Best Black Coffee Scales
The best black coffee scales, ranked by our review scores. Black is the finish that hides coffee itself best - splashes, staining round a drip area, scorch on a hotplate - and hides dust and fingerprints worst. The decision inside it is matte or gloss, and makers rarely say which: matte forgives handling, gloss shows every touch and every water spot. The one thing to check is the material under the colour. Black anodised aluminium and powder-coated steel hold their finish for years; black ABS plastic goes chalky under UV, and a machine that lives on a sunlit counter will show it.
Ranked by our review score, which is worked out from the specifications each maker publishes rather than from opinion, so you can open the arithmetic on any product page. Anything commercial is labelled and sits outside that order, and how we score explains what each criterion measures.
Ranked, and why
scored on what the maker publishes · open a row for the working1
ERAVSOW Espresso Coffee Scale with Timer9.1- Accuracy & Resolution
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 7.5
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 9.0
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 9.1
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published) — 7.5 of 10, carrying 18 of the 67.4 points scored here.
2
Greater Goods Coffee Scale with Timer8.4- Accuracy & Resolution
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 9.2
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 5.5
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 5.0
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Ease of Use & Display (display, power only) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 12 of the 67.4 points scored here.
3
Maestri House S2 Espresso Scale8.3- Accuracy & Resolution
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 7.0
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 5.5
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 9.1
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Timer & Brewing Features — 5.5 of 10, carrying 14 of the 67.4 points scored here.
4
KitchenTour Coffee Scale EK60028.1- Accuracy & Resolution
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 5.0
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 6.0
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 7.3
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 67.4 points scored here.
5
TIMEMORE Black Mirror Basic 3.0 Coffee Scale8.1- Accuracy & Resolution
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 5.0
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 8.5
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 9.1
- Value for Money
- 6.7
Weakest link: Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 67.4 points scored here.
6
TIMEMORE Black Mirror Basic 2 Coffee Scale8.0- Accuracy & Resolution
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 5.0
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 7.5
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 9.1
- Value for Money
- 7.0
Weakest link: Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 67.4 points scored here.
7
Brewista Smart Coffee Scale III7.7- Accuracy & Resolution
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 4.5
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 7.0
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 9.1
- Value for Money
- 6.8
Weakest link: Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published) — 4.5 of 10, carrying 18 of the 67.4 points scored here.
8
Maestri House S1 Mini Espresso Scale7.7- Accuracy & Resolution
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 4.5
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 5.5
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 7.3
- Value for Money
- 9.6
Weakest link: Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published) — 4.5 of 10, carrying 18 of the 67.4 points scored here.
9
NKOVE Coffee Scale with Timer7.7- Accuracy & Resolution
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 5.0
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 4.0
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 7.3
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Timer & Brewing Features — 4.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 67.4 points scored here.
10
TIMEMORE Coffee Scale Basic 2.07.7- Accuracy & Resolution
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 5.0
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 7.5
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 6.8
- Value for Money
- 6.7
Weakest link: Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 67.4 points scored here.
11
WISHSOM Coffee Scale with Timer7.7- Accuracy & Resolution
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 5.0
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 4.0
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 7.3
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Timer & Brewing Features — 4.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 67.4 points scored here.
12
IKAPE Digital Coffee Scale with Timer7.6- Accuracy & Resolution
- 9.5
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 6.7
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 6.0
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 7.3
- Value for Money
- 6.2
Weakest link: Timer & Brewing Features — 6.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 67.4 points scored here.
13
OXO Brew Precision Coffee Scale with Timer7.6- Accuracy & Resolution
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 5.0
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 6.0
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 7.3
- Value for Money
- 6.7
Weakest link: Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 18 of the 67.4 points scored here.
14
BOOKOO Themis Ultra Coffee Scale7.1- Accuracy & Resolution
- 8.0
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 5.0
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 8.5
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 9.1
- Value for Money
- 3.7
Weakest link: Value for Money — 3.7 of 10, carrying 10 of the 67.4 points scored here.
15
Hario Polaris Coffee Scale CST-20004.9- Accuracy & Resolution
- 5.0
- Build Quality & Water Resistance (water resistance not published)
- 4.5
- Timer & Brewing Features
- 5.5
- Ease of Use & Display (display, power only)
- 6.8
- Value for Money
- 3.0
Weakest link: Value for Money — 3.0 of 10, carrying 10 of the 67.4 points scored here.