Espresso Scale V3, Pour Over Drip Coffee Scale, Pocket Barista Scale with Timer, Anodized Aluminum Body with Back-Lit LCD Display, White

This seems to be an under mentioned scale when looking around on the internet for good coffee scales. I appreciate its speed and accuracy, and the espresso mode works quite well when dialing in my shots. For pour over it fits just about any cup I’d want to put on it. I’m not a fan of using anything but the manual mode for my pour over, as I am fine with just manually starting my timer. It looks sleek as heck and has a bright and easy to read screen. Not much I could complain about. I even liked the little travel case it came with when I brought my pour over set up with me while traveling.

This is a very nice, heavy little scale made of aluminum rather than the typical plastic. Also has a removable silicone sleeve/mat on top. Build quality seems great. It's low enough to accommodate a nice size cup on top when weighing the volume of coffee coming through the portafilter into the cup. The LED display is nice and bright. If you set the scale on "espresso mode," it detects the first drop of coffee into the cup and begins timing the pour, stopping when the espresso stops running. It's also super easy to tare. The only complaint is the small on-off slide switch on the back. It's a bit inconvenient, but I suppose it prevents accidentally turning it on or off.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: I wanted a new scale, with self starting timer, and weight accuracy to match. Scale accuracy: So far, i have not encountered this scale being more than 0.1g off in either direction. For the price, this might be the best scale out there. Brightness: Very east to read screen, easy to select your modes. Ease of use: 10/10 IMHO. On the espresso setting, once you place anything on the scale, it will wake up, and tare itself. This is excellent for that particular mode. If you dont switch to a “regular” weighing mode, every time you lift your cup from, or place a new object on it, it will tare to zero. Once it’s under your portafilter, and it senses weight being added, it auto starts the timer, and appears to be very responsive. I’ve actually considered buying another as a “spare” although im not sure it would ever be needed.

Less than two months old and now the display shows 0.0 grams no matter what. It worked great ... until it didn't. Wasn't dropped, or soaked with water or damaged in any other way ... just decided to stop working one morning.

The Normcore Pocket Coffee Scale V3 has quietly become one of those tools I use every single time I make coffee. No thinking. No debating. It just lives on the counter and gets used. Which, honestly, is the highest compliment I can give a coffee accessory. It’s accurate, responsive, fast, and feels well built without being bulky. The pour over mode in particular is excellent. Clear, stable readings, reliable timing, and none of that jittery nonsense that makes you question your life choices mid-bloom. Espresso mode is good, but a little fiddly. Switching between weighing beans and espresso takes a moment of button logic every time. Not hard, just not quite intuitive. You get used to it, but there is a short “wait, which mode am I in?” pause that becomes part of the routine. My biggest gripe, and the only real one, is this: in espresso mode, the second you remove the cup, the scale forgets everything. Time gone. Weight gone. Like it never happened. That’s not great when you’re trying to dial in shots and actually look at what just occurred. I really wish it would either hold the final time and weight or let you recall the last reading. Even a few seconds would help. That said, for my workflow, this scale still absolutely nails it. It’s compact, reliable, fast, and does what I need far more often than it annoys me. I reach for it without thinking, which means it’s doing its job extremely well. If you’re serious about coffee and want a dependable, well-designed scale that works beautifully for pour over and very well for espresso, this is an easy recommendation. Just don’t blink when you lift the cup.

I needed a well-designed scale that was durable and small enough to fit under my portafilter. The Normcore Pocket Coffee Scale V3 hit that sweet spot of portability and durability. The display is high quality & the battery lasts quite a while! The Good: What Works Well Premium Quality: Crafted from anodized aluminum, giving it a "heft" and finish that's leagues better than plastic scales. It truly is built like a tank. Drip Tray King: Actually fits under a bottomless portafilter on a small espresso machine! Measurement Speed: The espresso mode detects the first drop of coffee almost instantly. Physical Buttons: Uses tactile physical buttons and a mechanical wheel. The Not-So-Good: The "beep": One minor gripe is that if you prefer to work in silence, the scale tends to reset the "beep" setting back to 'on' every time you power it down. Water Sensitivity: While the silicone pad covers 95% of the surface, the scale itself is not fully waterproof. If you have a major spill that gets into the side buttons or the USB-C port, you might have issues. Pro Tip: Calibration Routine: Normcore includes a 100g calibration weight- I make it a habit to recalibrate every two weeks.

It does the job

This scale feels incredibly solid and high-quality. While it’s not exactly cheap, I can’t imagine spending more on a scale since I’m thoroughly satisfied with this one. Its design is also much better than most, and the automatic sleep/low-power mode is a real plus.

Bardzo solidna jakość wykonania. Możliwość kalibracji z dołączonym odważnikiem. Dołączone etui ułatwia i zabezpiecza wagę w podróży. Dobry wskaźnik stanu baterii - miga na ostatnim etapie, czego nie znalazłem w innej wadze z tego przedziału cenowego. Jasna instrukcja obsługi.

So far so good!

Simple to use and the build quality is 10/10. The beeping is a bit loud but can be turned off. The size fits beneath most coffe machines. Easy to use. No complaints.