Best Soehnle Kitchen Scales

Good cheap set of kitchen scales – I purchased this set of scales a couple of years ago in a bit of an emergency situation with a plan to get a better set at a later date but never did… Read more

because these proved to be up to the job! - Inexpensive (cheapest one in the shop at the time of purchase!) - It seems to be pretty accurate - The glass plate unscrews so it can be washed. - Compared to my previous scale this one is pretty low profile - The battery life is good. - It doesn't seem to completely die if you wipe the base over with a damp sponge (which is what killed my previous scales).

Needs a function to recalibrate – Very easy to use. tare or reset function keeps weight registered for long enough to gather other ingredients. But, after about 12 months of use,… Read more

the weight measured is off by 20- 25%. (tested with various coins). If I could recalibrate, I'd be very happy with it. But - now I need to buy another one.

Nutritional values are out of date – I bought this scale to use for the purpose of carbohydrate counting for my daughter with Type 1 diabetes. Unfortunately you need to purchase the item… Read more

to access the code booklet and then plug in the codes to the scales to get the nutritional amounts. The carb amounts are not accurate for any of the food items that I cross referenced. After reading the Manual I discovered that the nutritional information is based on the German Federal Food Index Version 11.3 dated MAY 1999.

The out of date information had made this a waste of money and time and I’m really disappointed.