Escali Primo Digital Food Scale Multi-Functional Kitchen Scale and Baking Scale for Precise Weight Measuring and Portion Control, 8.5 x 6 x 1.5 inches, Royal Blue

I got this scale for my brother for a gift. He claims it's one of the best and most used gifts I ever got him.I of course visit him a few times a year, and had previously gotten a similar scale for myself, so I knew what he was in for. It's incredibly easy to use. The buttons are legible and clear. It's sharp in the various colors it comes in. And I like how the "scale" part is elevated above the body, so if you place a bowl on it, it's *much* easier to read than the scales that have the screen on the same level as the scale portion.He uses it to weigh out his coffee every morning. I personally use mine mainly to weigh out flours for baking. It's an indispensible tool in the kitchen, looks great, and is reliable and long lasting. And a fantastic value.

I purchased this scale after much debate between this scale and the EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Kitchen Scale, Silver. However, after purchasing a bathroom scale from the EatSmart company and being very unhappy with it, I decided to go with Escali instead (navy color). And, I'm glad I did!The device is very simple. It's also very lightweight. It comes with two Duracell AA batteries that you pop into the battery compartment in the back. That's all the setup it requires. There are two buttons: An on/tare/off button, and a g/oz button (to shift between grams or ounces). You can put a plate/ bowl etc. on the platform (which is the size of a small saucer) and then press the "on/tare/off" button, and it will be set to zero; you can then add food on the plate and will give you only the food's weight. You can press the button each time you want to reset it to zero and measure a new ingredients separately. You have to hold the button for several seconds for it to turn off, but it does auto-shut off after a couple of minutes.The "grams/ oz" button allows you to switch between grams, total ounces, or lbs + ounces (for example, 17 ounces would be displayed as 1 lb 1 oz.) It also remembers your previous setting; if you place it on "ounces" and turn it off, it will turn on displaying ounces.The scale has a precision of 1 or two grams. When I placed a nickel on it, it displayed the proper 5 grams; 2 nickels yielded 10 grams. However, sometimes it seems to waver between displays, but only by a gram or two (for example, one time it couldn't decide between 6 or 7 grams). Also, a quarter coin is 5.67 grams, and the display read 5 grams. This may be a problem for the stricter dieters, but I really doubt it would make a difference in most cases.The biggest problem (for me) is the small platform; if you place a plate or similar container on the platform, it will obscure the reading on the display. This can be remedied by placing the plate further back on the platform, so long as it doesn't fall off. Also, if the platform were bigger, it follows that the scale would be bigger, and take up more valuable counter space.Also--and I don't know if this is true for all digital scales--don't place this near a microwave, as the reading will be way off. I was quite shocked when weighing something, and the display of numbers was going haywire. I finally realized the microwave was on, and moved it to a place nearby; the display was fine again. Again, this may be simple common knowledge, but in case you didn't know, now you do!Overall, this is a great, affordable kitchen scale which I would recommend to anybody.

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love the small size, ease of use (just 2 buttons), the fact that it uses regular batteries (not ion ones), accuracy. i took away a star b/c the readout screen would be easier to see in my shadowy kitchen if it lit up.

This works very well and I like it. Only used a couple of times but so far so good.

Really really love this scale. It’s very easy to use and I find it to be accurate has changed baking for me.

Great little portable food scale. 3 weight measuring functions; I only use 1: Ounces. There's also Grams and 1 other. I don't remember what, but I never use that one. It's not high tech. It's for small things. If you want to weigh a large bowl or large something, the display is easily blocked by the thing on the scale... but it's cheap enough that it's not a big deal.

I have used Escali scale before and this was my second scale by Escali. Unfortunately this one was a defective one - when pushing tare button, it zeroes then switches back to 1 gram within a few seconds. Also, when placing something over a kilogram, it gave me a cryptic message. So I contacted Escali company to fix the issues and after a couple of emails back and forth, they told me this scale was defective and are sending me a replacement. I have used kitchen scales by other companies and Escali scale is one of the best I have owned. It’s quick, accurate, and easy to use. I use it multiple times a day while cooking and baking and highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for an affordable & accurate scale!

Only negative, display is not lit

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We replaced our old ozeri scale with this one when it came highly reccomended by none other than Carla Lalli Music herself. It's been holding up great, and it's been far more accurate and responsive to small quantities of food added.My one complaint is that the gripping feet on the bottom keep coming off, so the surface isn't level unless I get replacements for those (which shouldn't be hard) and super glue them on so they don't budge.

After 7 years it still works without any issues

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