Kitchen scale

A scale for weighing ingredients, the most accurate way to measure for baking.

Equipment, utensils and bakeware

Also called: digital scale

A cup of flour can weigh quite different amounts depending on how it is scooped, so weighing gives far more consistent results than measuring by volume. A digital scale with a tare (zero) button lets you weigh each ingredient straight into the same bowl, and grams are the easiest unit for small amounts.

Weighing also makes it simple to scale recipes up or down and to work with baker's percentages.

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Tools for this

My Weigh KD-8000 Baker's Math ScaleHas a baker's percentage mode built in.See it on Amazon
Etekcity Digital Kitchen ScaleWeighing beats cups for baking that turns out the same every time.See it on Amazon

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Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.

Kitchen scale (Q1796864), Wikidata