Küchenwaage

kitchen scale

noun KUEKH-en-vah-ge Rare

Also means

food scale

Usage Note

Küchenwaage is a scale used to weigh ingredients while cooking or baking. Plural Küchenwaagen. German recipes typically give ingredient quantities by weight (grams), making a Küchenwaage essential in German kitchens.

Examples

"Die Küchenwaage zeigt 300 Gramm Mehl an."

Natural Translation

The kitchen scale shows 300 grams of flour.

Literal Translation

The kitchen-scale shows 300 grams of flour.

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