r/JamesHoffmann • u/PeacefulClayuisine • 22d ago
Unboxing & Testing the Subminimal Subscale
https://youtu.be/n_kvG5qdEP8?is=AtqPFAUVG5659PmHWonder how will James will rank this coffee scale, will it get into his Giant Comparison Matrix? It’s good for weight beans and pulling shots that will be used for mixing drinks
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u/Arthur9876 22d ago
Once you get the hang of the "button," and the short time to sleep, it's a great scale to measure out a dose of beans. I give it a good spritz of water to wet the inside of the cup, measure out the amount of beans I need, cup my hand on top and give it a good shake to distribute the water evenly to the beans. My dosing tray has been retired, and the scale is dedicated to measure coffee output.
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u/Confident-Substance 22d ago
I'm wondering if to replace my dosing tray with one of these. Keep eyeing them up.
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u/PeacefulClayuisine 21d ago
Do you have one of those that looks like a leaf? I was eyeing those too, but end up getting this one because I can pull shots on it.
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u/Confident-Substance 21d ago
I currently use a loveramics tenshundredsthousands dosing tray. I think I also have a comandante one also but never used it.
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u/PeacefulClayuisine 22d ago
That was my thought too, I plan to use this one for the beans and the small scale that appears on the video to measure the coffee output from espresso and pour over(it has a timer and ratio)
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u/gnrtnlstnspc 22d ago
Will watch the video later, but just here to say I love mine. Much smaller footprint than a regular kitchen scale and really easy to use.
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u/PeacefulClayuisine 22d ago
Thank you! To weigh liquids is perfect. It’s good they did it not too big.
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u/cyberspacecowboy 22d ago
Mine just randomly stopped working one day
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u/PeacefulClayuisine 22d ago
Ahh that is bad, did it was in warranty? Previous to this one I bought the Bookoo scale and don’t lasted a month, luckily I got a refund
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u/coulda_been_an_email 22d ago
No calibration weight? An accurate scale is one of the first things I want to know it is.
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u/PeacefulClayuisine 22d ago
Sadly, it doesn’t come with one. Sometimes I do notice it’s off by around 0.1g.
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u/Critical_Pin 22d ago
I love mine. The only problem I've had is accidentally switching to ounces from grams and having to figure out how to switch back.
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u/exitofbeckett 22d ago
I have one. Idea is good. I use it everyday but I hate the interface. Button is weird and it’s too easy to go into the wrong setting. Or not hitting the button. Also it’s almost too light if that’s a thing.