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OK, so, right off the bat I need to say that, no, this ice cream scoop is not magic. It will not make scooping hard ice cream like putting a hot knife through butter. It is not DRAMATICALLY better than a scoop that has less heat conduction than the aluminum and refrigerant construction. I once read about an ice cream scoop that had an insulated handle with a hollow interior, into which you would pour boiling hot water, plug it up, then use right away on the ice cream. Now THAT scoop was probably very much like using a hot knife on butter (or on ice cream, anyway)! I don't know if it's still made or not, but I wouldn't be interested even if it was, as it would be too much trouble to have to charge the scoop with very hot (or near-boiling) water every time you wanted to use it. But, anyway, the point is that if you are expecting something like that, you will not find it here in this Zeroll Original Ice Cream scoop. However, that said, I have to tell you that after we got this scoop, my wife asked me if I had turned down the temperature of the freezer because she found it noticeably easier to scoop out ice cream! I had not, of course, altered any of the settings on our fridge (and we do keep the freezer quite cold--the hard ice cream is definitely HARD--hence the reason I bought this scoop). So, yes, this scoop really does work. It really does make a difference. It's just not a dramatic one. And, for it to work, you need to scoop out your ice cream a bit on the slow side. If you try to dig it out of there at top speed, you probably won't find this scoop to make much of a difference and will just be annoyed at not being able to run it through the dish washer. But if you take a reasonable amount of time, and let the heat transfer do its thing, you will find it to be noticeably easier to scoop out your hard ice cream from the container. And the same goes for getting a ball of ice cream to release from the scoop: it may take a few seconds to fall off--but fall off it will; you just need to have a little patience. Beyond the heat conductive design, the ergonomics of this scoop are really great. It's made just so. The handle is a lovely size and shape; the scoop is a lovely size and shape; it allows you to create near perfect balls of ice cream, if that is what you desire. The aluminum is nice and shiny, although it does scratch easily (being aluminum). Of course, by the same token, it will also polish back up easily if you need a mirror finish on all your kitchen utensiles. We keep ours sitting out in a utensile jar on the counter and it looks great. The only thing I will say on the "con" side of things is that I wish I had gotten the next larger size (the 16-green one) than the one I got (the 20-gold one), as a slightly larger ball would look better on top of a sugar cone. However, it's not a big deal and the 20-gold 2 ounce scoop makes a large enough ball to work just fine with the standard sugar cones.

This ice cream scoop is a pleasure to use! It makes nice round scoops. The handle which warms up from your hands makes scooping easier. It is in one solid piece, so it fits easily into the bottom corners of an ice cream container. Since it is made of aluminum, you have to hand wash it rather than throwing it into the dishwasher (so it doesn't oxidize the finish).

Best ice cream scooper out there!! Crazy how easy it makes scooping ice cream

Okay, this product right here is an absolute necessity. Do not buy any other ice cream ladle or scoop ever again—just buy this. Quite literally, there is nothing better than this product. I have never had a better time making ice cream. Half of me wanted to go through the process of scooping out the ice cream and then putting it back into the container just because of how much fun it is to use. Genuinely speaking, I have never had more spherical ice cream scoops in my life. I got the smaller version because it is meant to help with my diet while still allowing me to have a little bit of ice cream (I just do three or four scoops), but I am definitely going to get the bigger ones later on. This is also the perfect stocking stuffer. If you know people who like ice cream—which is everyone—this is a great housewarming gift. It is life-changing; you are going to love eating ice cream even more with this product. A few more points: 1. It feels premium: the handle is great, and the weight feels nice and sturdy. 2. It is very easy to clean. 3. The technology is patented: it is almost criminal that they are the only ones doing this, but since they patented the technology, I can't really blame them. Genuinely speaking, you shouldn't even be reading this review anymore; you should be putting this in your cart right now and buying it.

It's a nice ice cream scoop. The scoop part is smaller than the one I used prior to this one and I liked the softer handle on my old one, but this one is still nice. Easy to clean. I don't put it in the dishwasher.

I originally planned on getting something similar as there were plenty available on Amazon that were a fraction of the cost of this. Oddly, I thought of the many others I have gone through over the years (many simply didn't work that well and/or chipped or corroded in no time - we only hand wash ours), and the last minute, I decided to try the more expensive "name brand" one. Maybe the liquid inside (the cheap imitations never mentioned any liquid inside) really helps conduct heat from your hands but this really does scoop up hard ice cream like a hot knife through butter. This also appears to have a milled finish, as opposed to a coated chrome finish so I'm going to guess it wont chip and corrode like the many others I have gone through.

The scoop itself seems like it would be nice if it didn't fail in 40 days (after maybe 3 uses and only hand washes), but the company behind it does not stand behind their products. The "customer support" feels expressly designed to discourage customers and make them decide it's not worth their time or effort. Honestly one of the poorest customer experiences I've had in some time! I found it had leaked whatever fluid is inside all over the drawer it was in. It is obvious it came from this because there isn't anything with any sort of liquid in this drawer, much less an oil-like liquid. Amazon said the 30 return period had passed and sent me to the company. Then the fun began! I filled out their online form with all my personal details, order info, and problem description. They replied with a 10 point list asking me for: my personal, order info, problem description (What happened to all that information I entered the first time?!), a photo, and then a 10 second video (!) which wouldn't show anything more than the photo as I had obviously cleaned up the mess at the time it was discovered. But it gets better! After doing all this they replied stating my warranty request was approved, and I would simply have to pay $19.95 for UPS shipping to send my unit back. Gee, thanks! I paid $19.19 for this 40 days ago, and I would just have to pay a $20 "shipping charge" for an item that probably costs about $8 in *actual* UPS shipping cost (I ship UPS myself multiple times a week). Unbelievable. I have no idea if there's any liquid left inside the unit, so at this point it's become the equivalent of a generic scoop I could have bought for $3. So I guess there's that!

I've had this for years and love it - scooping is easy, the scoop is heavy duty and never bends, no complaints. Unfortunately I moved to a new apartment with a dishwasher over the weekend, and, on day 3 in the new place, I forgot that this is hand wash only and threw it in. The powder coating started coming off in my hands immediately. 😭 I immediately ordered another one. I love this ice cream scoop.

Jala muy bien, y es la mejor cuchara de helado que he comprado, y las vi que las usan en las heladerías grandes

Produto muito bom, cumpre o que promete

Fab product just don’t put it in dishwasher

I have gone through more scoppers (and money) than I can remember - Stainless steel, plastic, silicone tipped, a combination of these, some with with levers, pushers, some with both. They mostly start of well, but all eventually failed by either rusting, chipping, coatings flaking off, or flat out just snapping or breaking apart in my hands while using. The exception to this has been with Zeroll! Not cheap - never have been, but damn these Americans know what they are doing! And no they are not just 'designed' in the USA but made there as well. Aluminium body so YES you MUST take extra care to ONLY hand wash it and dry it throughly shortly therafter to prevent oxidation (that ugly black/grey residue). If you had a luxury or exotic sports car that you were proud of and cared about would you just drive it through your gas station's car wash? Same goes for this. If you follow that simple rule this scooper will last you for many years to come. I have had the 2oz for maybe 10 years now and other than some scratches it has held up beautifully - no leaks or oxidation. Only reason I am getting a new one now is that someone 'borrwed it' for a kids ice cream birthday party and likely realized how great it is and is not handing it back any time soon it seems. The design works and i effortlessly scoop through even the most stubborn of dense/custard base ice creams with ease. I have recently purchased their 'spade' specifically for gelati as I have started to make my own and that too is just a work of art, allowing me to 'work' the gelato before serving and getting a perfect creamy, dense, and slightly softer/lower temperature product that has a velvety smooth mouthfeel comapred to just using a regular scooper. In short: save your money and time and get a Zeroll, but only if you are prepared to handle it with the care it deserves. If you do, it will likely outlast you! Don't make the mistake I did years ago by throwing away hard earned money and years on inferior made scoppers made out of who knows what materials most of the times that WILL break, and produced who knows where when we have a proper manufacturer right here in North America. FULL DISCLOSURE: I have never in the past, nor do I currently work for, nor have any friends or family that work for or have ever worked for Zeroll - i just very much am a huge fan of their superbly crafted scoopers and spades. The fact that they are made in the USA is also a huge plus as we support local business in the process!

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