The OXO 11 lb is the kitchen scale we'd buy for sausage making. Reviewed named it best overall and found it consistently accurate. The display pulls out, so you can read it with a big bowl of meat on the platform. It reads in 1-gram steps, so you'll still want a pocket scale for curing salt.
Key specs
| OXO 11 lb Scale | |
|---|---|
| Price | About $55 |
| Capacity | 11 lb (5 kg) |
| Readability | 1 g, 1/8 oz |
| Units | g, kg, oz, lb |
| Power | Batteries |
| Warranty | See OXO |
| Notable | Pull-out display, removable platform |
Using it
11 lb (5 kg) capacity, readable in 1 g or 1/8 oz steps. The stainless platform comes off for cleaning, and the display pulls away from the base so a wide bowl doesn't hide it. The tare function shares the power button.
Test results
Reviewed named it best overall and found it consistently accurate.
Price
About $55 when we checked.
Using it for sausage
Weigh meat and fat on a kitchen scale, then weigh salt, spices and curing salt by percentage of the meat. See how to use curing salt and how to make sausage.
This review is based on OXO's published specifications and on independent tests where they exist; we name whose test each finding comes from. We haven't run our own timed tests on this model yet and will add hands-on notes when we do.
Questions
Is 11 lb enough?
For most home batches, yes. For 15 to 20 lb batches, weigh in parts or use the My Weigh KD-8000.
Can I weigh curing salt on it?
Only for large batches. See how to use curing salt.
