OXO 5 kg Food Scale Review: A Pull-Out Display, Imported to Australia

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THE SHORT VERSION

OXO's 11 lb Stainless Steel Food Scale with Pull-Out Display, model 11214800, weighs up to 5 kg in 1 g steps and has one unusual feature: the display unit slides out of the base so a large bowl or plate does not hide it. On Amazon Australia the listing for that model is an Amazon Global Store item, shipped and sold by Amazon Germany, at A$70.77 on 5 November 2026.

The rest of the scale is plain: a zero button, a kg/lb switch, four AAA batteries, no timer, no app and no nutrition data. Two questions decide it. Does a mixing bowl hide a fixed display on your bench? And are you comfortable buying an import whose listing warns that the manufacturer warranty may not apply?

Our verdict

Buy it for gram-mode baking when big bowls hide a fixed display, accepting an import from Amazon Germany; skip it above 5 kg and at the pour-over station, which needs a timer this scale lacks.

A good fit for: A home baker weighing flour, water and dough in grams, with large mixing bowls and no need for an app or a timer.
We would skip it if: Batches over 5 kg, pour-over brewing, nutrition or app features, a dishwasher-only kitchen, or a buyer who wants a locally stocked scale with a clear Australian warranty.

Reasons to consider it

The pull-out display solves a documented problem: OXO's description ties it to shadowing from bowls or plates, and the capacity indicator travels with the readout.
Gram mode in 1 g steps up to 5 kg, with a zero button for add-and-weigh and a kg/lb switch that works mid-weigh.
Four AAA batteries included, 6-minute standby, 30-minute auto shut-off and a stainless platform that lifts off for cleaning.

The compromises

No timer, no connectivity and no nutrition function in OXO's page or manual.
The 5 kg ceiling ends in a flashing Err; a bigger batch becomes two zeroed weighings.
On Amazon Australia it ships from Germany under Global Store terms, which say the manufacturer warranty may not apply.

What we have not verified: Amazon Australia's search also shows an OXO 5 kg pull-out-display listing at A$114.93 against an A$159 RRP, apparently stocked locally, but its model number was not confirmed against 11214800; check it before paying the extra for local supply. OXO publishes no pull-out distance and no dimensions for the scale.

The things in this guide

A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.

The baking scale whose display pulls out in front of the bowl

11 lb Food Scale with Pull-Out Display

A$70.77 buys a 5 kg, 1 g scale with a zero function, a kg/lb converter, a stainless platform that lifts off and a display that pulls forward on a cable to read around large bowls.

Before you buy: No timer, app or nutrition feature; no dishwasher for platform or base; and on Amazon Australia it is an import from Germany whose manufacturer warranty may not apply.

$70.77 at Amazon Australia (Amazon Germany)

Price checked 5 November 2026. Retailer prices can change.

What the pull-out display changes, and what it does not

OXO ties the pull-out display to one problem: shadowing from bowls or plates, with the display moved in front of the load instead of sitting underneath it. The manual gives the mechanics: pull the front tab, set the display unit in front of the base, and magnets hold it back in place when it retracts. The capacity indicator lives on the display unit, so the reading and the headroom gauge travel together.

Two limits stay with the display. OXO publishes no pull-out distance, so the reach is a design claim without a number. The backlight switches itself off after 30 seconds to save battery, so a long read means pressing a button again.

5 kg, 1 g, and what that means for baking

OXO sells the scale on its 11 lb rating, and the manual's capacity indicator runs to 11 lb in imperial mode and 5 kg in metric; 5 kg is 11.02 lb, so neither mode hides headroom. At the limit every bar flashes and Err appears until weight comes off. A dough heavier than 5 kg is a logistics question: weigh it in two zeroed loads rather than abandon the recipe.

In gram mode the scale reads in 1 g steps, which matches recipes written in grams, and the zero button offsets the bowl so the display shows the ingredient alone. The display in the product image reads in ounces; press the lb/kg button once and it switches to kilograms and grams, at any point in a weighing.

Zero, units, batteries and the dishwasher ban

Power-on runs a 3-2-1 countdown to zero; the zero button offsets a container, and pressing it again zeroes the platform for the next ingredient. The scale goes into standby after 6 minutes idle with the reading kept, and switches off after 30 minutes. Four AAA batteries come in the box, and a low-battery symbol appears when they run down.

The steel platform lifts off for cleaning, and the manual bars both platform and base from the dishwasher, so lift-and-wipe is the only sanctioned routine. Storing heavy objects on top of the scale may affect its accuracy, so it should not live under the stand mixer.

Buying it in Australia: a German import

On 5 November Amazon Australia's listing for model 11214800 was an Amazon Global Store offer, shipped and sold by Amazon Germany at A$70.77. Global Store terms say imports may differ from local products in labelling and instructions and that the manufacturer warranty may not apply, although rights under Australian law remain. A battery scale has no plug, so the import question is about warranty and returns, not voltage.

The same search showed an OXO 5 kg pull-out-display listing at A$114.93 with an A$159 RRP, apparently local stock. Whether it is the identical 11214800 was not confirmed, so check the model number on that listing; paying about A$44 more only makes sense if it buys a local warranty you will use.

Against a coffee drip scale: two jobs

Hario's V60 Drip Scale shows what a pour-over scale adds: a built-in timer for repeating brew recipes, 0.1 g steps and a 2 kg ceiling in a compact ABS body that Hario says is not water resistant. Timer, tenth-gram steps and a small footprint belong at the coffee station.

This OXO belongs at the baking end of the bench. It weighs to 5 kg against the Hario's 2 kg, its stainless platform lifts off after a floury session, and its manual lists no timer at all. A kitchen that times pours needs the drip scale; a kitchen that weighs dough needs this one.

The buy case, and the skips

Four conditions, each checkable before ordering, decide it: a bench where a large bowl hides a fixed display, recipes in grams, loads under 5 kg, and acceptance of AAA batteries plus hand cleaning. Add a fifth for Australia: being comfortable with an import from Amazon Germany at A$70.77, or paying more for a locally stocked listing.

Skip it for regular batches over 5 kg, for pour-over brewing, for nutrition tracking or app logging, which neither OXO page nor manual mentions, and for a kitchen where everything goes in the dishwasher.

How we put this together

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