Some of the best coffee scales are the most basic. As long as you have a reliable scale with a timer and easy-to-use controls, you’ll be making specialty brews in no time. The Timemore Black Mirror Basic 2 is one of the most premium scales I’ve reviewed, coming in at $56. It’s versatile and fits onto an espresso machine drip tray while also able to support a Chemex or V60 dripper.
Where you’ll notice the majority of this higher price is in the aesthetics; a sleek, carefully-constructed square body with a weight to it that immediately sets it above other cheaper scales. The Black Mirror also has an auto-flow-rate monitor, which sounds appealing, but in practice I didn’t find this much help.
