OXO Pull-Out Display Scale: Read the Weight Past a Wide Bowl

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OXO 11214800 stainless steel scale with its display tucked against the base
The two-button OXO 11214800 with the display tucked in.

The OXO 11214800 moves its wired readout out from under a bowl’s rim. See what changes, where the cord stays, and what the removable top does not mean.

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A wide mixing bowl can hide a scale’s numbers even when it sits properly on the platform. The OXO Good Grips 11-lb scale, model 11214800, addresses that specific problem: its display pulls forward while the bowl stays on the weighing surface.

This is a useful design to consider for weighing into broad bowls or plates. The trade-off is a tethered readout that occupies room in front of the base—not a wireless screen you can place anywhere.

Move the numbers, not the bowl

With a fixed readout, an overhanging rim can sit between your eyes and the display. OXO lets the display slide away from that obstruction. Its product photos show the intended arrangement: bowl above, readout farther forward.

A broad glass bowl of brown sugar on the OXO scale with the display pulled forward
OXO’s bowl scene shows the readout brought forward beyond the bowl. Bowl and food are props, not included; the reading is not our measurement.

The advantage is visibility while adding ingredients, not a larger weighing platform. It does not establish that every oversized bowl will fit or that every rim will clear the screen. We have not measured the maximum extension or tested bowl compatibility.

The cord is part of the design

OXO scale with an extended display and a visible cord connecting it to the base
The visible cord connects the display to the base. Pull-out does not mean wireless.

Look at the connection between the two pieces. The display remains attached by a cord; “pull-out” is not “remote.” Leave a clear spot in front of the scale for the readout rather than planning to put it across the counter.

When you finish, the display slides back against the base for storage. The two-button layout shown here has power/zero on the left and unit conversion on the right.

A removable top, not a washable electronic base

A hand lifting the stainless steel platform from the OXO scale base
The steel platform lifts off; the electronic base stays behind. This photo does not establish dishwasher or immersion safety.

The stainless steel platform lifts off separately, as OXO’s photo shows. That is a different feature from the sliding display: one separates the top from the base; the other changes where you read the weight.

Do not treat the removable top as permission to immerse the base or put the entire scale in a dishwasher. Follow the care instructions supplied with this exact model.

The bowl still counts toward the load

An empty glass bowl on the OXO scale with zero shown on the display
OXO’s empty-bowl scene illustrates the zero function. It is a supplier image, not a tare test; the bowl is not included.

The zero function lets you exclude the bowl’s weight from the ingredient reading. It does not remove that weight from the scale: bowl plus contents must stay within the stated 11-lb capacity.

For this purchase, the distinguishing feature is the pull-out readout. It solves a sightline problem; it is not evidence of greater weighing accuracy.

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Based on the selected model’s product information and supplier photos, not hands-on testing. Bowls and food shown are not included with the scale.

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OXO 11214800 scale

OXO 11214800 scale

Pull the wired readout forward when a bowl overhangs the display.

Keep in mind: The display stays tethered and needs room in front of the base.

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