Name explanation taken from their Instagram, this should clarify it :) "MHW means Make Heart Warm; 3 means that we have 3 founders ; Bomber means our brand wants to bomb the tradition and redefine coffee industry with special new product design!"
I've been researching coffee scales recently and found this review of the MHW-3Bomber scale. I liked your presentation of the scale, and I took note of the 1500 mAh battery that it comes with. I bought the scale using your affiliate link ($39 CDN at time of this post). I'm looking forward to integrating it into my coffee routine, and just having fun with it. Thank you!
I'm not sure why they did it like that, I believe for most the weight is on the right side and the timer on the left, perhaps by order of importance. having the power (tare) on the right also wouldn't make much sense.. so I think this is the best way. Also, by logic, you'd have everything tared, you'd be ready to go and just need to press T manually to start the timer which is next to the grams so easier control there. I guess there are arguments on both sides. Timemore, Acaia scale is exactly like this.
Ya my last scale didn't have the cover though it wasn't much of an issue so far but I'm generally careful. Glad it helped! Come back to share your experience if you get it
Just about to purchase a scale. I have the MHW-3Bomber calibrated tamper, and it is great! Thank you for the review, will purchase this model! I use my espresso machine's timer, as most start the count when the pump is turned on, not when the drip hits the cup.
purchased the cube 2.0 after watching your review. Really like the scale so far. Great battery life. Nice and thin but wish it had a larger base. It can be tough dealing with carafes sometimes. Otherwise, i would gladly suggest it to friends for a good coffee scale. I'm surprised it doesn't get more attention inside the coffee community.
So many on the market at this price range that do similar things. I think time more gets more attention but is a bit more $. I still haven't needed to charge my battery it lasts a long time
Loved the review! Interesting thing... on aliexpress and in your video, the power button is on the left next to timer and the timer button is on the right next to the weight. On amazon, the buttons are switched, which actually is a bit more friendly... timer button next to timer and tare button next to weight...
Nice video, got the mini scale for Christmas present recently and yeah for the price it’s perfect along side my Bezzera Milano and Eureka ORO. Sub one also great review.
I was just searching for reviews on this scale and I was stoked to find that you've reviewed this - I don't think you know how well you present! I was close to buying the mini but glad you touched on how small this is
if there is no need for all the fancy bells and whistles then why get another right? if I were to consider another, it would be the $300+ ones with really interesting features but I don't "need it" and have to cool it on the expenses 😅I'll certainly consider reaching out to other brands though like the MantaBrew for testing and review
@@johns6256 they're basically the same from what I can tell but I like the smart mode is simpler and just 1 way on the Bomber one, the other one has 3 modes but is it even really 3 modes? 1 is manual, the 2 others seem to operate the same way so it's convoluted for nothing, but I also spent 30s on the product page of the other so
The double tare to remember the coffee dose is nice. Stupid question (maybe), if you record the coffee dose, is there a way, when you remove the filter with the wet coffee bed, that the scale gives you the true ratio or weight in the cup? (What I mean by that is: water you poored - (coffee weight+absorbed water)= output)
The ratio is coffee dose: coffee dose (with pour over that's just total water with espresso that's coffee in the cup until you remove the cup to stop). It doesn't differentiate the wet coffee bed. Why would you want that? Pretty sure coffee recipes work the way this scale records ratios
@@GadgetsGearCoffee thanks for the answer, I was asking because the quantity of the product in the cup depends on the water absorption of the ground coffee and other variables. When I brew (filter) even if I follow the same recipe I don't end up with the same quantity in cup. It can vary by many grams and unlike espresso is not constant. There are some brew scales that have kind of a suspended filter holder that doesn't take into consideration the wet coffee. It only weigh in the liquid in the cup. Let's say you have a recipe that calls for 250 water to 25g coffee. With most scales, if you put in let's say 250 on the ground coffee you'll get i.e 200 in the cup but it will vary. With a suspended filter holder, you pour water UNTIL you get 250g of final product in the cup. That's why I was asking, part of trying to understand all the techniques.
@@REMY.C. interesting. I haven't pushed my pour over that much but when I did I just went with the total water. Probably a no no but at the end when I was done brewing I'd push compress the coffee bed to push the rest of the water out
@@GadgetsGearCoffee surprisingly accurate, so far, I bought the scale without even noting this function, I discovered it when I got the scale home, I bought a Timemore mini a few days later, which felt unnecessary in hindsight, but the Timemore has a flow rate as well.
when I was making the video I actually thought about the mini being used for the Flair or other manual espresso machines as they have a space constriction, sucks it didn't fit
@GadgetsGearCoffee by literal centimeters, too! Such a shame! The Ikape scale does fit though so eventual success! I do know that it fits under the flair 58 though.
@@saeds ahhh is the flair pro just a smaller flair? Is that the only diff? That's helpful info for others to know! That's what the mini would likely be used for
@GadgetsGearCoffee the flair pro doesn't have the typical portafilter, and has a 46mm basket, it used to be the flagship device before the 58 came to be. The body and the drip tray are smaller and a big struggle for us pro2 owners is finding a good, affordable scale that fits well. The Searchpean fits but is a tad bit snug in my opinion
Woow! I just got this scale and I was so surprised to read on instruction “please do not charge after the power is exhausted”. What is that mean. Once battery died you are not allowed to charge it? That’s it? Game over for $45 scale?
@@GadgetsGearCoffee yes, I did and they confirmed. The problem is that the battery is Lithium. Just google about Lithium battery. This type of battery don't like to be discharged. If it will, then the cell goes to "sleep" or is so dead it won't take a charge anymore, and even if you manage to charge it, the capacity will be so slow that it unusable. As bonus I used the calibrating weight to check the accuracy 10g, 20g, 50g, 100g was plus minus OK. But the higher you go the more inaccurate. The 500g weight was showing +0.9g. The 2000g weight about 2g more. For comparison, I used another two cheaper scales and they were 100% accurate. I have posted a review on Amazon with video, but it may take few days to pop up.
@@-Vee_ It doesn't literally die, it just puts wear on the battery if you completely discharge it. If you keep doing it over and over, it will die. All consumer electronics are like this: for the least wear, you want to keep it around 80% charge as much as possible. Leaving it fully charged also wears the battery. It's not a huge deal, most people ignore this and it's fine, your battery just won't live quite as long. It's not going to just randomly stop working or go to "sleep".
they're probably about the same tbh, they're both quite basic coffee scales, I'm sure you'd be happy with either. If you do get the MHW-3Bomber, please consider using the affiliate links to support the channel and come back with your review and choice!
I had a scale similar to whitebird before with 4 different sets of programming and I like the simplicity of the Bomber scale. The Auto taring didn't really serve much help for me, it brought on more confusion to do everything just right. The taring manually or with Bomber is simple and works
Like their tamper? They have really good stuff. I have a puck screen I jVe yet to use and just got a grind size card to use for another video since I'm not James Hoffman and don't have a particle distributor reader thing lol
Hi, Great video! What's the accuracy of the scale? My current budget one has a problem that it's measuring different weights depending on where do I put my portafilter for instance. It's very inaccurate if the weights are on the side of the scale. Did you experience such behaviour with this one?
I haven't tested it out and unfortunately I do not have a calibrated weight but when it comes to your particular question, I did have this noted down from another review from this scale: “It's fast and responsive, yet its very accurate. I measured a 50 gram calibration weight, it's only a deviation of 0.3 grams, so less then 1%. Center and corners only deviate 0.1 gram. This is about the same as the (way more expensive) Timemore scale I own. The underside is one big piece, so you can use this scale on every surface and don't need to worry about incorrect measurements. “
I was about to buy this scale, but man, this 2 minutes auto shut off completely turned me off. How on earth this "feature" could be helpful in ANY way? If it's to prevent the battery to die in case one forgets to shut it off, 15-20 minutes would do the job without hindering the coffee preparation flow.
I realize your vid has been up for years, but you--at the time of recording--misunderstood the scales' construction. The entire top surface, including the sides, is the weighing surface. The underside encloses the 'guts' (power supply, circuit board, etc.). Rubber feet or rubber strips don't matter: the method and result will be identical on a relatively flat surface. James Hoffman talks about the development/design of coffee scales here: ruclips.net/video/SIzFhnZ32Y0/видео.html
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Name explanation taken from their Instagram, this should clarify it :)
"MHW means Make Heart Warm; 3 means that we have 3 founders ; Bomber means our brand wants to bomb the tradition and redefine coffee industry with special new product design!"
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Thanks for a great review - bought the scale on the back of it and am absolutely delighted.
thanks for sharing your review!
I've been researching coffee scales recently and found this review of the MHW-3Bomber scale. I liked your presentation of the scale, and I took note of the 1500 mAh battery that it comes with. I bought the scale using your affiliate link ($39 CDN at time of this post). I'm looking forward to integrating it into my coffee routine, and just having fun with it. Thank you!
thanks for using the affiliate :) do come back and share your experience!
the timer display are far from the T button. smart scale but bad UX. good to know the other smart features. thankssssss
I'm not sure why they did it like that, I believe for most the weight is on the right side and the timer on the left, perhaps by order of importance. having the power (tare) on the right also wouldn't make much sense.. so I think this is the best way. Also, by logic, you'd have everything tared, you'd be ready to go and just need to press T manually to start the timer which is next to the grams so easier control there. I guess there are arguments on both sides. Timemore, Acaia scale is exactly like this.
Great content. Got the BDB lately and would like to upgrade my scale. Some scales have no waterproofing on the usb port but this does!
Ya my last scale didn't have the cover though it wasn't much of an issue so far but I'm generally careful. Glad it helped! Come back to share your experience if you get it
Just about to purchase a scale. I have the MHW-3Bomber calibrated tamper, and it is great! Thank you for the review, will purchase this model! I use my espresso machine's timer, as most start the count when the pump is turned on, not when the drip hits the cup.
That's what I do I use my BDB timer
Thanks a lot for this review. I think, you are quite right, it's wonderful device for its price. Many happy coffee cups!
purchased the cube 2.0 after watching your review. Really like the scale so far. Great battery life. Nice and thin but wish it had a larger base. It can be tough dealing with carafes sometimes. Otherwise, i would gladly suggest it to friends for a good coffee scale. I'm surprised it doesn't get more attention inside the coffee community.
So many on the market at this price range that do similar things. I think time more gets more attention but is a bit more $. I still haven't needed to charge my battery it lasts a long time
Loved the review! Interesting thing... on aliexpress and in your video, the power button is on the left next to timer and the timer button is on the right next to the weight. On amazon, the buttons are switched, which actually is a bit more friendly... timer button next to timer and tare button next to weight...
First. Keep the good content coming
Nice video, got the mini scale for Christmas present recently and yeah for the price it’s perfect along side my Bezzera Milano and Eureka ORO.
Sub one also great review.
I’m looking to get the mini one. The only one thing I’m worried it’s the battery. How does it hold?
I was just searching for reviews on this scale and I was stoked to find that you've reviewed this - I don't think you know how well you present! I was close to buying the mini but glad you touched on how small this is
glad it helped!
Nice video, fun and informative
That's my brand 😁 glad you enjoyed
Love to see your contents! Keep it up ❤
Im sold, thank you!
Would love to see you compare it against the Varia AKU. IMO it's the best option for espresso scales sub $100
At quick glance seems the same features but double the price?
I have this and honestly for the money can’t be beat. $250 for a scale is crazy to me (even tho I have a libra and micra setup 😂)
if there is no need for all the fancy bells and whistles then why get another right? if I were to consider another, it would be the $300+ ones with really interesting features but I don't "need it" and have to cool it on the expenses 😅I'll certainly consider reaching out to other brands though like the MantaBrew for testing and review
@@GadgetsGearCoffee
Hey, between this and the Searchpean Tiny 2S, which one would you take? If so, why? Thank you!
@@johns6256 they're basically the same from what I can tell but I like the smart mode is simpler and just 1 way on the Bomber one, the other one has 3 modes but is it even really 3 modes? 1 is manual, the 2 others seem to operate the same way so it's convoluted for nothing, but I also spent 30s on the product page of the other so
@@GadgetsGearCoffee I guess the Bomber is the way to go. Thanks for the comment!
Great to see a female coffee lover.
The double tare to remember the coffee dose is nice.
Stupid question (maybe), if you record the coffee dose, is there a way, when you remove the filter with the wet coffee bed, that the scale gives you the true ratio or weight in the cup? (What I mean by that is: water you poored - (coffee weight+absorbed water)= output)
The ratio is coffee dose: coffee dose (with pour over that's just total water with espresso that's coffee in the cup until you remove the cup to stop).
It doesn't differentiate the wet coffee bed. Why would you want that? Pretty sure coffee recipes work the way this scale records ratios
@@GadgetsGearCoffee thanks for the answer, I was asking because the quantity of the product in the cup depends on the water absorption of the ground coffee and other variables. When I brew (filter) even if I follow the same recipe I don't end up with the same quantity in cup. It can vary by many grams and unlike espresso is not constant. There are some brew scales that have kind of a suspended filter holder that doesn't take into consideration the wet coffee. It only weigh in the liquid in the cup.
Let's say you have a recipe that calls for 250 water to 25g coffee. With most scales, if you put in let's say 250 on the ground coffee you'll get i.e 200 in the cup but it will vary. With a suspended filter holder, you pour water UNTIL you get 250g of final product in the cup.
That's why I was asking, part of trying to understand all the techniques.
@@REMY.C. interesting. I haven't pushed my pour over that much but when I did I just went with the total water. Probably a no no but at the end when I was done brewing I'd push compress the coffee bed to push the rest of the water out
My $20 scale actually stops the time when it stops dripping, I don't have to remove the mug from the scale, feels like a better solution.
how accurate is it though? I find that in theory it's good but would be worry about precision
@@GadgetsGearCoffee surprisingly accurate, so far, I bought the scale without even noting this function, I discovered it when I got the scale home, I bought a Timemore mini a few days later, which felt unnecessary in hindsight, but the Timemore has a flow rate as well.
@@dejedejsson what's the scale?
@@GadgetsGearCoffee Fuego
I bought the mini, seemed decent but didn't fit under my flair pro 2 so I had to return.
when I was making the video I actually thought about the mini being used for the Flair or other manual espresso machines as they have a space constriction, sucks it didn't fit
@GadgetsGearCoffee by literal centimeters, too! Such a shame! The Ikape scale does fit though so eventual success!
I do know that it fits under the flair 58 though.
@@saeds ahhh is the flair pro just a smaller flair? Is that the only diff? That's helpful info for others to know! That's what the mini would likely be used for
@GadgetsGearCoffee the flair pro doesn't have the typical portafilter, and has a 46mm basket, it used to be the flagship device before the 58 came to be. The body and the drip tray are smaller and a big struggle for us pro2 owners is finding a good, affordable scale that fits well. The Searchpean fits but is a tad bit snug in my opinion
Woow! I just got this scale and I was so surprised to read on instruction “please do not charge after the power is exhausted”.
What is that mean. Once battery died you are not allowed to charge it? That’s it? Game over for $45 scale?
🤷♀️ Write them and let us know
@@GadgetsGearCoffee yes, I did and they confirmed. The problem is that the battery is Lithium. Just google about Lithium battery. This type of battery don't like to be discharged. If it will, then the cell goes to "sleep" or is so dead it won't take a charge anymore, and even if you manage to charge it, the capacity will be so slow that it unusable.
As bonus I used the calibrating weight to check the accuracy 10g, 20g, 50g, 100g was plus minus OK. But the higher you go the more inaccurate. The 500g weight was showing +0.9g. The 2000g weight about 2g more. For comparison, I used another two cheaper scales and they were 100% accurate.
I have posted a review on Amazon with video, but it may take few days to pop up.
@@-Vee_ It doesn't literally die, it just puts wear on the battery if you completely discharge it. If you keep doing it over and over, it will die. All consumer electronics are like this: for the least wear, you want to keep it around 80% charge as much as possible. Leaving it fully charged also wears the battery. It's not a huge deal, most people ignore this and it's fine, your battery just won't live quite as long. It's not going to just randomly stop working or go to "sleep".
@@-Vee_ I think it's just bad grammar. It means don't wait until the battery is exhausted to charge
Thoughts on this mhw 3bomber scale vs the Timemore basic 2.0 for the same price?
they're probably about the same tbh, they're both quite basic coffee scales, I'm sure you'd be happy with either. If you do get the MHW-3Bomber, please consider using the affiliate links to support the channel and come back with your review and choice!
Whitebird vs MHW3 - which scale you think is better? Thanks for video!
I had a scale similar to whitebird before with 4 different sets of programming and I like the simplicity of the Bomber scale. The Auto taring didn't really serve much help for me, it brought on more confusion to do everything just right. The taring manually or with Bomber is simple and works
Just ordered it, my scale was garbage and i already have some MHW-3Bomber items :)
Like their tamper? They have really good stuff. I have a puck screen I jVe yet to use and just got a grind size card to use for another video since I'm not James Hoffman and don't have a particle distributor reader thing lol
@@GadgetsGearCoffee Yes, the tamper, puck screen and basket :) iam very happy with it. Whats a grindsize card?
@@Daniel-ye1ss this s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dnl6sPf I got it for a non coffee related video but related to grind sizes
How would one go about using the smart mode with using a moka pot?
What is made of: plastic or metal. How does resist to scratches?
Plastic, haven't had any scratches yet. As it's matte even if it did get some it wouldn't show too much
is it possible to reset a running timer in one motion? or, should it be stopped first and then reset? in manual mode of course
Very similar to the timemore black mirror
Ya, and cheaper. Both good
Why i found the same model but power button at right side?
I wonder if there are variations they might've fixed the layout to make it more sense, someone else commented the same thing
I got mine yesterday ama the T is on the left.
Hi,
Great video!
What's the accuracy of the scale?
My current budget one has a problem that it's measuring different weights depending on where do I put my portafilter for instance. It's very inaccurate if the weights are on the side of the scale. Did you experience such behaviour with this one?
I haven't tested it out and unfortunately I do not have a calibrated weight but when it comes to your particular question, I did have this noted down from another review from this scale: “It's fast and responsive, yet its very accurate. I measured a 50 gram calibration weight, it's only a deviation of 0.3 grams, so less then 1%. Center and corners only deviate 0.1 gram. This is about the same as the (way more expensive) Timemore scale I own. The underside is one big piece, so you can use this scale on every surface and don't need to worry about incorrect measurements. “
Can the beeps be turned off?
ruclips.net/video/RJcUb0dOo4E/видео.htmlsi=pVCcLXBIFsBJ4rpm&t=272
I was about to buy this scale, but man, this 2 minutes auto shut off completely turned me off.
How on earth this "feature" could be helpful in ANY way? If it's to prevent the battery to die in case one forgets to shut it off, 15-20 minutes would do the job without hindering the coffee preparation flow.
most of the time it's fine but there are times I find it shuts off fast, I asked them and there is no way to change the default time
I realize your vid has been up for years, but you--at the time of recording--misunderstood the scales' construction. The entire top surface, including the sides, is the weighing surface. The underside encloses the 'guts' (power supply, circuit board, etc.).
Rubber feet or rubber strips don't matter: the method and result will be identical on a relatively flat surface.
James Hoffman talks about the development/design of coffee scales here:
ruclips.net/video/SIzFhnZ32Y0/видео.html
Your so beautiful
"...they're based in china"
Nope. Dislike, leaving this comment and never returning
@@Cloudaddy220 bye!