I’ve put the Etekcity Smart Food Kitchen Scale with Nutritional Calculator through its paces in my kitchen for over a month, baking everything from sourdough to post-workout protein brownies and tracking every salad I made. Right out of the box, the first thing that caught my eye was its modern stainless-steel finish—sleek, solid, and more at home beside my espresso machine than any kitchen scale I’ve owned. But this scale is more than a good-looking countertop ornament. It’s genuinely smart—not just in name—with a companion app (VeSync) that completely transformed how I track calories, macros, and micronutrients. I connected it to my phone, pulled up Nutritionix's massive food database, and suddenly had access to nutrition info for pretty much anything in my fridge.

This scale is made for detail-oriented cooks, bakers, fitness fanatics, and anyone managing dietary restrictions (I’ve been tracking protein and carbs for months). If you want more than simple kitchen scale grams and ounces, this Etekcity model digs deeper—displaying calories and twelve other nutrition facts on the scale or up to 19 kinds of nutrition tracking through the app. Whether you’re meal prepping for macros or counting carbs for health reasons, it’s a game changer. It’s also surprisingly friendly for novice home cooks—if you’ve ever Googled “how many grams are in that serving of almonds?”, you’ll understand why I love the barcode scanner, though it’s only available in the US (where I’m based).

Bottom line after weeks of hands-on use: if you want a compact digital kitchen scale with nutritional brains—without sacrificing accurate, fast measurements—Etekcity is solid. Some minor quirks exist, but it’s far more than your average digital scale. The app connectivity alone will save you time and mental load.