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Nicewell Food Scale, 22lb Digital Kitchen Scale Weight Grams and oz for Cooking Baking, 1g/0.1oz Precise Graduation, Stainless…

Nicewell

Best for

Best for baking (precision)

Amazon rating

★★★★★4.7(53,661)

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Verdict scoreGreat
86/ 100

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Updated May 15, 2026 · 1 min read

Nicewell Food Scale, 22lb Digital Kitchen Scale Weight Grams and oz for Cooking Baking, 1g/0.1oz Precise Graduation, Stainless…

Sources behind this verdict

10 reviewers weighted by source trust

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The consensus

What reviewers found

Synthesized across the trust-weighted source mix below.

Across the reviewers we read, the Nicewell 22-lb scale has the strongest value-per-dollar story in the category. A high-trust review at techgearlab.com names it their overall favorite, citing the larger weighing surface, the 22-lb capacity, and the price. That combination — bigger platform, double the capacity of most home scales, under $30 — is also why it shows up in r/Sourdough and r/Volumeeating recommendation threads, where bakers specifically need to weigh full mixing bowls and dough batches.

What reviewers liked

  • techgearlab.com names it their overall favorite for surface area, capacity, and value
  • 22-lb capacity is roughly double most home-kitchen scales
  • 53,000+ verified-purchase reviews averaging 4.7 stars
  • Specifically recommended in r/Sourdough and r/Volumeeating threads
  • Tempered glass and stainless steel platform praised as easy to clean

Where it falls short

  • An r/Baking thread reports a unit producing erratic readings even after battery changes
  • 1g resolution, so not suitable for coffee, espresso, or weighing small quantities of yeast
  • Tempered-glass surface can chip if dropped, per community discussion
  • No pull-out display, so larger bowls can obscure the readout

Across the reviews

Synthesis · not our verdict

Across the reviewers we read, the Nicewell 22-lb scale has the strongest value-per-dollar story in the category. A high-trust review at techgearlab.com names it their overall favorite, citing the larger weighing surface, the 22-lb capacity, and the price. That combination — bigger platform, double the capacity of most home scales, under $30 — is also why it shows up in r/Sourdough and r/Volumeeating recommendation threads, where bakers specifically need to weigh full mixing bowls and dough batches.

The honest counterpoint is reliability variance. An r/Baking thread documents a Nicewell unit producing 'crazy numbers' regardless of battery changes, and while that's a single data point, it's consistent with a broader pattern across budget rechargeable scales noted in community threads. The 53,000+ verified Amazon reviews still average 4.7, so the failure rate is clearly low, but it's not zero.

For bakers who want a larger platform and higher capacity than the Escali or OXO without spending OXO money, this is the pick that the high-trust source in our pool explicitly singles out.

Key specs

Source: Amazon listing
Highlight 1
【PRECISE WEIGHT】 The digital food scale built-in four high-precision load sensors, quickly and accurately response 1g or 0.1oz increments when adding ingredients, its measuring range: 0.1oz to 22 lbs and 3g to 10kg(Min. weigh at 0.1oz or 3g).
Highlight 2
【MULTIFUNCTION LARGE SCALE】 9"x6.3" platform and Large lcd display for easy readout in g, kg, lb: oz, fl.oz and ml. This digital weight scale is for better cooking, baking, tracking intake, weight loss and postage.
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【PRACTICAL DESIGN】 The food scale is designed with tempered glass for strong bearing, sleek stainless steel top surface for anti-fingerprint and easy clean, with a attached hook for convenient storage.
Highlight 4
【EASY TARE / ZERO OUT】 Convenient tare button for tare calculation allows you to subtract the weight of plate or container, making it easy to achieve accurate readouts of ingredients.
Highlight 5
【GREAT SUPPORT】2 AAA batteries included. We are always stand behind our kitchen scales, please feel free to reach to us if you have any issues.

What customers say

2 verified voices
I just got the stainless steel Nicewell scale to replace my old scale (something from Walmart, I forget the brand) and it works beautifully!
Supportingvia r/Volumeeating
My Nicewell 22lb scale keeps spitting out crazy numbers no matter how many times I change the batteries so it's time for an upgrade.
Supportingvia r/Baking

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