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My Weigh KD-8000 vs OXO Good Grips 11 Pound Stainless Steel Food Scale with Pull-Out Display

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

My Weigh KD-8000 comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.1 vs 3.9). My Weigh KD-8000 is best for: bread bakers who scale recipes by baker's percentages and weigh heavy batches. Read the strengths below before deciding.

Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best Kitchen Scales

My Weigh KD-8000

4.1

2 sources$46.99as of Oct 11

The My Weigh KD-8000 is a large 8 kg scale with a baker's percentage mode. Tom's Guide found it accurate with calibration weights from 2 g to 100 g and liked the 7-by-7-inch platform and removable display cover, but called the body chunky and the power lead awkward. Sizzle and Sear, writing after eight years of use, checked it with a 200 g calibration weight and reported it accurate. It ships without a bowl and takes up more counter space than slim scales.

Strengths

— Accurate with 2 g to 100 g calibration weights anywhere on the platform (Tom's Guide)
— Baker's percentage mode sets flour as 100% and shows other ingredients as a percentage of it (Tom's Guide, Sizzle and Sear)
— 7 x 7 in platform lifts off for washing (Tom's Guide)

Watch-outs

— Did not register a 1 g calibration weight in Tom's Guide's test
— Power lead gets in the way and limits where the scale can sit (Tom's Guide)
— Display cover has to be lifted or removed to reach the buttons (Tom's Guide)

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Ranked #4 in Best Kitchen Scales

OXO Good Grips 11 Pound Stainless Steel Food Scale with Pull-Out Display

3.9

2 sources$63.39as of Nov 8

The OXO Good Grips 11-pound scale has a display that slides out from under the platform so a large bowl cannot hide the reading. Tom's Guide measured the pull-out at about 3.5 inches and called the scale thoughtfully designed, with a removable platform and a maximum-load indicator, while noting it 'won't win on precision'. Bayev's Kitchen bought one and found the same weakness: it does not distinguish weights below 1.5 to 2 grams, though readings from 50 grams up were accurate. Both reviewers flagged the price.

Strengths

— Display pulls out about 3.5 inches so large bowls and pots do not block the reading (Tom's Guide)
— Platform detaches for cleaning (Tom's Guide, Bayev's Kitchen)
— Display dims after five minutes but holds the reading for 15 minutes before auto shut-off (Tom's Guide)

Watch-outs

— Does not distinguish weights below 1.5 to 2 g and has a margin of error up to 5 g of load (Bayev's Kitchen); a 5 g calibration weight read 6 g for Tom's Guide
— Expensive for a kitchen scale; Bayev's Kitchen called it 'evidently overpriced'
— Buttons register only when pressed in the centre (Bayev's Kitchen)

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How they stack up

My Weigh KD-8000

The KD-8000's 8 kg (17 lb 9 oz) capacity is above the 11-pound Amazon Basics and OXO Good Grips scales and below the 22-pound Nicewell. It is the only scale on this page with a baker's percentage mode and the option of mains power; the OXO answers the blocked-display problem with a pull-out screen instead of the KD-8000's angled one.

OXO Good Grips 11 Pound Stainless Steel Food Scale with Pull-Out Display

The OXO shares an 11-pound capacity with the Amazon Basics scale and sits below the 22-pound Nicewell and the 8 kg (17 lb 9 oz) My Weigh KD-8000. Like the KD-8000 it has a removable platform for washing; it runs on four AAA batteries where the KD-8000 can also use a power adapter.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	My Weigh KD-8000	OXO Good Grips 11 Pound Stainless Steel Food Scale with Pull-Out Display
Max Capacity	8 kg / 17 lb 9 oz	11 lb / 5 kg
Measurement Units	g, kg, oz, lb:oz, lb	g, kg, oz, lb
Power Source	3 AA batteries or power adapter	4 AAA batteries (included)
Display Type	Backlit display, 3 x 1 in	Backlit LCD, pull-out
Weight Increment	1 g / 0.05 oz	—
Dimensions	9.8 x 8 x 3.8 in	—
Platform	7 x 7 in, removable	7 x 7 in, removable
Special Feature	Baker's percentage weighing	Pull-out display, max-load indicator
Material	—	Stainless steel and black plastic

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