I know that different cultures are different, but I always think of Americans as being (kitchen) gadget-obsessed. Maybe I've watched too many infomercials and

I know that different cultures are different, but I always think of Americans as being (kitchen) gadget-obsessed. Maybe I've watched too many infomercials and soaps. I've reached a point where I know Americans don't have (electric) kettles, but a scale seems like a necessity for anybody who cooks. (I guess there are lot of people, American, or otherwise, who just don't cook. So I'd understand in that case. But cooking without a scale just seems surprising. Even where I come from a grew up with a balance-scale with brass weights. Never hugely accurate, but always available.)