arboleafSmart Food Kitchen Scale, 22lb Digital Food Scale with Nutritional Calculator, Smart Kitchen Weighing with App for Macro, Keto, Calorie, Cooking, Grams and Ounces, 0.1oz/0.5g，Black

I only wanted a nice scale to weigh the coffee gound for espresso shots. This unit is not meant to fit on top of the drip tray of an espresso machine, and I did not have that task in mind for this scale. (I had bought a smaller model to perform that particular function).This Arboleaf scale is perfectly suited for my purpose in that it sits low and totally flat to the table, has near “mindless” operations for its control, a large attractive readable display, and is instantaneous in its measurement. I really wanted a simple and automatic “tare” funtion - which this unit performs masterfully on the fly.The glossy black finish is beautiful - and the display contrast is large, brilliant, and obvious. Unit selections (between oz, gram,etc.) require only a light “touch” of the finger - as do any of the desired control functions - and honestly - the well-written user manual was a true bonus. This scale is so very easy to operate - and shows you only what you want - such that it is intuitive.Reading the manual for any device is always a must - but the logical layout and simplicity of this scale is pleasantly appreciated.The Arboleaf performs fast, accurate, and is extremely easy to navigate. It is nice looking too - selling at a fair price. The dual power choice is optional - but I personally found that using the USB alone is adequate, and a single charge will probably last for months - (so the “user supplied” 5VDC wall brick is not really missed, at least not by me). I doubt I will need one.So I highly recommend this scale to anyone considering a unit of its profile and capabilities. I have selected it as the “best in class” for my personal needs, (and even returned others more expensive in cost, after a brief comparison).

This scale is very easy to use and clean. The weighing bed is flat, and the display is part of the bed so it is super easy to keep clean. I had a previous scale where the weighing platform was a separate piece that could come off, and this scale is much easier. The scale takes standard batteries. This scale comes with an app for logging food, which I downloaded. Even if you don’t want to log food, you should download the app. You can enter nutritional information for food, or scan it in via the bar code. It doesn’t have a huge database of foods, but you only need to add things once, and it’s very easy.Here’s the really great thing about this app – say you have a food with a serving size of 50 grams, and that serving size is 37 calories, you want to eat 100 calories worth of food, you just keep putting food on the scale until the app shows you that you reached 100 calories, no math involved. The app is a teeny bit cumbersome, but worth the effort. If you are trying to limit your food intake to a certain amount of calories, you can get an accurate account of what you are weighing right on your phone (through the app), and you don’t need to measure portion size, just weigh it – If you are a baker and follow recipes by using weights, this scale does a great job, letting you zero out after you add each ingredient. Following a recipe using ingredient weight is much more accurate and faster than measuring everything out, and easier on clean up.

I would rate this a 5. I think esthetically it is really simple and beautiful. I love the way the 'buttons' are not push buttons. I also like how you can tare and see the weights directly on the app as well as being able to change units there. I have owned other scales and this is one I would even put out on my counter. I thought that the plugging in to the USB would be a pain but the fact you can still use it while it charges is huge. Also one of my big gripes with other scales I've used is that if you use a plate or bowl that's too big it covers up the display and you can't see what the actual weight is. You end up having to either use a different dish or try to balance things to weigh them not directly flush on top of the scale. This is an annoyance, but it was a persistent one. I love using the app to be able to circumvent this.I never thought that I would actively LIKE a scale but I really do. The one reason I almost lowered to 4 stars is that the app is a little clunky. There are grammatical typos (which is minor) but in setting things up it wasn't as smooth as it could be. The only other fix I would suggest is that you can sync it with a broader range of apps. I do appreciate fitbit, but for folks with other food diary apps it would be good to have things sync automatically.I always thought the app integration would be pointless but it really solved the display-covering issue. I love the aesthetics of this scale and how you were able to keep that sleek and clean design but work around the display being covered by leveraging the app.

The media could not be loaded. Fantastic scale, easy to use. I gave it a 4 star based on the following minor design/engineered flaws. The most annoying flaw is the “Lo” notification, you never know when it will happen and the scale shuts down seconds later. This engineered flaw happens mostly when you are measuring a critical ingredient and you have to start over, very difficult when mixing wet ingredients with dry ingredients. The engineers should incorporate an amber light at a predetermined battery level way before the scale shut off. The second problem is why provide such a short charging cord? What a pain to read the scale upside down as it charges. Either lengthen the cord provided or incorporate a charging port on the other side of the scale.

Works really well, charged really fast too which was nice. It’s helped me with tracking my macros and calories!