Ellessi Food Weight Scale. Battery Free Digital Kitchen Scales 11lb 5kg. Stainless Steel Macro Scale

I reviewed and researched many scales before I took the plunge on this food scale. I'm one of those MyFitnessPal.com groupies and I weigh and track all of my food to keep this aging body at its nutritional best. Every single day I use this scale and every single day I applaud my purchase. I keep it out on my counter which means it's compact and attractive. I can set a serving bowl/plate directly on the scale (I confess that I place a paper towel down first to prevent the possibility of scratches), press the TARE button to re-set it to 0.00 and then place my food directly in the bowl/plate for a precise measurement. No fuss no muss and no batteries ever!!!!! This is great for measuring food, baking ingredients, and even that package that needs extra postage. Highly recommend.

This is my first kitchen scale and I love it! I just recently read an article about the benefits of a kitchen scale even if you're not trying to loose weight & im so glad I tried this out. I really dislike anything on my kitchen counter so I wasn't quite sure I needed another kitchen gadget... but I love that it has no cords, it keeps the counter from feeling cluttered while I'm using it and stores easily in a drawer when I'm done. I used it to make brownies to cut down on dishes & a bunch of measuring cups & for increased accuracy in baking. It worked perfectly.I was excited that it doesn't take batteries too. I always plan to properly dispose of old batteries... but I never seem to and usually feel a little guilty about it. It's very simple to use, just turn the knob and you can see the battery picture charge, then your good to go!

It works well and looks great. The main thing I don't like about it is is how long the power last after winding it. I like that it doesn't use batteries, but it never fails...I have food all over my hands and it runs out of juice and needs wound to come back to life. I wish it would last longer.

This is the second weight scale I bought and yet again it doesn't work and it's sooo frusterating!! It never zero's out when I need it too. I place it on flat ground and the numbers start rising with nothing on the scale! Then when I finally get it to zero out, it says the battery is completely drained!! WHAT? It literally just said it was completely charged a minute ago. Rediculous. The first scale I bought had the same exact issue, both of the scales were the crankable charging ones with a wheel on them. I'm just goingv to buy a scale at Wal-Mart, I'm done with Amazon's crap. Oh and I'm just gonna return this confusing headache.

I am so happy to have something that doesn't use fossil fuels or other resources to power. I was expecting to have to crank it a lot (similar to the hand-powered flashlights) but one good twist gives it a full battery! I will say that a full battery, while using it, only lasts a few minutes. It beeps when its running low, so you twist the knob again and are good to go for another bit. It would be nice if the battery held more power, but in my eyes, its totally worth it. I gave it 4 stars on the accuracy because it does take the scale a second or two to register and update the weight. I was making drinks with it and would have to pour, stop, and check the updated weight. A little annoying, but for what I am using it for and because of my passion for not creating more battery-waste and lowing my electricity usage, I am very thrilled with this product.

The scale would not zero. Anything I placed on it to weigh the numbers fluctuated radically. Which really did not matter since it would not zero. May have just been a defective item. I love the idea of battery free, I wish the scale would have worked.

This scale is very good however slightly inaccurate. It can change from .10-.20 ox LIGHT depending on if the counter top is more or less level it seems. I weighed a stick (more than one) of butter which would be exactly 4.0 oz and the scale read from 3.80 to 3.85 oz it can change after a moment leaving the item sitting there. So if this is consistently the same can compensate for it. The product seems well built and having a tare function at that price I'm willing to make the adjustment to weight. Self power works well overall very happy just have to give less stars because if weight inaccuracy.

I love the Ellessi scale! It's modern design means I can leave it out and it does not look out of place. The windup power is easy to use. The tare feature works great and a must have for any scale. With the windup it will drain the power in about a minute so it keeps you on your toes. If you need to add a series for some reason you will need to windup in the middle to make sure you don't lose where you are. I would fully recommend this product to others.