Etekcity 0.1g Food Kitchen Scale with Bowl, Digital Grams and Ounces, 11lb/5kg, Stainless Steel Silver Review (2026)

A kitchen scale that doubles well for candle making

Etekcity built its name on kitchen and food scales, and this model brings that same reliability to a hobby that leans on precise measurement just as much as baking does. The scale reads down to 0.1 gram for weights under 1000 grams, then switches to 1 gram increments up to its 5 kilogram, 11 pound maximum, which covers the fine dosing candle makers need for dye and fragrance oil as well as the heavier weighing of wax for a full batch. It switches between five units including ounces, pounds, grams, and both fluid ounces and milliliters, useful if a recipe you are following mixes measurement systems.

The included bowl in daily use

The 2.15 liter stainless steel bowl sets this model apart from bare-platform scales, since it gives you a container to pour wax flakes or fragrance oil straight into rather than needing a separate cup you tare out each time. The bowl is removable and can flip down flat for storage, which keeps the scale compact when the bowl is not in use, and it is easy to wipe clean since it is stainless rather than plastic. For candle making specifically, weighing wax directly in the bowl before transferring it to a pouring pitcher is a natural workflow, though the bowl's size is modest, so very large batches will still need to be weighed out in stages.

Display, tare and everyday features

The backlit display is sized at roughly 2.4 by 1.1 inches, large enough to read clearly without squinting, which matters when you are also managing hot wax or a pouring pitcher with your other hand. Tare and auto-zero functions let you weigh ingredients one after another in the same bowl without doing subtraction by hand, so you can add wax, then fragrance oil, then dye, taring between each. Like most battery kitchen scales, it will auto-off after a couple of minutes of inactivity to save power, a minor annoyance if you step away mid-pour but a sensible default for day to day kitchen use.

How it compares with the BOMATA scale ranked ahead of it

In our score of 8.6, this Etekcity scale ranks second in the digital scale guide, just behind a BOMATA model that adds a dedicated fragrance load percentage function and USB rechargeable power. What this scale offers instead is the bundled bowl, brand recognition, and the general-purpose versatility of a scale that works just as well for cooking and baking as it does for candle supplies. If calculating fragrance load percentage on the display matters most to your workflow, the BOMATA scale has the edge; if having a bowl built in for scooping and weighing wax flakes matters more day to day, this Etekcity model is the more convenient tool.

Who should pick this scale

This is a good choice for anyone who wants one scale that handles candle making alongside general kitchen tasks, since the bowl and unit flexibility make it just as useful for cooking as for weighing wax and fragrance oil. It suits beginners who want a trusted, widely used brand without a learning curve, and its 0.1g precision is accurate enough for fragrance load calculations even without a built-in percentage function, since that math can still be done by hand or with a simple app. Makers who batch candles heavily and want the scale to do the percentage math for them may prefer a model built specifically around that feature instead.

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