Etekcity 22lb Food Kitchen Scale, USB Rechargeable, IPX6 Waterproof
A compact digital kitchen scale built for anyone tracking portions, macros, or ingredient weights for clean eating. It weighs from 2g up to 22lb in 1g increments, so it’s precise enough for real portion control, not just rough kitchen measuring.
- 1g precision across 5 units (grams, ounces, pounds:ounces, mL, fl’oz) makes it easy to hit exact macro or recipe targets instead of eyeballing portions.
- IPX6 waterproof design wipes clean in seconds, even after weighing raw meat, sauces, or liquids – no seams for food to get stuck in.
- USB-C rechargeable battery means no more hunting for AAA batteries mid meal-prep session.
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Who it suits — and who should skip it
This is for anyone who has decided to take portions seriously — whether that is tracking macros, baking properly, or just finding out how much a “handful” of nuts really is. A scale is the cheapest way to replace a guess with a number.
Skip it if you cook by feel and enjoy it. And note the display’s auto-off timer defaults to a short interval, so if you get distracted mid-recipe you will be re-zeroing more often than you would like.
Using it without frustration
- Learn the tare button first. Weighing into a bowl already on the scale is the whole workflow.
- Weigh liquids by mass rather than volume when baking. It is faster and more accurate than a jug.
- Put it away flat, not on its edge in a drawer. Load cells do not like being knocked.
Why weighing changes what you learn
Portion estimates drift in one direction: upward, and by more than most people expect. Weighing food for even a week is less about control than about calibration — you find out what your normal serving actually is, and then you can go back to eyeballing with a better eye. That is the realistic use of a kitchen scale for most people, rather than weighing everything forever.
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Compare with: the Etekcity body fat scale for the other end of the same question, and the PrepNaturals containers.
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We have not personally tested this product. Everything above is drawn from the manufacturer’s specifications and from patterns in public buyer reviews, re-checked on 6 September 2026. Figures on this page change over time.