vintage scales on ebay are just as expensive as the new one I just bought.

They also are (some, not all) exactly like my store bought one. Why pay $29.95 + S & H for used, when you can get new for the same $$ from the store you know & trust?? (I have been buyin/selling ebay for over 10 years)

 

[iluvsedward]

ebay isn't that reliable.... but yeah I will check those places... thanks.....


Rose I. C.

 

[xyresicchick]

buy a digital kitchen gram scale and use a lightweight container to hold the egg on top of it. easy peasy.

 

[iluvsedward]

well I really just want to know what size eggs I get....... not how many grams it is...

 

[HHandbasket]

I paid like $10 plus shipping for mine on ebay. It's just a food scale. I weigh mine in ounces, and my girls are still young and just getting their "equipment" going, and they're laying eggs between 1.9 and 2.3 ounces a day (and getting bigger all the time).

This is a very good quality scale. It runs on AA batteries, and I think I have only had to replace them 1 time in 3 years (not too long ago).

Here is a link to the exact same scale.

http://cgi.ebay.com/WeighMax-Digita...all_Kitchen_Appliances_US&hash=item5196e4ae03

Edited to add the link just to give you an example of what my scale looks like.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

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As others have pointed out, egg size is determined by weight anyways. You typically end up paying more for a fancy egg scale that is less precise, and takes up more room, than a small kitchen scale. If you want a knick knack and conversation piece to decorate the kitchen, buy the egg scale. If you want something more utilitarian, then a kitchen scale does the job.

Jumbo 2 .5oz (71g)
Extra-large 2.25 oz (64g)
Large 2 oz (57g)
Medium 1.75 oz (50g)
Small 1.5 oz (43g)
Peewee 1.25 oz (35g)

 

[Qi Chicken]

I got an awesome antique one on ebay also. It's red with the small to extra large and ounces on it. I just love how it looks in the kitchen too and I love seeing at a glance how big an egg is. I just weigh them for fun as we just sell eggs as eggs and don't size them. The variation in price on ebay is quite large. I bid on several but ended up paying only about 16. I think most were selling for 20-25. They are plentiful so don't go crazy bidding. there will be another one. I did see one that had been used on the I Love Lucy set. I would have loved to have that one....but it got kind of pricy! The red ones are the most common but there are some very cool funky green ones.

 

[trunkman]

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Here's the one my wife bought me on ebay, about 40 dollars but I love antiques anyway.

 

[fratermus]

I use a digital scale and a look-up chart of the USDA weights.

 

[rancher hicks]

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Here's the one my wife bought me on ebay, about 40 dollars but I love antiques anyway. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/46124_scale_002.jpg

Wouldn't a scale like this give you just the egg size. So if it's somewhere in between it's still a small, med. or large? Seems to me this would be faster, right? Then having to figure out the "it's between this and that".