The My Weigh KD-8000 holds 8 kg (17.6 lb), which matters when you're weighing a tub of trim and fat for a 15-pound batch. It runs on batteries or the included AC adapter and has a removable, washable tray. It reads in 1-gram steps.
Key specs
| My Weigh KD-8000 | |
|---|---|
| Price | About $50 |
| Capacity | 8 kg (17.6 lb) |
| Readability | 1 g |
| Units | g, kg, oz, lb, lb:oz |
| Power | 3 AA or AC adapter |
| Warranty | See My Weigh |
| Notable | Removable tray, backlit display, adjustable auto-off |
Using it
8 kg capacity with readings in g, kg, oz, lb and lb:oz. It has a stainless platform with a removable tray, a backlit display, adjustable auto-off, and hold and adding functions. Power is 3 AA batteries or the AC adapter.
Price
About $50 when we checked.
Using it for sausage
Weigh meat and fat on a kitchen scale, then weigh salt, spices and curing salt by percentage of the meat. See how to use curing salt and how to make sausage.
This review is based on My Weigh's published specifications and on independent tests where they exist; we name whose test each finding comes from. We haven't run our own timed tests on this model yet and will add hands-on notes when we do.
Questions
Why does capacity matter?
A 10 lb batch plus the bowl can top 11 lb. With 8 kg you weigh it all at once.
Is it accurate enough for cure?
It reads in 1 g steps, which is fine for large batches but not small ones. See curing salt.
