(you may need to remove the battery compartment cover to avoid breaking the strip). Your Taylor® scale is equipped with a low battery indicator. It will display “ or readings will grow dim or become irregular if the batteries need replacement.
General Weighing Operation 1. Place the scale on a hard, level surface. Uneven surfaces may affect accuracy. 2. Press the "On/Tare/Off" button to turn the scale on. 3. Place the item to be weighed onto the platform. The weight will display. As you add weight, the weight displayed increases.
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To Save Nutritional Values into Memory 1. Follow steps 1 – 6 of the 'To Display Nutritional Values' section. 2. Press the “M+” button to add the food item being weighed to memory. 3. “M01” will be shown at the upper right corner of the display to indicate that one set of values has been saved to memory.
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Warning Indicators Replace the Overload warning batteries Precautions 1. Clean exposed parts with a soft, slightly damp cloth. To remove stains, use a mild soap. Never use detergents, excess water, treated cloths, harsh cleaning agents, or sprays. Avoid contact with acids, such as citrus juices. 2.
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Taylor® warrants this product to be free from defects in material or workmanship for one (1) year from date of original purchase. It does not cover damages or wear resulting from accident, misuse, abuse, commercial use, or unauthorized adjustment and/or repair. If service is required, do not return to retailer.
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Breakfast Cereals and Hot cereal, cooked Oat bran, cooked Oatmeal, instant, apple-cinnamon Oatmeal, instant, regular Oatmeal, large flakes/quick Red River Ready-to-eat cereals All Bran Alpha-Bits Bran Buds with Psyllium Bran Flakes Cheerios Corn Bran, Corn Flakes, Count Chocula Fibre 1 Froot Loops Frosted Flakes Fruit &...
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Pancakes and Waffles 104 Pancake with butter and syrup, fast food 105 Pancake, buckwheat, from mix plus milk, egg and oil, cooked 106 Pancake, plain, from mix plus milk, egg and oil, cooked 107 Pancake, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat 108 Pancake, whole-wheat, from mix plus milk, egg and oil, cooked 109 Potato pancake, home prepared with egg, onion, flour, margarine and salt 110 Waffle, plain, from complete mix, cooked 111 Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat...
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Cakes 156 Brownies, commercial 157 Brownies, from recipe 158 Carrot, from recipe with cream cheese icing 159 Cheesecake, commercial 160 Cheesecake, from mix, no bake type 161 Cheesecake, plain, from recipe, with cherry topping 162 Chocolate (Devil's food, fudge), from mix 163 Chocolate, commercial + chocolate icing 164 Chocolate, from recipe, no icing 165 Coffee cake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercial...
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Fish Salmon, Chum (Keta), poached Salmon, Coho, farmed, baked or broiled Salmon, Pink (Humpback), baked or broiled Salmon, Sockeye, baked or broiled Salmon, Pink (Humpback), canned, solids + bone + liquid + salt Salmon, Sockeye, canned, solids + bone + liquid - salt Sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained with bone Sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained with bone Snapper, mixed species, baked or broiled...
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Poultry Chicken, broiler, wing, meat + skin, roasted Chicken, roasting, dark meat, roasted Chicken, roasting, light meat, roasted Chicken, roasting, light and dark meat, roasted Chicken, stewing, light and dark meat, stewed Chicken, ground, lean, cooked Chicken, flaked, canned Cornish game hens, meat + skin, roasted Duck, domesticated, light and dark meat, roasted Goose, domesticated, light and dark meat, roasted Turkey, dark meat, roasted...
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Processed Meat Products Pepperoni, pork and beef Salami, beef and pork, cooked Salami, dry, pork and beef Sausage, pork and beef, cooked Sausage, pork, cooked Summer sausage, beef Vienna sausage (cocktail), beef and pork, canned Wiener, beef Wiener, beef and pork Wiener, chicken Wiener, turkey Beans, Peas and Lentils...
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Seeds Sesame seed, dried Sunflower seed, dry roasted, salt added, without shell Combination Dishes and Fast Foods Hamburger, double patty + condiments + vegetables Hamburger, single patty, plain Cheeseburger, double patty + condiments + vegetables Cheeseburger, single patty, plain Hotdog, plain Corndog Chicken, breaded and fried, boneless, plain Chicken fillet sandwich, plain...
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Condensed, diluted with water Vegetables with beef Vegetarian vegetable Condensed, diluted with 2% milk Cream of chicken Cream of mushroom Cream of tomato Clam chowder, New England Dehydrated Beef broth, cubed Chicken broth, cubed Chicken noodle, diluted with water Onion, diluted with water Tomato vegetable, diluted with water Fat, Oils and Butter Butter...
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Sweets, Sugars Honeys Honey Brown sugar Brown sugar, packed White sugar (granulated) White sugar (granulated) Sugars, icing (powdered) Syrups and Molasses Chocolate syrup, fudge-type Chocolate syrup, thin type Corn syrup Maple syrup Pancake syrup, table blend Molasses Molasses, black Preserves Jams and preserves Jelly Orange marmalade...
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