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Strand-Count Pasta Measure
A kitchen scale that weighs spaghetti in strands, to a resolution of one.
by Henrik Aalto
€21,120
pledged of €12,000 goal
- Backers
- 440
- Funded
- 176%
- From
- €29
Backed by Sanne V., Priya L. and 438 others
Pledging has closed
Story
Recipes give pasta in grams. People eat it one strand at a time. The Strand- Count Pasta Measure closes the gap: put the pasta on the platform and read the portion as a whole number of strands.
How it counts
A load cell reads to 0.01 g and divides the reading by the average mass of a single strand for the selected shape. Fourteen common shapes are calibrated in the factory, from capellini to bucatini. Spaghetti No. 5 averages 0.83 g per strand. A broken strand is counted as a fraction and shown to one decimal place.
Countdown mode
Enter a target, such as 212 g, and the display counts down instead of up: it shows how many strands remain to be added, updating as pasta is placed on the platform. At zero, the target has been reached to within one strand.
Finish
The measure ships in steel. Passing €15,000 unlocked a second finish, brushed copper, on the Measure and stand Reward. Either finish reads to the same resolution.
Shipping
The first units shipped roughly two months after the Campaign closed its books, once two factory runs cleared calibration on all fourteen shapes without a strand-count outside tolerance.
| Load cell resolution | 0.01 g |
|---|---|
| Calibrated shapes | 14 |
| Display | Whole strands, fractions to 0.1 |
| Countdown mode | Enter a gram target, count down in strands |
| Platform | Stainless steel, 180 x 140 mm |
| Max load | 2 kg |
| Battery | 3 weeks typical use, USB-C |
Stretch goals
- €15,000A second finish: brushed copper(unlocked)
- €19,000Printed countdown labels for all 14 pasta shapes(unlocked)
Rewards
One measure
€29
One Strand-Count Pasta Measure with its USB-C cable.
- Ships to Domestic, Europe, Rest of world
- Est. delivery Oct 2026
- 300 claimed
Two measures
€54
Two measures, for a kitchen with more than one cook.
- Ships to Domestic, Europe, Rest of world
- Est. delivery Oct 2026
- 100 claimed
Measure and stand
€89
One measure on a countertop stand that keeps it level.
- 60 of 100 left
- Ships to Domestic, Europe, Rest of world
- Est. delivery Oct 2026
- 40 claimed
Add-ons
- Spare calibration card (14 shapes)€9
- Carrying case160 of 200 left€15
Just support it
Pledging has closed. Bonus support is no longer accepted.
Updates
Arriving now
The first units are reaching backers. If yours has not arrived within a week, reply here.
Rewards have shipped
The first factory run cleared calibration on all fourteen shapes and has shipped. If you backed a Measure and stand, your chosen finish shipped with it.
Countdown labels are unlocked
Passing €19,000 unlocked printed countdown labels for all fourteen calibrated shapes. Labels ship with every Measure and stand Reward.
Brushed copper is unlocked
Passing €15,000 unlocked a second finish on the Measure and stand Reward. Both finishes read to the same 0.01 g resolution.
The next stretch goal prints countdown labels for all fourteen calibrated shapes, so the countdown mode does not need the manual to look up a target.
Funded in two days
The goal was reached. Thank you. The first stretch goal, a second finish in brushed copper, is next.
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Comments
Does it work with fresh pasta, or only dried?
Dried only. Fresh pasta strands vary too much in mass to count reliably.
Backed for two. My household disagrees about portion size weekly.
What happens with a strand that snapped in the box?
It is counted as a fraction and shown to one decimal place. Two halves read as 1.0.
Countdown mode is the reason I backed this. Cooking for one is mostly subtraction.
Brushed copper is a good look for a scale. Glad it made the stretch goal.
Thank you. The finish reads to the same 0.01 g resolution as steel.
Does the calibration card cover bucatini specifically? Mine is thicker than the others.
Yes. Bucatini is one of the fourteen shapes, calibrated separately from spaghetti.
Any news on shipping dates?
Mine arrived. The strand count for Spaghetti No. 5 matches the spreadsheet exactly.
Both of ours arrived too. My household still disagrees, now with better data.