I wanted a kitchen scale that could be used in other ways as well - to weigh packages, check my cats' weight (really! (using a box and the tare feature)), or whatever I wanted to weigh up to 17.6#. It is the same size and weight as Ozeri's 11# scale (6"x9", 1#). It is very easy to use - there are only two "buttons" to press. Press "Tare" to start the scale; if you are directly measuring something, just put it on the scale and it shows the weight. If you are putting it in something, like a bowl, put the bowl on, press "Tare" again and it resets to zero - then add the ingredients you want to measure. On the left, you can change the unit of measurement by pressing "Unit" (pounds/ounces, grams, milliliters, fluid ounces). It advances to the next unit with each press. If you want to stop the tare feature, remove the container and press tare - it returns to zero. To turn it off, hold the tare button two seconds. If this isn't clear, the instructions, remarkably, are!
It also is slim, attractive, and doesn't gather fingerprints like another tempered glass scale that I tried. I also like that Ozeri's customer service is superb. They do not want unhappy customers, so if there is a problem, they fix it. Others have attested to its accuracy. I had hoped to find a scale that could be stored on its side, but given the mechanisms in these scales, and the instructions to store it on a level surface, without weight on it (similar to instructions on other scales), I figured out a way to easily do it - a "shelf insert" (sort of like a mini-bench that goes over cups or glasses to add a shelf over them) is ideal - you can just place it on top of the shelf (see article # 801.366.22 at Ikea for an example - other places call them "stacking shelves").