These scales are cheap and nasty! (Antony Worrall Thompson Autograph Digital Scales)

Member Name: sakura8

Product:	Antony Worrall Thompson Autograph Digital Scales
Date:	23/02/09 (46 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fairly slim so easy to store

Disadvantages: Auto turn off is too quick, display panel is obscured by using a bowl

I find Antony Worrall Thompson very annoying and his scales are just as bad. There's nothing wrong with them in the looks department: they're sleek and easy on the eye (unlike AWT) but they score very low on functionality.

The design of the scales is a round grey base, which has 3 buttons on the front underneath the digital display panel:
* On/Off
* Mode - change from metric to imperial
* Zero/Tare - allows the user to place an empty container on the scale and hit the tare button to zero the scale out.

The weighing platform is on top of the base and it is made of glass. This makes it perfectly fine to read the display panel if you are putting small items to weigh directly onto the glass. However, if you are using a bowl (not included) it makes it a lot harder to read the display, especially if the bowl is larger than the weighing platform.

I also hate the auto shut off function on these scales as they turn themselves off too quickly. You should be able to weigh out one ingredient, press the zero/tare button and then weigh out another ingredient. But these scales barely give you the chance to open the packet before they switch off, so if you're the kind of cook who doesn't have all their ingredients out before you start then you will find these scales infuriating.

This auto shut off function is supposed to conserve the batteries, which is my next complaint. They require 2 CR2032 lithium cell batteries (which are included) which I don't like as I think they're expensive and they're not the sort of batteries you normally have around the house. I found that these batteries don't last very long in these scales, despite it's annoying habit of automatically switching off!

The only positive feature is the scales are quite slim so they don't take up too much space in the cupboard (or the bin as that's where they're now going!).

The maximum weight these scales can take is 5kg, which is about average for kitchen scales. They are quite cheap at £12.00 from Wilkinsons, but you would be better off paying more for better scales (see my review for our new Salter Scales!).

Summary: Avoid at all costs!