Easy to clean. App is cool.

it works well and is great theoretically, but in practice it is hard to guess the amount of the additional ingredient to add after the first ingredient and if you go over it it is hard to remove since it is already in the mix.

I love Drop! I got it as a present for Christmas and it's been amazing! There are plenty of recipes for all tastes; I’m just getting started. Personally I love the salsa (which is deliciously refreshing), Anzac biscuits (great for some comfort) and the veggie burger (the best I’ve tasted). Recipes are step by step and very easy to follow, and it helps you pick up some cooking and baking tips along the way. The scales are smart and stylish and will look good on any kitchen counter. They are also a convenient digital scales when you only want to weigh something quickly. I’m sure you’ll love Drop too!

I purchased this product in June 2015 so I have had enough time to try out different recipes from the drop app to know if I like it.The recipes have mostly been a success and easy to follow as the drop app on my iPad tells me each step like when to add ingredients when to use another bowl etc., it also includes timers. What I like best is how accurate the weighing is without having to look at scale measurements.It is also handy to use as a normal scale when not cooking from the recipes.I also use my drop scale to weigh letters for postage.The only downside I can think of, is that I get flour on my iPad ( but I am a bit of a messy cook)Overall it's compact, doesn't take up much room, and does what it says.

Seems like a really good idea but in reality they are to much trouble as to be truly useful.Not having an LCD makes them useless for a quick weigh.When baking they are ok but you need to remember to stop your phone or iPad from turning off to save the battery. Forget this and you are forever having to turn them on with floury/greasy fingers!

I bought these scales from Lakeland last October and they are the best scales I have ever bought. I'm not a baker but since using these scales I have been able to practise new baking skills, I have the confidence now to try all the recipes I have avoided in the past. Clear precise instructions easy to use and the ability to change items and scale down recipes is brilliant for a novice. Love them.

Got this when it first came out a year or so ago! Very precise scale, readings changing quickly on both iPhone and iPad and this was one of the main reasons I hated my old digital scales - it took a few seconds to update the wait. I normally just use these as normal scales however I have used some of the online recipes and they have turned out great. Signed up BETA tester for the new 'add your own recipes' feature and so far it looks very promising. Easy to clean and battery lasted ages - only replaced once so far. LOVE the new cocktail feature!!

I was so excited about this product and it's possibilities that I bought 11 of them for use in school within home economics classes. Since all pupils have ipads, I believed that this was an excellent way to enable their use in cookery classes and to let children see an additional functional use of the ipad. The children are excited the scale is very good at what it does, and using gadgetry is very engaging for the pupils.I love the fact that I can now put my own recipes on there which makes them even more school friendly. I haven't put any recipes on yet, but I will do so shortly.

I purchased this product in June 2015 so I have had enough time to try out different recipes from the drop app to know if I like it.
The recipes have mostly been a success and easy to follow as the drop app on my iPad tells me each step like when to add ingredients when to use another bowl etc., it also includes timers. What I like best is how accurate the weighing is without having to look at scale measurements.
It is also handy to use as a normal scale when not cooking from the recipes.
I also use my drop scale to weigh letters for postage.
The only downside I can think of, is that I get flour on my iPad ( but I am a bit of a messy cook)
Overall it's compact, doesn't take up much room, and does what it says.

Seems like a really good idea but in reality they are to much trouble as to be truly useful.
Not having an LCD makes them useless for a quick weigh.
When baking they are ok but you need to remember to stop your phone or iPad from turning off to save the battery. Forget this and you are forever having to turn them on with floury/greasy fingers!

I have been using this scale for the past six months and it's not just for those who like gadgets, the drop scale is a very useful tool to have in the kitchen. The free iPad/iPhone app is required to read the measurements on the scale but that's not all. You can use the app to guide you step by step through recipes from soda bread to coffee cake. The drop community are adding more recipes each week. Soon the add recipes function will be out of beta so anyone can add recipes. The app can also be used to scale recipes so if you have a dinner party coming up you can scale that soup recipe for 10 people instead of 5. This is the last kitchen scale you will ever need.

The Drop Scales work perfectly, in conjunction with a smart device and an app. It is possible to use the scales simply to measure ingredients, but the recipes app is great, with a constantly expanding database of tried and tested recipes. The recipes harness the simplicity of the scale design, and take you through the recipe in a logical manner, weighing and moving on to the next ingredient without fuss. The design team are very supportive, any question is answered swiftly. There is also a great world-wide community of Drop Chefs (some like myself fledgling)!

I absolutely love this scale as I've always struggled on how to scale down recipes for 2 people - it does this and more at a touch of a button! Makes cooking just that bit faster and it is being constantly updated with new recipes so will only get better and better - my hope is it will be brought out on the Apple Watch too then it will be even more portable!

OK, it does not have a display, if you read the discription you would know this. Grow up an quit complaining, when what you are complaining about is in the discription. The scale does not have a way to switch to grams or fluid oz. from the scale display. When baking I try to use grams whenever possible, more consistent result. I have a $15 scale that does that. Overpriced? Not really, the potential is there. I use metric whenever I can,, the inability to switch easily is a minus. So. Why 4 stars? It really is a great scale! The app does what it is said to do and the scale works as it should. If you want it to do more, WAIT, it is only software. A scale is a scale! This one is upgradeable! Software! Support is really great, questions answered mon. _ fri. Some day it will be able to select metric and fluid oz from the scale display. I hope!

When I first bought the drop scales it was easy to set up, and I can download the Drop app on all my devices. Drop has been a life saver, every time when I'm making a cake for one of my clients the battery dies on my scales but not with Drop. The simple interface allows me to browse a variety of recipes like my favourite chocolate chip cookies and cream cheese filling. Drop features not just baking recipes, it has a section for drinks too. The step by step videos are very handy also, whenever I'm not sure of a certain step I can just watch a simple video. Drop is an amazing device and has saved me from instances when my scales was broken, to losing my recipes and forgetting one or two birthdays along the way but luckly Drop has saved me from all. One of the best purchases I have ever made and I think whether you're baking pro or beginner Drop is the one device you will need in your kitchem

The Drop scales take weighing to a new level by introducing flexibility. Either by selecting from a range of recipes or creating your own recipe you can easily scale up or scale down ingredients depending how many you are cooking for.The scales are you also your cookbook, they initially summarise your ingredients so you can get them all ready and then you are guided through adding the correct weight of ingredient to the correct container. They also advise when to beat, cool, mix, bake, chop, divide, in fact all the actions you need to do to combine your ingredients through to cooking and presenting them.These scales are software driven so are continually being updated to include new actions, ingredients and recipes ..... future proofed.If they were to be endorsed by a major chefs and recipe books released for Drop (like they are for Kindle) you would see them in every kitchen.

What I like most about Drop is that it makes cooking and baking easier for me. I've also found my clean up intakes less time as a result. I love the fact they have thought about American cooking and baking allowing us measure in cups as well as European measurements. I use the drop recipes app as a way to discover new recipes all the time too. Thanks to this gift I have varied my diet and it has been easy.

A beautiful product combining the basic scale skills that everybody who like cooking needs in the kitchen with a new technology. The quality of the product is great. A very well build product, thus you feel what you paid for. The app is beautiful and easy to use. The negative side of the app that it is currently only available for apple products only. The app at present is not fully configured for easy adding your own recipe, but I believe it is only a matter of time as developers continue to work on it. I hope it will be eventually an easy process accessible from the app. Nonetheless, it is a great product if you like sharing your cooking, but at present slightly more difficult then one would want for digitalizing your own recipe book for use only for yourself. The app has a number of preloaded recipes and for me a collection of drinks was a great bonus as I didn't have my own selection of those.The surface of the scale is well designed. It is not big but at the same time fits most bowls and plates to be used with most of the equipment that you already have in your kitchen. The top is non slippery silicon, which is easy to use and maintain. The hardware I would improve only with a small screen for basic weighing, as for now if you need to do it quickly you still need to grab an ipad and open an app.I definitely would recommend this product if you are looking for smart kitchen scale as I believe it is the best currently available on the market as well as developers team is very responsive for any issues if you have as well as they continue to improve the product.

I confess that I have not used this more than a few times since I bought one during the beta program/pre-launch. Recent improvements to the software and community has reignited my interest so hopefully that will soon change. Since it now works with the iPhone as well as iPad, I have found myself nosing around the app even when not at home.It is a beautifully designed and well made piece of kit. I concur with some reviewers comments about the lack of feedback which is disconcerting on initial use- it should have more than a single LED. However, it has a good heft to it but is tidy and small enough to tuck away into a kitchen drawer easily.Using it as intended- looking up and following a recipe- it is fantastic, really love the auto-progress feature. I may revisit this review to comment more on the recipes and how well they work when I've racked up some more bakes. It does suffer from a similar problem to many connected devices as compared to their more simple analogues- immediacy. When you want to simply weigh something, you need to get both the Drop and your iPad out, make sure bluetooth is on, fire up the app, navigate to the the side-bar and then select scale. If it auto-launched to the scale, that might help but it never will be as fast as a simple scale.Customer support has been fantastic- when an early software glitch led to a battery running down while the device was stored, they promptly sent me out a new one. Drop has already become a far better device since I've bought it through the hard work and development going on in the background and I can only assume this improvement will continue.All in all, I'd recommend the Drop once you know why you are getting it. It is not a substitute for a normal kitchen scale and won't turn you into a fantastic baker overnight. It does make baking more accessible however and makes the learning curve a bit less steep.

The Drop scales take weighing to a new level by introducing flexibility. Either by selecting from a range of recipes or creating your own recipe you can easily scale up or scale down ingredients depending how many you are cooking for.
The scales are you also your cookbook, they initially summarise your ingredients so you can get them all ready and then you are guided through adding the correct weight of ingredient to the correct container. They also advise when to beat, cool, mix, bake, chop, divide, in fact all the actions you need to do to combine your ingredients through to cooking and presenting them.
These scales are software driven so are continually being updated to include new actions, ingredients and recipes ..... future proofed.
If they were to be endorsed by a major chefs and recipe books released for Drop (like they are for Kindle) you would see them in every kitchen.