afloor12108 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 My scale that I bought measures in grams, ounces and pounds, BUT it only goes to 1 decimal place. What if my Lye or any other ingridents for that matter calls fo 12.452 ounces? Do I add 12.4 or 12.5 OR do I need a different scale that is more accurate?Thanks So Much!Allison~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovelyLathers Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I would add 12.4. always go down for lye. Really it is better to have a scale that has 2 decimal places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMori Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) Measure in grams. You will get a more accurate measure. 1/10 of an ounce is 2.8 grams, so by measuring in grams, your error will be less.Then round up or down, depending on the decimal. Being off by half a gram is much better than being off by 1/10 of an ounce. Also, unless you are making a single bar of soap at a time, being off by half an ounce won't matter.Also... depending on the size of your batches, you don't need to measure to 1/100 of a gram. But it all depends on how large your batches are. Edited March 18, 2011 by MissMori because I forgot a word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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