Food Scales to Help You Achieve Precision

Weighing your ingredients can make a world of difference in the success of your recipe
Food scale next to eggs and flour
Are you tracking the weight of your meals? Here are some tools to help. Pixabay

Kitchen scales can be incredibly useful tools when it comes to cooking and particularly baking. There are more than just a few beneficial ways a scale can help you in your kitchen. Let’s start with baking—most bread recipes typically call for measurement of dry ingredients in grams. You definitely don’t want to bungle that buttery brioche you set your heart on baking. The best way to achieve accuracy is with a food scale.

Another added bonus: with a scale, you’ll reap the benefits of fewer bowls and measuring cups to clean. And of course, if you’re trying to eat healthier, a scale can help you practice better portion control by weighing your food before consuming.

Whether you’re trying to eat healthier, learning to bake like the pros, or just experimenting in the kitchen, these food scales can help.

GreaterGoods Digital Food Kitchen Scale, Multifunction Scale Measures in Grams and Ounces (Ash Grey)
This budget-friendly model combines accuracy with minimal design. GreaterGoods

Weighing your food shouldn’t require intimidating technology. This scale from GreaterGoods is a winner because it’s easy to read. It has four sensors that can measure within a single gram. It shuts off and automatically calibrates. It has a large enough surface to weigh bigger items. And it can support up to 11 pounds of weight. It’s up to the job.

Etekcity Food Scale, Digital Kitchen Weight Grams and Ounces for Baking and Cooking, Small/Backlit Display, 304 Stainless Steel
This small yet mighty scale measures items between 1 gram and 11 pounds for easy use in home kitchens. Etekcity

This versatile kitchen scale from Etekcity allows you to choose measurement units in ounces, pounds, grams, milliliters and fluid ounces to work with practically any recipe. It also features a tare function that enables you to remove the measurement of cups, plates, etc. from the final weight.

Escali Primo P115C Precision Kitchen Food Scale for Baking and Cooking, Lightweight and Durable Design, LCD Digital Display, 8" x 6" x 1.25", Chrome
This model includes a large face with easy-to-read numerals. Escali

The Escali scale comes in a variety of colors to accommodate most kitchen decor and functions with a simple two-button operation. It offers the tare feature so you can automate subtraction of the weight of cups or plates. It can also measure in grams, pounds:ounces, and ounces. The large face design makes it a breeze to decipher.

INEVIFIT DIGITAL KITCHEN SCALE, Highly Accurate Multifunction Food Scale 13 lbs 6kgs Max, Clean Modern Black with Premium Stainless Steel Finish. Includes Batteries & 5-Year Warranty
With measurements provided in both pounds and kilograms, this scale is helpful for global recipes and instructions. INEVIFIT

This kitchen scale features an easy-to-read backlit LCD display that makes it simple to use when cooking, prepping meals, or measuring portions. It offers a tare function, unit conversion, and signals you when the battery is low.

Digital Kitchen Scale by ZERLA , Multifunction Food Scale with Range from 0.04oz to 11lbs, White
This unit requires two AAA batteries, which ship with the kitchen scale. Zerla

Enjoy the crystal clear and straightforward-to-interpret LCD display that uses black backlight, effectively eliminating shadow interference. The ZERLA scale features a tare function, low-power indicator, and it turns itself off when not in use to save your battery.

Nutri Fit Smart Digital Kitchen Food Scale with Vegetable Peeler - Accurate Nutrition Scale with App, Baking Cooking and Tracking Calories Intake, Bluetooth (Silver)
Weighing in at 0.83 pounds, this scale features a slim design that makes cleaning and storing a cinch. Nutri Fit

This scale by Nutri Fit comes with its own app to give you instant access to portions and nutritional information when weighing your food. You can even use the app to track your intake history of food for the day, week, month, and even year. The scale features a large LCD display, a tare function, and measures in ounces, grams, pounds, and milliliters.