How many low cost price computing scales offer compatible label and receipt printers? What used to be impossible is now a very affordable addition. Add the CAS DLP-50 label printer or CAS DEP-50 receipt printer. Perfect solution for businesses on a tight budget. The DLP-50 label printer will print standard label format with item weight, unit price, and total price. An inexpensive alternative to a full featured label printing scale, the ER Jr will be a perfect choice for start up businesses, farmers markets, outdoor markets, candy stores and more.

Brecknell Scales New Price Computing Scale

New to the market place, legal for trade certified scales with capacities for any application you have for charging price per pound. Or perhaps you are looking to charge price per ounce or price per kilogram? If so, the PC-30 or the PC-60 from Brecknell Scales is your choice. Whatever you want to weigh, from fudge to apples, the Brecknell PC series delivers the capacity and resolution you need. The scales come complete with either a 30 pound or 60 pound capacity in a choice of resolutions to meet your needs.

The scale is NTEP CoC #11-116 Class III legal for trade which should make the state inspector happy. This scale even shows weight and prices in ounces and kilgrams too. The PC30 has a 480 ounce capacity with readability of 0.2 oz. The PC60 scale has a 960 oz capacity and readability of 0.5 ounces. The scale operates on standard AC power or the built in rechargeable battery which has a standard operating time of approximately 70 hours without backlight or about 35 hours with backlight. The 11.8″ x 9″ platter is a high quality stainless steel material. The standard operating temperature that the manufacturer recommends is 14° F to 104° F.

Strawberries, blueberries, okra, corn, jalapeno peppers, bell peppers, red onions, cantaloupe, kale, beans, cabbage, cucumbers, collards, bananas, spinach, peaches, pecans, butternut squash, tomatoes including cherry, grape, roma, and slicing, turnips, and watermelon.

Adam WBZ retail scales offer a big, easy-to-read and superbly backlit LCD on both front and back panels. The scale shows weight, unit price and total price in a choice of multiple currencies. Additional features include considerable sealing inside and out, supplying the WBZ an advanced level of protection for wet applications, making cleaning straightforward. WBZ is light-weight and easily transportable, taking up little desk space. It may be transported to different locations due to internal rechargeable battery pack, that provides fifty hours of operation before the need to be recharged. A low-battery indication lets end users know once the battery needs charging. An auto-sleep/power-down function helps to conserve battery life, and an AC power adaptor comes with the scale for those instances when electrical power is easily obtainable.

When you get down to business, we make use of a scale because we want to know a precise weight and trust the information we receive. When selecting a scale to weigh your bananas, or packages, or dose of medicine, can you select one that’s been tested as accurate, or one that’s never been tested at all? There may be a market for all kinds of equipment. But think about why a scale hasn’t passed the test. It probably costs less, and just how long will the load cell last? How will you know for sure it is accurate? And if you have to change it sooner than expected, just how much have you really saved when it is all said and done?

Frozen blueberries were found to have the highest organophosphate residue at 28%, with strawberries coming in at a close second at 25%.  Celery had a 19% contamination rate. How do we protect ourselves from pesticide contamination?  Here are some helpful hints.  If possible, buy local and organic.  Even if you do, make sure to still peal your fruit when you have the option. For fruits and vegetables that can’t be peeled (like strawberries and celery), make sure you wash them thoroughly.    See whole article here

Scales must conform to National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) standards. Scales that comply with NTEP guidelines typically will be marked with the NTEP logo and the associated accuracy class which is normally “III” with produce scales. Scales marked “not legal for trade” are not acceptable for retail use in Tennessee. Scales must also comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44 (H44) which mandates tolerances, specifications and other technical requirements for all weighing and measuring devices. Both NTEP and H44 requirements are national standards utilized by the vast majority of all states. See article

Why can foods?
Canning can be a safe and economical way to preserve quality food at home. Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food may save you half the cost of buying commercially canned food. Canning favorite and special products to be enjoyed by family and friends is a fulfilling experience and a source of pride for many people.

 

Many vegetables begin losing some of their vitamins when harvested. Nearly half the vitamins may be lost within a few days unless the fresh produce is cooled or preserved. Within 1 to 2 weeks, even refrigerated produce loses half or more of some of its vitamins. The heating process during canning destroys from one-third to one-half of vitamins A and C, thiamin, and riboflavin. Once canned, additional losses of these sensitive vitamins are from 5 to 20 percent each year. The amounts of other vitamins, however, are only slightly lower in canned compared with fresh food. If vegetables are handled properly and canned promptly after harvest, they can be more nutritious than fresh produce sold in local stores. The advantages of home canning are lost when you start with poor quality fresh foods; when jars fail to seal properly; when food spoils; and when flavors, texture, color, and nutrients deteriorate during prolonged storage. The information and guides that follow explain many of these problems and recommend ways to minimize them.

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This is actually pretty easy to accomplish. First, do your homework and determine what price per ounce you wish to charge your customers in order to make a profit. Next, you’ll want to purchase at least two legal for trade price computing scales that display weight in ounces for each frozen yogurt shop since the weight of the items is imperative to your operation. If one scale was to fail for some reason, you would have another in place. And with the two scales in place, you can now charge customers for their frozen yogurt and get paid dollars per ounce. You simply fill up the cup with frozen yogurt, place it on the scale and obtain your price per ounce. Now if a customer or an employee adds more or less yogurt to a “medium” cup, the customer is paying for what they get.