Questions & Answers - What is a Baker's Scale

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Question:

Could you tell me what a "baker's scale" is? I am asking for a friend who is applying for a job as a baker and he is not familiar with the term and as of yet I have not been able to track down the term in any culinary dictionary online. An answer would be greatly appreciated. - Cherie Roberts (12/28/00)
 

Baker's Scales are scales used by bakers to measure ingredients by weight, not volume. That's how the master bakers and chefs of the world get great results every time.