Our favorite kitchen scale is the OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Food Scale, which is incredibly accurate and functional, with added features like a pull-out display and a removable scale bed. We also like Escali Primo Digital Scale.Measuring cups measure by volume (how much physical space a substance occupies). A kitchen scale measures by weight or its total mass.using a kitchen scale, you can adequately measure the serving sizes of ingredients and food items. Nutrition labels include information such as how much the item weighs, portion size, the number of portions per package.