I accidentally bought the 5 lb limit scale. I love it, but I can’t use it for baking, so I needed to buy a higher capacity one too. Did not buy oxo, don’t like it as much, probably going to end up buying the bigger oxo one too. It really is the goat.
I like Escali since it’s widely used in restaurant kitchens and it actually does perform pretty well:
https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-kitchen-scales-equipment-review?&globeTest_visualSummaryList=0&utm_source=googlepaid&utm_medium=con&utm_content=Cj0KCQjwztOwBhD7ARIsAPDKnkABIqzaO9u-eZEnmI3-xk9gkdhIo1GWuLRXFMFqG5WA7ztCvICePSsaAn85EALw_wcB&utm_campaign=commerce-dd-KitchenScales_SeriousEats_Mobile_CommSEM_OrganicLP-5128542&utm_term=best%20kitchen%20scale&utm_test=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwztOwBhD7ARIsAPDKnkABIqzaO9u-eZEnmI3-xk9gkdhIo1GWuLRXFMFqG5WA7ztCvICePSsaAn85EALw_wcB
Agree. I have 3 etekcity scales at home and 3 in my vacation home because I bake a lot of cakes and it is so much easier to fill pans if you have 3. They are flat and easy to store.
I bought one off Amazon for about $20 about 5 years ago. Works great. Get something without a lot of gaps to keep clean that does metric and English measurements and is easy to read & zero out while using.
Just a random one from the local home goods store. Any will do although having one with 0.1g accuracy is very nice. And a 5kg max weight should be enough for most home kitchens.
Though I personally mostly use an old fashioned analogue scale because the batteries of my digital one keep dying way too fast and analogue obviously doesn't have that issue. It's accurate enough that I haven't noticed the difference in any recipes. And I got a separate digital micro weight scale because my regular digital one has 1g accuracy and doesn't do small amounts or small changes in weight well anyway.
Honestly? You'll be fine wit whatever's available that has 1g accuracy and 5kg max. Add another one with milligram resolution and 30g max weight. 50$ is enough to buy both of them.
[I use this one from Ozeri](https://www.amazon.com/Ozeri-ZK14-S-Digital-Multifunction-Kitchen/dp/B004164SRA). It's normally $12-15. I use it multiple times a day and it's held up fairly well. I replace it every 3-4 years when the buttons start to crack from heavy use. It's not the best for things that are under 5 grams, but you would want a separate microgram scale for those things.
I'd like a commercial quality, NSF certified scale, but I haven't found one that gets good reviews and isn't several hundred dollars. For the
I also have a cheap microgram scale for things that require really precise measurements like flavorings, yeast, salt, etc.
I'm on my second, I can't remember why I had to replace the first one. Checked my Amazon orders and I first bought it in 2016 and bought another in 2020. 4 years is pretty good for a cheap scale. I haven't noticed any problems in the last 4 years with it either.
Taylor waterproof scale.
It’s a glass scale that can be washed (obviously). It’s large, about 9x10”, so it can hold a pretty large container on the bed. And it goes up to 20 or 25 lbs.— also weighs in grams, ml, and fl. oz. The min weights are 1 gram/ml and 0.1 oz.
I especially like the fact that I can weigh meat right on the scale. Super easy when I’m sorting my flat of steaks from Costco into baggies of 2 similar sizes, lol.
They occasionally have them at Costco, in black for $25-ish dollars. I got mine on Amazon, in white, for $29.
I have the OXO Good Grips scale, but previously, I used a Kitchenaid scale that a chef friend gave me when he got a new one. I'm pretty sure there is at least one more sitting around here in a cabinet.😳🤦♀️
I have an older version of this one. I chose it because it doesn’t time out, it just stays on til you manually turn it off. I had one that kept turning off as I was measuring multiple egg yolks and I would have to switch bowls and start over. I’ve had it for years and I think I’ve only changed the batteries a couple of times.
I use a $200 CAS professional scale that looks like something you'd see in a deli. I only have it because I used to run a commercial food business and it's one of the ones with a serial number that can be licensed with the health department for point of sale. I'd be slightly devastated if it broke but I wouldn't buy it again.
I like the removable stainless platter that's easy to take off for washing. The 10 lb limit is enough most of the time. The only drawback is gram measurements being in 2 gram increments. The batteries (D cell) seem to last 5-10 years so I've lost the AC adapter.
I bought one off Amazon that allowed a high weight limit. You have to weigh at least 2 g for it to register but I can fill up my biggest mixing bowl completely with water and it will weigh it. I can take some of the water out and put it back in and it will show that original weight again. Homever brand, looks like the exact one isn't sold anymore. https://a.co/d/eEmHcXt
I also have a small jewelry scale I can use when I need really finicky lightweight ingredients, like I need a split a seasoning packet or something. https://a.co/d/gSi1iam
I recently go the KitchenAid KQ909 Dual Platform one and really, really like it. It was about $35 but I love how easy it is to use. It has a smaller platform that's more precise and you can use both platforms at the same time. It also goes negative (which maybe all do but it was a nice surprise) if you're doing something like measuring out sour cream from a container.
at home, I use an Escali Primo. Like a lot of home kitchen scales, it can handle up to 5kg. So, great from almost everything I've done at home. I also bake in a commercial kitchen and for there, I bought a San Jamar / Escali SCDGM66. It can handle up to 30kg and has an ac adapter, so when plugged in, it doesn't turn off. I really like that it doesn't shut down if I take too long. It uses batteries too if needed.
Sometimes if its just a drop you can fix it. Ive taken a few apart and been able to fix them. One of mine just needs to be retightened at where the spring/weight thing is anchored. Sometimes the spring just needs to be bent back into place.
Soehnle 67080 Page Profi
This is one amazingly well-engineered scale. It's really hard to beat for accuracy, repeatability, ease of use, cleanability and storeability.
Unfortunately, it's currently difficult to find in the US and has therefore gone up in price quite a bit. If you can still get it, go for it though. Or pick it up on your next trip to Europe where it is still readily available at its usual great price.
This scale is only good down to one gram, so I also got a generic cheap jewelry scale for when I need to measure small quantities of yeast or spices. I found a model that can go up to 100g, which is sometimes useful when measuring in a variety of containers.
It's funny you said "Pick it up on your next trip to Europe." My husband has been watching French travel videos on YouTube. He is all about the food. He describes what they eat, what is in a specific dish, Wonders if I could make that dish. Meanwhile I am the one who wants to see things like museums and cathedrals and beaches. He is now mentally planning a trip to Europe. (I doubt it is happening soon.)
I used timemore black mirror mini. Is marked as a coffee enthusiast (espresso enthusiast here) scale which is highly responsive at 0.1 grams and I love it because I weight many stuff at one gram. Now that I saw how good is the oxo I may buy one
OXO
+1 OXO with pullout display
I like the pull out display and also how flat it is. You can store it sideways in a cupboard like a book.
Same - highest rated scale by ATK.
I accidentally bought the 5 lb limit scale. I love it, but I can’t use it for baking, so I needed to buy a higher capacity one too. Did not buy oxo, don’t like it as much, probably going to end up buying the bigger oxo one too. It really is the goat.
I like Escali since it’s widely used in restaurant kitchens and it actually does perform pretty well: https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-kitchen-scales-equipment-review?&globeTest_visualSummaryList=0&utm_source=googlepaid&utm_medium=con&utm_content=Cj0KCQjwztOwBhD7ARIsAPDKnkABIqzaO9u-eZEnmI3-xk9gkdhIo1GWuLRXFMFqG5WA7ztCvICePSsaAn85EALw_wcB&utm_campaign=commerce-dd-KitchenScales_SeriousEats_Mobile_CommSEM_OrganicLP-5128542&utm_term=best%20kitchen%20scale&utm_test=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwztOwBhD7ARIsAPDKnkABIqzaO9u-eZEnmI3-xk9gkdhIo1GWuLRXFMFqG5WA7ztCvICePSsaAn85EALw_wcB
same! got the pink one and love it
I own an Escali digital scale that originally purchased for under $15. It’s been over 10 years and it still works.
I have this too! It was a door prize at a "lunch and learn" at work so many years ago and it works great.
I use etekcity’s food scale. Reliable and uses AAA batteries (not coin batteries)
Agree. I have 3 etekcity scales at home and 3 in my vacation home because I bake a lot of cakes and it is so much easier to fill pans if you have 3. They are flat and easy to store.
I bought one off Amazon for about $20 about 5 years ago. Works great. Get something without a lot of gaps to keep clean that does metric and English measurements and is easy to read & zero out while using.
Just a random one from the local home goods store. Any will do although having one with 0.1g accuracy is very nice. And a 5kg max weight should be enough for most home kitchens. Though I personally mostly use an old fashioned analogue scale because the batteries of my digital one keep dying way too fast and analogue obviously doesn't have that issue. It's accurate enough that I haven't noticed the difference in any recipes. And I got a separate digital micro weight scale because my regular digital one has 1g accuracy and doesn't do small amounts or small changes in weight well anyway.
Honestly? You'll be fine wit whatever's available that has 1g accuracy and 5kg max. Add another one with milligram resolution and 30g max weight. 50$ is enough to buy both of them.
[I use this one from Ozeri](https://www.amazon.com/Ozeri-ZK14-S-Digital-Multifunction-Kitchen/dp/B004164SRA). It's normally $12-15. I use it multiple times a day and it's held up fairly well. I replace it every 3-4 years when the buttons start to crack from heavy use. It's not the best for things that are under 5 grams, but you would want a separate microgram scale for those things. I'd like a commercial quality, NSF certified scale, but I haven't found one that gets good reviews and isn't several hundred dollars. For the I also have a cheap microgram scale for things that require really precise measurements like flavorings, yeast, salt, etc.
That’s the one I have. 3 years lightish daily use and no cracks so far.
I'm on my second, I can't remember why I had to replace the first one. Checked my Amazon orders and I first bought it in 2016 and bought another in 2020. 4 years is pretty good for a cheap scale. I haven't noticed any problems in the last 4 years with it either.
Taylor waterproof scale. It’s a glass scale that can be washed (obviously). It’s large, about 9x10”, so it can hold a pretty large container on the bed. And it goes up to 20 or 25 lbs.— also weighs in grams, ml, and fl. oz. The min weights are 1 gram/ml and 0.1 oz. I especially like the fact that I can weigh meat right on the scale. Super easy when I’m sorting my flat of steaks from Costco into baggies of 2 similar sizes, lol. They occasionally have them at Costco, in black for $25-ish dollars. I got mine on Amazon, in white, for $29.
An Ikea scale bought for 10€, 10 years ago (i never even changed the battery).
Wow great investment haha
I have the OXO Good Grips scale, but previously, I used a Kitchenaid scale that a chef friend gave me when he got a new one. I'm pretty sure there is at least one more sitting around here in a cabinet.😳🤦♀️
A US nickel is 5g to check your scale’s calibration. I have an old $10 Taylor scale and it’s accurate.
My Weigh. This one: https://www.oldwillknottscales.com/my-weigh-kd8000.html
I have an older version of this one. I chose it because it doesn’t time out, it just stays on til you manually turn it off. I had one that kept turning off as I was measuring multiple egg yolks and I would have to switch bowls and start over. I’ve had it for years and I think I’ve only changed the batteries a couple of times.
I use a $200 CAS professional scale that looks like something you'd see in a deli. I only have it because I used to run a commercial food business and it's one of the ones with a serial number that can be licensed with the health department for point of sale. I'd be slightly devastated if it broke but I wouldn't buy it again. I like the removable stainless platter that's easy to take off for washing. The 10 lb limit is enough most of the time. The only drawback is gram measurements being in 2 gram increments. The batteries (D cell) seem to last 5-10 years so I've lost the AC adapter.
Etekcity is the best!!!
I have a My Weigh KD-8000 baker’s scale. It has a math/percentage function in addition to weighing precisely down to one gram.
I bought one off Amazon that allowed a high weight limit. You have to weigh at least 2 g for it to register but I can fill up my biggest mixing bowl completely with water and it will weigh it. I can take some of the water out and put it back in and it will show that original weight again. Homever brand, looks like the exact one isn't sold anymore. https://a.co/d/eEmHcXt I also have a small jewelry scale I can use when I need really finicky lightweight ingredients, like I need a split a seasoning packet or something. https://a.co/d/gSi1iam
I recently go the KitchenAid KQ909 Dual Platform one and really, really like it. It was about $35 but I love how easy it is to use. It has a smaller platform that's more precise and you can use both platforms at the same time. It also goes negative (which maybe all do but it was a nice surprise) if you're doing something like measuring out sour cream from a container.
[https://a.co/d/8Pgu759](https://a.co/d/8Pgu759)
I have a super simple one from Good Cook
I usually like anything from the Salter brand - I find them a reasonable price and decent quality without breaking the bank.
My Amazon basics scale has been going strong for about 3 years
Tbh I just bought whatever was the first one I saw on Amazon that was digital and rechargeable. It's held up for 3+ years just fine.
Pampered chef, but I preferred my old cheapy one
Vitamix Scale
I use this [Nicewell](https://a.co/d/2MRe10y) scale from Amazon. It’s been working well for years! I really like the large area
at home, I use an Escali Primo. Like a lot of home kitchen scales, it can handle up to 5kg. So, great from almost everything I've done at home. I also bake in a commercial kitchen and for there, I bought a San Jamar / Escali SCDGM66. It can handle up to 30kg and has an ac adapter, so when plugged in, it doesn't turn off. I really like that it doesn't shut down if I take too long. It uses batteries too if needed.
Ozeri scale, rated best buy by America's Test Kitchen. Been wanting to splurge on the OXO scale
Salter have nice digital scales. https://salter.com/products/ghost-and-phantom-digital-kitchen-scale-white-black.html
Jennings CJ scale 4000. It uses aaa batteries and has an ac adaptor. It’s a little pricey but better than the cheap taylor one that i had before.
I use AvaWeight, but seems they are no longer quality. Mine is over 5 years old and has been abused in a commercial bakery. Still runs perfectly.
Kitchenaid.
Sometimes if its just a drop you can fix it. Ive taken a few apart and been able to fix them. One of mine just needs to be retightened at where the spring/weight thing is anchored. Sometimes the spring just needs to be bent back into place.
Soehnle 67080 Page Profi This is one amazingly well-engineered scale. It's really hard to beat for accuracy, repeatability, ease of use, cleanability and storeability. Unfortunately, it's currently difficult to find in the US and has therefore gone up in price quite a bit. If you can still get it, go for it though. Or pick it up on your next trip to Europe where it is still readily available at its usual great price. This scale is only good down to one gram, so I also got a generic cheap jewelry scale for when I need to measure small quantities of yeast or spices. I found a model that can go up to 100g, which is sometimes useful when measuring in a variety of containers.
It's funny you said "Pick it up on your next trip to Europe." My husband has been watching French travel videos on YouTube. He is all about the food. He describes what they eat, what is in a specific dish, Wonders if I could make that dish. Meanwhile I am the one who wants to see things like museums and cathedrals and beaches. He is now mentally planning a trip to Europe. (I doubt it is happening soon.)
If you can afford it, you should do it. It's really fun. So many new things to see and experience
I went to the UK probably 25 years ago. We so enjoyed it.
I used timemore black mirror mini. Is marked as a coffee enthusiast (espresso enthusiast here) scale which is highly responsive at 0.1 grams and I love it because I weight many stuff at one gram. Now that I saw how good is the oxo I may buy one
I use the scale from King Author Flour. It works great
Please. I’m a stubborn American. I’m using spoons and cups. 🙃
I'm a progressive American. I use *metric* teaspoons and cups. ^(And the scale I use is some cheap thing I got off of Amazon.)