Highly durable and transportable scale that measures in precise increments (0.1g) with a 500g capacity. Modernist recipes require exact measurement of ingredients, often down to a tenth of a gram, a level of precision that just isn't available from most ordinary kitchen scales. The scale is small and portable, includes a flip-open lid to protect the the smooth, stainless steel weighing surface. The easy-to-read, back-lit LCD display is powered by 2 AAA batteries. Quite simply, this scale is indispensable to any serious modernist cook