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Capacities vary by type: small kitchen/bread scales typically hold around 5–11 pounds, midrange digital kitchen scales commonly handle about 10–22 pounds, and commercial platform or price scales are designed for much higher loads — from dozens up to hundreds of pounds depending on the model.

Precision depends on the scale: commercial price scales often offer very fine divisions (for example 0.01 lb), while kitchen scales commonly provide 1 g accuracy or increments such as 0.1 oz, 1 g, or 1/8 oz. Exact resolution varies by model, so check the specs for the increments you need.

Most scales support grams, ounces, and pounds. Many kitchen models also measure fluid ounces and milliliters, and some include additional unit options for convenience when weighing liquids or different ingredient types.

Look for pull‑out or pole‑mounted displays to avoid shadows, backlit or dual displays for visibility, and large-digit readouts so weights are easy to read when using bowls or working in dim conditions.

Many kitchen scales include a tare (zero) function to subtract a container’s weight and an add‑and‑weigh feature that lets you zero between ingredients so you can measure multiple items in one bowl. Check the model description to confirm this feature.

Commercial price‑computing and platform scales often add features like unit‑price and total‑cost calculations, shortcut keys to store unit prices, parts‑counting modes, transaction accumulation, pole or dual displays for customers, and broader power options (rechargeable, AC, or battery).

Compact kitchen scales tend to have a small, thin footprint — commonly about 6–9 inches wide and 1–2 inches tall. Platform and commercial scales are substantially larger and heavier, with platforms that span multiple inches to several feet in width and net weights that can reach several dozen pounds.