Quick answer
The Etekcity Food Kitchen Scale, 11 lb, Grams and Ounces lists at $13.99 and publishes 2 specifications: maximum 11 lb, units g and oz. It suits a first kitchen scale. Every figure below is the manufacturer figure or is derived from it, never estimated.
Etekcity Food Kitchen Scale, 11 lb, Grams and Ounces
The cheapest scale worth buying, and owning any scale at all is the single biggest accuracy improvement available to a home baker.
Best for: a first kitchen scale
Check price on AmazonThe cheapest scale worth buying, and owning any scale at all is the single biggest accuracy improvement available to a home baker.
Below are the published specifications, then what those numbers come to once you put them through the arithmetic the rest of this site uses. Where the manufacturer publishes nothing, the table says so rather than filling the gap.
What are the Etekcity Food Kitchen Scale, 11 lb, Grams and Ounces specifications?
Everything the manufacturer publishes, in one table. Where a figure is not published it says so rather than carrying an estimate.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand | Etekcity |
| Maximum | 11 lb |
| Units | g and oz |
| Listed price | $13.99 |
How does it compare with the alternatives?
| Product | Brand | Tier | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etekcity Food Kitchen Scale, 11 lb, Grams and Ounces (this one) | Etekcity | Beginner | $13.99 |
| Escali Primo Digital Food Scale | Escali | Intermediate | $25.00 |
| Etekcity 0.1 g Food Kitchen Scale with Bowl | Etekcity | Intermediate | $18.99 |
| OXO Good Grips 11 Pound Stainless Steel Food Scale with Pull-Out Display | OXO | Expert | $61.19 |
Before this cake leaves the kitchen
A few things worth knowing before this cake leaves the kitchen. Cream cheese frostings and anything with whipped cream need refrigeration, and plain buttercream softens in a warm room long before it is unsafe, which is a structural problem rather than a health one. Royal icing made with raw egg white, and mousses set with raw egg, are worth swapping for pasteurised egg white or meringue powder when you are baking for children, older guests or anyone pregnant. If you are baking for other people, ask about allergies before you start rather than after, because cross contact happens at the mixing bowl and not at the table. And if you are selling rather than giving cakes away, that is governed by your state cottage food law, which varies a great deal and is worth reading once properly.
What this job actually needs
Etekcity Food Kitchen Scale, 11 lb, Grams and Ounces
$13.99The cheapest scale worth buying, and owning any scale at all is the single biggest accuracy improvement available to a home baker.
Best for: a first kitchen scale
Check price on AmazonAmazon prices move often, so check before you buy.
Escali Primo Digital Food Scale
$25.00The scale most often on a professional bench: it reads fast, tares instantly, and nothing about it is trying to also be a nutrition tracker.
Best for: weighing every ingredient, which is what makes scaling a recipe work
Check price on AmazonAmazon prices move often, so check before you buy.
Etekcity 0.1 g Food Kitchen Scale with Bowl
$18.99A tenth of a gram matters for baking powder and salt, where a 1 gram scale rounds an ingredient that is measured in single grams.
Best for: weighing leavening and salt accurately
Check price on AmazonAmazon prices move often, so check before you buy.
Questions people ask
- Is the Etekcity Food Kitchen Scale, 11 lb, Grams and Ounces worth the price?
- That depends entirely on what you are making, which is why this page gives you the figures rather than a verdict. It is built for a first kitchen scale, and if that is not what you do then something cheaper will serve you better. Nothing here was tested in person, so treat it as specification analysis rather than a review.
- Where do these specifications come from?
- From the manufacturer listing, unchanged. Nothing on this page was measured by us and nothing was estimated to fill a gap: a specification the manufacturer does not publish is shown as not published. The derived figures in the second table are calculated from those published numbers using the same functions the calculators on this site use.
- How current is the price?
- It is the figure the Amazon catalogue returned when this page was built, and Amazon prices move constantly, sometimes several times a week. Treat it as an order of magnitude rather than a quote and check the current price before buying. Where no price is shown, the listing did not publish one at build time.
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How this page was put together
Researched from pan geometry, published manufacturer capacities, published serving conventions and university extension guidance. Not hands-on testing, and not professional advice.
Figures are labelled as derived, published or trade convention. Where no honest figure exists, the page says so rather than filling the gap.