OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Food Scale: Review & Buyer’s Guide
OXO Good Grips food scale sticks out for one practical reason: its pull-out display stays visible when a large bowl would hide the numbers on an ordinary food scale.
But is everything Kosher about the OXO food scale? No. Its display and battery routine have tradeoffs worth weighing against that clever design. The specifications below are checked against OXO's current product page and user booklet; we do not have records for the older article's claimed lab test.
OXO Scale Pros & Cons
Let us have a look at the useful features and the limits of this OXO scale.
PROS
- Convenient pull-out display to get rid of the shadow while measuring in large plates or bowls.
- Zero button for subtracting a bowl and weighing additional ingredients.
- Easy to read digital display with big digits.
- Oz and Gram metrics to address audience outside of USA as well as inside USA.
- 11 Lbs. weighing capacity food scale.
- Capacity indicator shows how much of the 11 lb limit is in use.
CONS
- Backlight turns off after 30 seconds to save battery power, according to OXO's booklet.
- 1 g display steps may be too coarse for very small additions.
- Four AAA batteries must eventually be replaced; this model is not rechargeable.
OXO Food Scale Review
There is no common measurement set behind a numerical score for this review, so the choice turns on your kitchen setup. The pull-out display helps when a broad bowl hides an ordinary display. OXO lists an 11 lb capacity, 1 g or 0.1 oz display steps, and a zero button for adding ingredients. Those published steps do not establish accuracy or response time.
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OXO Good Grips Features
Let us have a look at the specs of OXO kitchen scale to have a better understanding of why it is a good choice, irrespective of the few cons.
Display
One of the major complaints about food-scale displays is that a large bowl casts a shadow over the numbers. The OXO kitchen scale answers that problem with a pull-out backlit display. You can move the display forward while the bowl stays on the platform.
OXO food scale display tradeoff: OXO's booklet says the backlight turns off after 30 seconds to preserve the four AAA batteries. The scale itself enters standby after six minutes and shuts off after 30 minutes of inactivity.
Cord-free Design
Well, this is not a feather in OXO’s crown only; almost all modern food and baking scales have the same function. They use AAA batteries instead of charging function, and this makes the food scales cord-free.
However:
There is a down side to it; the cord-free design relies a lot on AAA batteries which may exhaust in the mid of the action and you will have to go buy more unless you keep a stock of them. Having a USB charged kitchen scale could offer the same solution in a better way. It would give freedom to use the food scale without any cords and at the same time, ease to charge it whenever needed.
Capacity Bar
The winner design is a design that pays attention to details and finds solution for a pressing problem; the best thing about OXO good grips food scale is that it pays attention to minor details.
For example, the display shows a capacity bar and as you weigh your items and/or increase them, a capacity bar shows how much capacity is left on the scale.
Tare Feature
The zero button subtracts the weight already on the platform, so you can add another ingredient to the same bowl. The bowl and earlier ingredients still count toward the 11 lb maximum, even when the display reads zero. This function is useful, but it is not a test of the scale's accuracy.
OXO Food Scale FAQs
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you use the OXO Food Scale?
Place the bowl/plate on the digital kitchen scale. Press the ‘<strong>ZERO</strong>’ button, which will reset the food scale. Now add any ingredient that you want to weigh. The pull-out display’s reading is the weight of the ingredient. In case you want to weigh multiple ingredients, just press the ‘<strong>ZERO</strong>’ button, and add the ingredient.
How do I reset my OXO scale?
The OXO food scale has a tare feature which enables you to weigh multiple ingredients at a time. All you need to do is to reset the scale, which can be done by pressing the ‘ZERO’ button adjacent to the display.
Does the scale show negative weight?
Yes, the scale does display negative weight. If you zero-out the scale after adding initial weight, and withdraw the initial ingredient, the scale will display negative weight. For clarification, if you initially added 3 lbs, reset the scale, and then removed 3 lbs, the display will read -3 lbs.
For how long does the scale retain memory?
The kitchen scale can retain memory for 30 minutes of inactivity. After 6 minutes, the scale would go to standby, and memory will be retained. You can touch any button to return it to active mode. After 30 minutes, though, the scale would automatically power-off, and memory will be lost.
Does the scale display decimals?
OXO's current product page lists 1 g metric and 0.1 oz US display increments. These are display steps, not a measured accuracy result.
Is OXO Food Scale Rechargeable?
OXO scale has a cord-free design, which means it isn’t rechargeable. Instead, it is powered by 4 AAA batteries. These need to be replaced once they are exhausted.