OXO Good Grips 11-Pound Stainless Steel Food Scale Review

What it is

This is a battery-powered kitchen scale with a brushed stainless steel platform, an 11-pound (about 5 kg) capacity, and a backlit display you can physically slide out from under the weighing surface. That last part is the whole point. Big bowls and wide plates block the readout on most scales. OXO solved it by putting the screen on a little drawer that pulls forward up to a few inches.

It reads in grams, ounces, pounds, and milliliters, with a tare button for zeroing out the weight of your bowl. It runs on AAA batteries, not a rechargeable pack, which is fine for a device you use in short bursts. Price lands roughly in the $45 to $60 range, putting it at the upper end of consumer kitchen scales.

How it performs day to day

Accuracy is the reason people stick with it. Owners consistently report reliable readings down to the gram, which is exactly what baking demands. Weigh your flour instead of scooping it and your bread, cookies, and cakes get more consistent overnight. For anyone tracking macros or portioning chicken and rice for the week, it removes the guesswork.

The pull-out display earns its keep more than you'd expect. Set a stockpot or a dinner plate on top and you can still see the number without crouching or shoving the scale to the counter edge. The tare function is quick and the buttons are large enough to hit with floury hands. The stainless surface wipes clean and doesn't stain like plastic platforms tend to.

It's not perfect. The display is not removable for deep cleaning, so crumbs and liquid that sneak into the slide mechanism are annoying to deal with. It also auto-shuts-off to save battery, which is sensible until it powers down mid-weigh while you're slowly drizzling oil. And at this price you're paying a premium over a perfectly accurate $15 scale, largely for the build quality and that sliding screen.

Pros and cons

The good: dependable gram-level accuracy, a genuinely useful pull-out display, a wipe-clean stainless platform, generous 11-pound capacity, and the OXO reputation for stuff that lasts. The tare button works fast and the readout is easy to see.

The not-so-good: it's pricier than the competition for what is, mechanically, a simple device. The slide-out tray can trap gunk. Auto shut-off can interrupt slow pours. There's no rechargeable battery and no app connectivity, if those things matter to you.

Who should buy it, and who should skip it

Buy it if you bake seriously, cook with cramped counters, or want one good scale you won't replace. The pull-out display is most valuable to people who routinely weigh things in large bowls and big pots. It's a strong fit for home bakers graduating from cups to grams.

Skip it if you just need to weigh the occasional packet of pasta. A basic Etekcity or Ozeri scale does that accurately for a third of the cost. Also skip it if you want smart features like Bluetooth tracking, which this scale deliberately does not have.

The verdict

The OXO Good Grips 11-Pound Food Scale is the easy recommendation for anyone who weighs ingredients often and is tired of squinting around a mixing bowl. It costs more than it strictly needs to, but you get accuracy, durability, and a display design that actually solves a real problem. For casual users it's overkill. For regular bakers and meal-preppers, it's worth the splurge.

Frequently asked questions

Is the OXO food scale accurate enough for baking?

Yes. It reads to the gram and owners report consistent, reliable measurements, which is exactly what bread and pastry recipes need. Weighing flour rather than scooping it is the single biggest accuracy upgrade most home bakers can make.

What does the pull-out display actually do?

The screen sits on a small drawer that slides forward out from under the weighing platform. That lets you read the weight even when a large bowl or wide plate covers the top of the scale, which is the most common frustration with standard kitchen scales.

Does it use batteries or charge by USB?

It runs on AAA batteries. There's no rechargeable pack or USB charging. For a device used in short bursts the batteries last a long time, and an auto shut-off helps conserve them.