Vitafit 33lb/15kg Digital Food Scale Grams and Ounces in 1g/0.1oz, High Accuracy Assured by Kitchen Scale Professional Factory Since 2001, Gram Scale for Cooking and Baking, LED Display, 3*AAA, Black

Recently i was given a recipe for Cyprus Dessert i really wanted to make. Unfortunately most of the ingredients were in grams. While i could make a good guess on how much that would be for the large amounts, I absolutely could not weigh 20 grams of baking powder without a kitchen scale. We’ve been needing one for quite some time now, and so it was about time to finally make the purchase.I really liked the tempered glass top with touch buttons and modern look of the LED display. All glass top ‘waterproofing’ and protecting the buttons underneath, for easy cleaning and preventing damage from accidental spills (cooking can be messy and ‘Oopses’ happen sometimes). Bottom side of the unit is not waterproof. Seeing the numbers appearing on the surface without any visible screen box, while background remain the same color as the rest of the top, is very appealing. Other scales with LCD display and a very visible screen box pretty much look like gadgets from the 90’s (no offense intended). Having an actual On/Off button was important to me. Design is very slim and lightweight adding zero bulk to my kitchen and like other reviewers mentioned it can be conveniently stored in a kitchen drawer.Scale is accurate, as much as it can be considering it can only display exact increments of 1g. Anything slightly bellow or above may result in fluctuations, which is why i always wait a few seconds after it displays a stable reading just to be sure. I was also pleasantly surprised to find out that this accuracy is present everywhere (even corners and right on top of the LED numbers), probably thanks to the built in quad precision sensors. It is easy to use and read. Turning it on/off, changing measuring units and tare is straightforward and fast. Results display instantly and change gradually as you pour more flour or any other ingredient into the measuring bowl. Auto off timer is exactly 2 min. of inactivity which is plenty of time for most of my measuring needs. It can not weigh liquids (l, ml and fl. oz), but honestly I don’t even need that since i use cups for the purpose. To provide accurate reading, it is important to place the unit on a hard flat and leveled surface. I made the mistake of not doing that the very first time i used it and the results were way off. Sensitivity is extremely high. So much that blowing on top or making a movement strong enough to create an air current, will affect the reading and cause fluctuations, which also happened in my tests. 22 lb capacity is more than enough for cooking and mailing letters or boxes.I chose this product over the ones with USB recharging for two reasons:First: USB charging port is an open port, which means dust and humidity or any other unwanted particles (like flour) may and will find their way in eventually. Dirty ports will not work properly over time or stop making contact all together.Second: In the event of that port being damaged, i would be left with no alternative way of using the scale. Plus it is not always easy to find a usb outlet when not at home.Some scales offer both batteries and USB charging, but reason number one is why i stayed away from them. And i know charging via cable is considered eco friendly, because of the fewer batteries being thrown away, but so can be the use of rechargeable batteries.I have compared 3 different brands LED kitchen scales and here is mainly why i chose Vitafit over the other two:1. 5 year Warranty vs. 1 and 3 years respectively.2. Minimum displayed weight of 2g. The other two scales couldn’t go bellow 5g.3. Device can be kept on by pressing the surface from time to time to register activity and reset the 2 min. auto off timer. One of the other two scales would turn off after 1 min. no matter what, which was a no go with me right away.4. Precision from side to side and one corner to another. One of the other two brands could not do that.5. Despite the fact i loved the look of black tempered glass more, white surface has less mirror-like reflective look and do not show fingerprints and white streaks as much. More specifically, seeing my own reflection or the reflection of anything else in the room was very distracting.6. Competitive low price combined with everything I mentioned above made my choice clear.CONS:This one is more of a suggestion. Scale doesn’t have a ‘hold’ feature which comes handy when using large vessels to measure in and they cover most of the scale (making it difficult to see the results), or measuring a large box you need to mail and can’t even reach the buttons underneath. In the second scenario using tare function, in order to read the negative numbers after package is removed, won’t work since the buttons are covered. It’s not really a big deal, but adding a ‘hold’ button or moving all the touch buttons on the side of the device could help with that.I am happy with my new kitchen scale. It is perfect for my needs. Oh, and by the way, that Cyprus Dessert is so rich and juicy 😋...

This food scale osvery good, has lasted me a very long time. The variety of measurements is super helpful, it's easy to use and learn, and it is easy to clean. Also very good size to store away when needed.

Works pretty well! I've just been using it a lot to measure things such as water, flour and sugar, but it's very accurate and the battery life is really good.

Easy to use. Takes a second to tare which sometimes makes you wonder if it's zeroing out.

Works perfectly, high range up to 15kg very usefull when making large quantities of preserves and nevertheless precise at low ranges.

This is a great little scale. I use it to weigh flour for making bread, but it will also be used to figure USPS rates for mailing heavy envelopes or for packages. It calculates gram and lbs/oz as well as ml. It's thin enough to make storage easy.

Accurate and cheap af

They are good for a couple times use not very good quality