Zeroll 1020 Ice Cream Scoop, Aluminum, 2 Ounces, Silver

Product Information

For an old-fashioned and reliable ice cream scoop, we loved using the Zeroll 1020 Ice Cream Scoop. While it doesn’t have a groundbreaking design, we found it to be a practical and effective kitchen tool. Unlike several other ice cream scoops on our list, this one is available in several bright colors, including aqua and purple. It is one of the heaviest ice cream scoops on our list, but because of its square head and comfortable grip, it’s the best large ice cream scoop.

Wilton Ice Cream Scoop: The Wilton scoop looks like a hammerhead shark, with wings that work well at getting into every area inside a container of ice cream. It’s comfortable, with a nice weight, but it doesn’t do well at forming balls of ice cream. For Kelly Williamson, co-founder of True Scoops ice cream, the best way to scoop ice cream is to let the ice cream soften on the counter until it gives slightly with the touch of a finger. “Dip your ice cream scoop in at a slight angle and drag it towards you until a ball of ice cream has formed,” she says. “If you’re scooping from a pint, dip into it at the same slight angle but ‘go around the world’ which basically means to go around the outside of the pint scooping up all that ice cream.”

The best lever-style ice cream scoop: The Oxo Good Grips Squeeze Ice Cream Scoop

We use a size 20 scoop, which means we could get about 20 scoops of ice cream from a quart, or approximately 2 ounces per scoop,” they add. “Some shops use a size 10 scoop, which is twice as big: 4-ounce scoops or 10 scoops per quart." Design and Features

Unlike traditional scoops, the HIC Kitchen spade is wide and flat with a rounded edge that makes it ideal for scooping out hard ice cream. We tested this space on both half-gallon and pint ice cream containers and had the best results with the half-gallon container due to its size. We found that the edge was way better for digging ice cream from around the rim compared to a regular scoop. Alfred L. Cralle, a businessman and inventor, first patented the "ice cream mold and disher" in 1897 after noticing servers struggling to release ice cream from spoons in the hotel he worked for as a porter. His original tool is reflected in the design of modern-day scoops that include the scraper mechanism. If you have room in your budget to splurge, we recommend the Good Cook Smart Scoop because of its split-head design, which made it simple and straightforward to release ice cream into a bowl. The size of the ice cream scoop can vary slightly, depending on the exact ice cream scoop you’re using. We also appreciated ice cream scoops that had an easy-to-grip handle. The best ice cream scoops from our testing often had a material, such as silicone or rubber, on the handle that allowed us to better grip the scoop.Over the course of 10 hours, our testing lab in Birmingham, Alabama, evaluated 24 different ice cream scoops. To properly test the ice cream scoops, we first learned the proper technique for scooping ice cream to ensure we were using the scoops correctly. If your ice cream is coming straight from a household freezer, chances are it’s too hard to scoop. (FYI: Ice cream shops have temperature-controlled freezers to keep their ice cream soft and scoopable.) But that’s where this Good Cook Smart Scoop shines. By design, this aluminum scoop is made to handle frozen ice cream. It has metal claws that look clunky but are actually a genius way to cut through ice cream that’s too hard. It’s also a good option when serving up ice cream for guests, as it produces uniformly round scoops. The handle length was comfortable to use and wasn’t unwieldy despite its wider size, and the handle is also slip resistant to help prevent any accidents. There are also various grooves on the handle, so we were able to try out different gripping positions. Because of the grooves, we also found that our hands didn’t get tired since we could easily change positions to avoid fatigue. The Gorilla Grip Original Ice Cream Scooper earned the spot as the best large ice cream scoop. During our testing, we loved scooping ice cream with this tool because of its wide head and ergonomic handle.

Overall, the Joseph Joseph Dimple Non-Drip Ice Cream Scoop earned the spot as the best ice cream scoop. During testing, it wowed us with its innovative and thoughtful design, and proved to be easy to use and clean. This ice cream scoop received a five-star rating for its performance—when we used this for pints and quarts, it created perfectly rounded scoops. We tested the scoop in both creamy and chunky varieties of ice cream, and it glided smoothly despite the texture. Scoops may seem basic, but many of them come with various features that make digging into tubs of ice cream smooth and easy. For example, you’ll find that some ice cream scoops have metal grooves that help release the ice cream into the bowl, while others may have soft and comfortable handles so you get a great grip.To be labeled as ice cream in the United States, a gallon of ice cream must weigh at least 4.5 pounds and contain a minimum of 10 percent milk fat,” they say. “Milk fat is both delicious and expensive, so budget-brand frozen dairy desserts will often replace a good deal of the milk fat with whipped air in an attempt to mimic the creaminess of ice cream (while also decreasing the calories). This means a scoop of super premium ice cream will weigh significantly more than an equal-sized scoop of a frozen dairy dessert.” Why are some ice cream scoops hollow? We scooped three mounds of ice cream per ice cream scoop in the pint container, and five mounds of ice cream per ice cream scoop in the half-gallon container. Each ice cream scoop was also evaluated for its comfortability among both right- and left-handed users.