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Compare the top 3 kitchen scales in Australia 2026
3 kitchen scale picks for Australian buyers, compared side by side: HomeFashion Digital Kitchen (Budget pick); Amazon Basics Digital Kitchen (Our pick); Salter Glass Ghost Digital (Glass platform).
Read the full editorial guideOur pick
Amazon Basics Digital Kitchen Scale
Best overall: a plain 1g scale with a tare button
$17.90
Precision1g readout
CapacityAbout 5kg
PowerAAA batteries
Our pickTare button117,268 ratings
- Stainless steel platform with a wide LCD screen
- Weighs up to about 5kg and shows pounds, ounces, grams, fluid ounces and ml
- Tare button weighs just the food, minus the container weight
Why we picked this
Our pick for most kitchens. The Amazon Basics scale is rated 4.6 from 117,268 ratings on its Amazon AU listing, sold by Amazon AU, the most ratings of the seven scales in this guide. It has a stainless steel platfor…Budget pick
HomeFashion Digital Kitchen Scale 5kg
Best budget: a no fuss 1g scale for everyday cooking
$12.99
Precision1g
Capacity5kg
PowerAAA batteries
Budget1g precisionTare function
- Weighs from 1g up to 5kg for cooking, baking and meal prep
- Switches between g, lb, oz, ml and fl oz for any recipe
- Stainless steel platform that is hygienic and easy to clean
Why we picked this
The plain 1g budget scale. It weighs from 1g up to 5kg, switches between g, lb, oz, ml and fl oz, and the one touch tare lets you zero the bowl and add ingredients one at a time. The stainless steel platform is hygi…Glass platform
Salter Glass Ghost Digital Kitchen Scale
A glass platform with a display that stays hidden until lit
$29.99
Precision1g
Capacity5kg
DisplayHidden until lit
Salter brandGlass designLiquid measure
- Easy clean glass platform with a display that stays hidden until lit
- Compact and slim design for storage in drawers or cupboards
- Aquatronic function for measuring liquids in millilitres or fluid ounces
Why we picked this
A glass platform scale from Salter with an easy read display that stays hidden until lit. The Aquatronic function measures liquids in millilitres or fluid ounces, and the Add and Weigh function lets you measure seve…Which one should you buy?
For most people the Amazon Basics Digital Kitchen Scale is the best overall pick: 4.6 stars from 117,268 ratings on its Amazon AU listing, the most ratings of the seven scales here, sold by Amazon AU, with a tare button and about 5kg capacity. Buy the Etekcity 0.1g Precision Food Scale or the Ultrean Coffee Scale if you need 0.1g for baking or coffee, the HomeFashion Digital Kitchen Scale for a plain 1g budget scale, the Salter Glass Ghost for a glass platform design, or the RENPHO Digital Food Scale if you count calories and macros through an app. Step up to the KitchenAid Dual Platform Digital Scale only if you want a separate fine platform. At the 16 October 2026 check the Etekcity and the KitchenAid were shipped by Amazon UK as Global Store imports.
For full context on why we ranked these the way we did, what alternatives we considered (and rejected), and the broader buying-guide framework, read the full The Best Kitchen Scales in Australia for 2026.
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