COBOLT Talking Kitchen Scale
The verdict
Place an ingredient on the platform and the scale announces the weight in ounces or grams, with high and low beep indicators that tell you whether the weight is rising or falling as you pour. It weighs up to 11 pounds (5 kilograms) with a 2 percent margin of error, comes with a large bowl for holding ingredients, and has non-slip feet so it stays put on the counter.
COBOLT Talking Kitchen Scale — about $164.81 · star rating unverified in our research (specialty-retailer product) · Blind pick — the kitchen scale that speaks every measurement out loud, so baking and cooking never depend on reading a display.
The spoken readout is the whole point: flour, sugar, coffee, or a head of lettuce — you hear the number, you stop pouring, you move on.
For a blind cook, this replaces the most common kitchen workaround, which is guessing by volume or asking someone else to read the scale. The tare function matters here too: put your bowl on first, zero it, and every ingredient you add is announced on its own, so a multi-ingredient recipe stays accurate without ever touching a measuring cup. The 11-pound capacity covers everything from a few grams of yeast to a full batch of dough.
Honest caveats: this is a specialty price, far above a mainstream digital scale, because the talking function is a niche feature — and the 9-volt battery or AC adapter is not included, so budget for one. As of October 2026, the scale was listed in stock at $164.81 through a MaxiAids reseller. If the price stings, the catalog's budget talking-scale option is the Cirbic Talking Kitchen Scale; the COBOLT is the step up for cooks who want the bowl, the beeps, and the higher capacity.
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Last reviewed: October 2026.