I've had no problem with accuracy or other problems mentioned in reviews. My only problem is same as everyone's and that is the extreme battery usage. I'm an electronics guy so I added a power switch and now it's fine. It uses up the battery by sitting in standby all the time. The battery cover is useless and falls off all the time too.

These scales require 2x CR2032 batteries (the ones about the size of a 10 cent piece). They are a terrible choice of battery for anything larger than a watch as they have a poor shelf life. I only use the scales occasionally, but every time I've gone to use it the batteries are dead, so I have to go out and spend another $5 on 2 little batteries. They should have used AA or AAA batteries. Not worth the money.

I have had these scales for 5-6 years and they were ok for a few years but then the batteries had to be replaced much more often, the tare became unreliable and almost never stayed at 0 when recalibrated. I knew the scales were useless when I'd get very different readings for same quantity!

It works fine - read the instructions through because its got some great features that once you work them out you’ll start to use and appreciate them. The metric/ounces converter is so helpful with American or older recipes. Ditto the volume/weight converter.

When turned on via Power button display shows 0 then 1 and then 2.001kg. Not possible to make a weighing.
The temperature display is accurate.
When pressing ZERO, DISPLAYS SHOWS 0 g followed by 2.000 kg and then 1943. These figures alternating.
Cannot be used. Originally it worked well, but suddenly developed the above irregularities.. Does consume battery power. Replacement often.

I'm not sure why Breville would put out a product that does not do the task designed for well..
these scales fluctuate from before you put anything on them. crazy

There seems to be no way of recalibrating these scales. Mine current read 452g with a 100g weight on it. Beyond useless. Maybe I'll use it to serve sushi on instead

The unit has poor battery performance. The batteries are flat after 7 months, with energizer brand, even if the unit has little or no use. Also appears to read about 15% high.

The scales take too long to start up, then the batteries don't last long and now the weighing just gets more and more inaccurate. I need scales so that my cooking portions are correct. Will need to buy another scales. Will throw the Breville scales out.

Do not waste your money. I was given these scales as a gift otherwise would be returning the scales to the shop. Batteries life chewed up fast and they are the expensive type.

Ditto for all previous comments made. Absolute joke and when you want to use it the batteries are flat. Do not buy. Wished I had read the reviews before purchase.

Used for about a week before the display stopped working. Tried replacing the batteries after reading how bad it burns through them and still no change. Waste of time and money.

I'll be replacing this scale soon. It's slow to start up—I can live with that. It chews through the batteries—I can live with that too. But way too often it doesn't weigh accurately—and I can't live with that. I'm a bread maker and weights are critical. I bought a scale to help me, not drive me crazy. This one is frustrating some of the time, but not always.

This is a poor design. The batteries (the expensive lithium cell type) I found need replacing every couple of months, and I would only use it a couple of times in that period. In addition, the design of the battery compartment makes it really difficuilt to replace them, and I quickly threw out the slide cover as it kept on coming off every time I picked up the scales. Scales still work fine, but I'm throwing them out to buy another set which will save me money in the long term.

Do not buy these scales unless you want to kill the planet with the amount of batteries you use. I don't use these scales often so was horrified at how quickly the batteries run out with minimal use. I now take the batteries out after each use.

I hate waste but even I've been tempted to replace them with better scales.

Any of the good qualities are overshadowed by the battery issues.

Not a bad set of scales but cannot justify the expense of replacing the batteries every few months. Who makes a battery powered set of scales that consumes batteries when it is switched off for goodness sake? You could blame the fact it is made in China but for the statement on the back proudly stating that it was engineered in Australia. Got this for free with another appliance so can't complain about the price but really, is it that hard to get the battery life sorted?
Looks good
Inhales batteries.

I bought the Breville electronic scales BSK 200 as my previous one had died .
The scales were purchased in 12/12 and I have had to replace the batteries 3 times to date.My previous scale has a 9 volt battery and it was only replaced once in all the years that I used it.

Batteries do not last

Slow start up is frustrating for quick weighing, for example coffee grounds for the espresso machine. I had the BSK200 less than a year and replaced batteries twice, at $10 a time. Then the BSK200 stopped weighing accurately. My 11 g coffee shots displayed at 3 g; 300 g of flour for a cake showed 140 g. What a shame I lost the receipt, as a 5 year warranty is useless without that. Into the bin they went.
Looked nice
Take too long to be ready at power on; heavy on expensive batteries; only lasted less than a year