Measurement · review
The one scale here built to survive a drip tray. Six modes, auto-start timers and a silicone cover — which addresses the thing that actually kills coffee scales.
The bottom line Buy it for the sealing, not for the modes.
Every coffee scale review ends up in the same place — resolution, refresh speed, footprint — and then owners replace theirs after eighteen months because water got into it. This is the one that treats that as the actual design problem.
The body is water resistant and it ships with a silicone cover, which together address the environment a coffee scale genuinely lives in: a wet drip tray, next to a steam wand, under a portafilter that drips when you knock it out. Nothing else here is built for that, and it is the reason to choose this over a Timemore.
The measurement side is competitive rather than exceptional. Two kilograms, 0.1 g, and a refresh quick enough to stop a shot at 36 g without overshooting. Six modes, of which two are genuinely useful — auto-start espresso, which begins timing the moment weight appears, and a pour-over mode with a bloom timer.
The interface is the weak point. Six modes on two buttons means holding and cycling, and you will consult the manual more than once in the first fortnight.
The silicone cover has one irony worth mentioning: it collects coffee grounds in its edges and needs washing itself. That is a considerably better problem than a dead scale.
At 80 $, it is the 4 cheapest of the 4 models in this category published here.
| Capacity | 2 kg |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 0.1 g |
| Modes | 6, with auto-start |
| Protection | Water resistant + silicone cover |
| Charging | USB |
It is the difference between two years and two months. Coffee scales sit on drip trays and beside kettles, and almost none of them are sealed — water ingress, not wear, is what kills them. This is the only scale here that treats that as a design problem.
Two of them are: auto-start espresso, which begins timing when weight appears, and pour-over with a bloom timer. The rest are variations you will set once and forget. More modes is not the reason to buy this.
8.3/ 10
Buy it for the sealing, not for the modes.
Espresso on a wet drip tray, which is where scales go to die.
Same category, nearest prices. Only the specifications every one of them states are shown — a half-empty column compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Capacity | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewista Smart Scale II | 80 $ | 2 kg | 0.1 g |
| Hario V60 Drip Scale | 60 $ | 2 kg | 0.1 g |
| TIMEMORE Black Mirror Basic 2 | 60 $ | 2 kg | 0.1 g |
| TIMEMORE Black Mirror Nano | 50 $ | 2 kg | 0.1 g |
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 8, 2026.
Specifications: manufacturer sheet and Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.
2 kg × 0.1 g · auto timer · V60 footprint
Built around the V60 rather than adapted to it: the footprint fits a dripper and a carafe, and the timer starts on its own when the first drops land.
Best for: Pour-over and immersion brewing, where a timer matters more than refresh speed.
≈ $60 / £50 / 55 €
2 kg × 0.1 g · flow rate · under-portafilter footprint
Fast enough for espresso, small enough for a drip tray, and it shows flow rate — which is the one number that tells you what your shot is doing while it is still happening.
Best for: Espresso, where 0.1 g and a fast refresh genuinely change what you can control.
≈ $60 / £50 / 55 €
2 kg × 0.1 g · pocket size · USB-C
The Black Mirror shrunk to fit a drip tray with room to spare, or a jacket pocket. Same 0.1 g resolution and fast refresh, without the flow-rate display.
Best for: Espresso on a machine with a shallow drip tray, or travel.
≈ $50 / £40 / 45 €
