James, I really appreciate your reviews. Your much better than others. My only critique is your testing environment. BLACK background, BLACK table, BLACK dish, even the handles of many of the scoops are BLACK. Everything seems to disappear into themselves. But I really love yours and Brandon's reviews.
Tech Nicholls , I find I kind of like the black background and environment, because it focuses attention on what’s important. To each their own, though. Meant no disrespect. Just another viewpoint. Have a great rest of the week!
Maybe the most pointless critique ever. The background has zero to do with the actual testing of the product. It’s the equivalent of telling a pilot your only critique of his flying is his haircut.
You didn't use the $35 ice cream scoop as designed. I watched the designer's video. You are supposed to place the fat end of the handle in the palm of your hand and push with the heel of your hand.
He didn't :( BUT it says a lot about how good the product is if he still considers it effective even if he didn't use it correctly and it still be better than the others :D
Well it did demonstrate the issue with how you're supposed to use it. Once the ice cream gets low, it's hard to use it as designed. I own it (wedding gift) and for the first few scoops from a container it's amazing! As it gets lower, you have to use it a little more traditionally and it's not much better than the 2nd most expensive.
It seems the 35 dollar scoop was at a disadvantage based on your scooping technique. I understand you want to get a good shot for the camera but it looks to be designed so you thrust it in from above using your entire arm's force and then scoop the ice cream out of a container that is stable and flat on the table. I'd like to see another with the antifreeze liquid filled, heated, and don't do the scooping in the same order as before. Then a throwdown, the top two of this round, top two of each other round, and just getting ice cream over a series of days, and not all in one shot. The final throwdown can be like the revisit episodes you do where you revisit products months later.
@@bloodman098 I'm not the professional reviewer, James White is. Scientific or not the product should be rated on it's merits by using it according to it's directions. I'm concerned the product was not reviewed fairly and I think Midnight Scoop is as well considering their messages on this video. Would you say a motor boat that you only paddle with oars isn't a good boat because the motor didn't do its job when you didn't even try to use it? No you'd actually use the motor, and then if it failed to perform you would complain about it.
@@bloodman098 it might be just an ice cream scoop, but how can you give a product a bad review when you can't even follow the directions on how it's supposed to be used?! There are too many "review" channels on TH-cam for this kind of bullshit and i'm sick of people just letting it go! Why should we give his opinions any merit when he can't be bothered to research anything or learn how to use a product that he OBVIOUSLY feels entitled enough to voice his opinion on?! I miss the days when content creators actually had to take pride in their work. The days when quality content and dedication to their craft was how we measured success. But maybe I'm just old fashioned
Okay like I said if you don't like his review you can do it yourself or better yet just not watch this channel. He's literally reviewing icecream scoops and you two are bitching about how he didn't read the directions or didn't use them properly. This has to be the absolute dumbest argument I've ever had with someone. Bitching about a video and or a Creator and how they review a product because they didn't do it to your standards is probably the dumbest thing you can do even if this video wasn't about something as trivial as icecream scoops. If you really want a better more scientific review on something this clearly isn't the channel. This platform is huge I guarantee you'll find a better channel with more dedicated people reviewing items. If you still can't then make your own review. That's the problem with people now a days they just bitch about how something isn't up to their current standards and don't fucking do anything about it.
@@bloodman098 He read the directions, and then he uses it wrong. I think it's fair to call him out on that. Also, you're the one bent out of shape over a comment that's 2 weeks old. You probably didn't even read where I said, "I understand you want to get a good shot for the camera." I know how difficult is is to be a content creator, so yes, this is the dumbest argument you've ever had with someone because you didn't have to say anything in the first place. But you did. And now I get to piss you off even more by telling you why my opinion is just as valid as yours. Isn't the internet great?
I have the midnight ice cream scoop and love it. I got it last year for Mother’s Day. After you throw out several ice cream scoops, the $35 price is not too bad. It does have a lifetime warranty and the company has an excellent customer service record.
It really irks me that most of the stuff I've seen the Farberware name on lately is just crap. Farberware had always been one of my top brands for cookware and utensils. Now, they're just a joke.
I still use a ton of Farberware products, but have to absolutely agree. Had a brand new manual can opener I bought 2 months ago... the whole turning handle broke off within 2 weeks. Thankfully I have an old solid metal one that we've have for over 25 years and still works.
I do agree with your ranking but i did notice that you did not use the 35 dollar as per the instructions. It is designed to be pushed from the back not actually scooped like the kitchenaid. Keep up the great videos.
I think you have to factor in whether they are plated or solid as well. Plated scoops lose their shine quickly and become rough and nasty. Longevity is an issue too.
Definitely, I don't want a cheap one that flakes off into my kids ice cream. I also want it to be solid so I can just throw it in the dishwasher. The ones with rubber/plastic handles tend to get water inside the handle after washing in the dishwasher or if it's in a sink full of water while hand washing dishes. It's pretty gross. I'm going to give the expensive one a try because I have wrist/thumb problems and it doesn't seem to have a handle that will harbor dirt/germs.
@@jennywren76 Another commenter recommended Zeroll as most commercial shops uses them and many of the scoops are entirely made of one material. It's a much more inexpensive brand roughly at a 3rd of the cost of the expensive one.
Even cold water for a moment, does wonders. I did professional ice cream scooping and I would dip the scooper is cool running water between each order.
Love your reviews, but while you mentioned the "proper" technique for using the $35 scoop, you used it just like every other scoop. It is designed to be pushed not pulled. I realize you did to benefit the viewer, but you can't critique the scooper when you didn't use it the way it was designed. Just sayin' and keep the videos coming!! Maybe do a re-shoot using the proper technique and a showdown between the $35 scooper and the Cutco $49 scooper. Thanks!!
Same here. My parent's own 2 different Ice Cream scoops that are the same style but different brands. The thing about them is that their at least 20+ years old and still working well. They both probably costed somewhere between $5-$10 when we got them.
You used the 35$ one wrong... it explicitly said, that you need to Push it in to the ice cream. Use large muscles, save wrist. Not "pull" like you did. That's why it has the narrow tip in the front etc.
I'm glad someone else saw the same thing... This really annoyed me as he literally starts by showing the box and explaining this is to be used with "large muscle groups" and then completely ignores this. The equivalent of let's say reviewing a katana and then using it as a butter knife... Not the best analogy, but you get where we're going with this. Sorry, I call this a bad review when your main purpose was to highlight cheap vs engineered.
Thank you for this! Yes, our scoop is meant to be pushed. We have instructions included in our packaging and it's also mentioned on the exterior of the box. We are trying to make it more obvious but it's an uphill battle!
My first job was also working at an ice cream shop! I ended up marrying a guy who scoops ice cream with a spoon and it drives me crazy! I know it sounds nuts, but scooped ice cream just tastes better! Oh, I have your $35 scoop beat! I have the Pampered Chef scoop and it is the absolute best! It's got liquid in the handle which heats up the scoop to melt the ice cream as you scoop it. The best ice cream scoop you'll ever own. I've seen knock offs but none of them are as good as the one from PC. I can't remember how much I paid for it but I'm pretty sure it was more than $35. Everything from there is very pricey (but it's worth it) I've had that ice cream scoop for over 15 years, still works like new.
All you need to eat ice cream: 1. Subscription to Netflix 2. Pint of ice cream 3. a spoon. For a bonus: a kitchen towel to wrap the pint to keep your hands from getting cold and wet. ( if the ice cream lasts that long!!!!
I'd always used a spoon to scoop my ice cream, until I moved in with my husband. I'll say I do enjoy using a scoop. It's less labor intensive and my spoons aren't constantly getting bent. But I feel like the scoop compacts the ice cream so much that more looks like less. I go through the container way faster now. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. 😋
I’m a 71+ year old woman and I have to tell you that I have your lowest rated opener (mine is two-tone lime green) and I can open really, really tight soda bottle caps with mine. I just move my hand up to where the lid fits and it works. Also, I have a small hand and some openers are just too wide. Only once did I have to ask my hubby to open a pop bottle - and even he couldn’t - so he went for the channel locks - worked like a charm. I need to remember that when he’s not around. And since I’ve become so wordy I will also say that I can open almost anything if I just give the top a couple whacks in the floor or counter - breaks the seal and all is well. I just discovered your reviews and I love them - you do a super job! Thanks.
When IKEA first opened in the US back in the early 1980s, I bought a $1 ice cream scoop from them. It's the kind with the antifreeze in the handle that transfers heat from your hand to the bowl of the spoon section. Best $1 I ever spent. Still using it. Running it under some warm water to give it a head start helps.
I had, key word Had, that Farberware one a few years back, it's a p.o.s to be 100% honest. The quick release never released and jammed up every time. Love the videos James! Go KNIGHTS!
I'm the sort of person that doesn't mind investing a little in a product that'll last me a long time. That $35 one looks like one solid piece and performed noticeably faster and easier than the kitchen aid. Not only that it did seem to sit in your hand better. It's obvious you don't need to use hot water with it or any other sort of trick and it even kinda seems like the sort of thing you'd eventually pass down, almost like a good set of cast iron skillets. It may seem silly to think such things, yet I'm sure we've all had some little thing passed down to us from relatives that's been kept around simply because it works super well. I've never liked the idea of electric scoops, having to warm the scoop, etc or having to wait for my ice cream to soften and I'm more than happy to spend $35 once on an item that'll last a lifetime if it works as well as it did here and is as solidly made as it appears to be. So many items these days seem to be cheaply made trash that you replace every couple of years at most or you just end up suffering through them having worn down and work less well, that $35 scoop does not seem to be one of those.
I have an all aluminum scoop that came with my shake maker years ago. It’s very similar to the KitchenAid one. Fat handle, easy grip, one piece casting. I always warm mine up cuts like butter!
I LOVE my KitchenAid can opener. They’re a company that really knows how to make kitchen gadgets and appliances. There’s a reason everyone’s mom owns a KitchenAid stand mixer.
There's a local ice cream chain where I live that sells their own, signature ice cream scoop for about $20. It's dense and sturdy like that $35 scoop, but the handle has a hollow core that's filled with a gel. Maybe it's the gel that makes it an incredibly smooth scoop!
You really, REALLY gotta like ice cream to spend those kinda’ bucks. My midnight scooper is a large spoon out of my silverware drawer. To heck with weak wrists, baby. This grandma wants her ice cream pronto! 😂 Thanks, James!
My family has always used a zeroll 1012 with the warming oil inside. (often called antifreeze) They have been used for literal decades since my great great grandmother's diner. They last through everything and have been dropped, beat up, hammered, and washed half a billion times. We have two and the size 12 is our favorite and a quick shake to get your body heat to the oil quickly lets you scoop hard ice cream and sinks into it like clay.
I've had this happen with several cheap ice cream scoops, either right after purchase or several months down the line. They use cheap 'pot metal' shafts, and it fatigues easily, and eventually just snaps. I switched to the slightly more expensive ($10-12) scoops, and never had the problem again.
I ended up looking for ice cream scoops a couple months ago. Ended up getting a gas coolant self-release scoop for $10AUD ($7USD), and it's the best scoop we've ever used. Easy to scoop, easy to create ice cream balls, and self-releases.
In the future if you are going to do something like ice cream that gets easier and more melted over time it would be nice if you reversed the order on the second ice cream so that the most expensive was going first.
the scoops shaped like the dollar store and the kitchenaid scoops are meant to scoop on the side of the scoop not the front. the second scoop should also be from the side the bar is on that pushes it out. you should run them under water and dip regularly for easy scooping. you should know these things having worked at an ice cream place. my dad was a soda jerk in the 50's, he taught me how to scoop ice cream.
I have a similar ice cream scooper to the kitchen aid one except the metal isn’t shiny. I dip the scooper in some water and it glides right through the ice cream like butter.
I worked before in a restaurant. The chefs used a non stick scoop the price is 7.50 on Amazon. Put to hot water before to use and your job is easier whit this. Do not try to grab a whole ball. Just create little shavings like a roll inside the icecream scoop and it is will be make a ball shape. Ok, for this need a little practice but who are eat often icecream is quickly realize how it works. Easy can do for a chef because a chef many times to do it daily. The safety shoes tests are great. So informative about which shoe never by. Thx.
While still a decent brand. They’ve gone way way down hill over the past decade. They have some great stuff but a lot of it is just meh now. And they have some absolute stinkers. This isn’t the kitchen aid my grandma use to use.
They're all being made in China now, same with Farberware. Almost everything is made in China now and the quality, or rather lack thereof, has suffered greatly.
The biggest criticism I’ve had on ice cream scoops is that when serving a family, the ice cream doesn’t release from the scoop after it’s been used a while. Rinsing with hot water helps, but the heated or liquid filled get the job done quicker.
So happy to see this review! Excellent! I’d love to see you review old timey gadgets, too. Hit up eBay or thrift stores to explore old gadgets no longer in production.
The Belle-V scoop was crowdfunded and it comes in left-handed and right-handed models. It uses an angled head to work with the natural rolling motion of your wrist and give you the maximum leverage. I have found it to be precisely as described in my time with it and rather comfortable even with hardened ice cream in comparison to others. I would give that one a try down the road.
Most "professional scoopers" I see use scoops similar to your top 3, but they all grab thin slivers of ice cream and use the scoop to form it into a ball, not do the at home get as much as you can in one pass way. As a self proclaimed professional scooper, you should have made an attempt to do it the right way (yes it's harder with a small bucket of ice cream than the 5 or 10 gallon buckets...)
Unmentioned are the old Gilchrist scoops from 100 years ago. They are the best quick releases ever made! For manual scooping, it helps to immerse the scoop in hot water to heat up before using
I have an earlier version of the kitchen aid scoop. We’ve had ours for about 7 years. I noticed a few years ago the scoop started getting pock marks or bumps in the scoop metal. It is a great scooper but I’ve been planning on getting a new scoop, so great time for this video to come out!
I've used all types of scoops myself. Quick release scoops are only good for soft serve never rock hard frozen ice cream. Same goes for fancy water\antifreeze handle scoops. For just plain home use on hard frozen ice cream you want single piece scoops like the dollar store one or the two pricey ones you used. But my favorite is the one you can by at Braums. It's less than half the price of the KitchenAid and has a more squared off shape which helps dig into really hard frozen ice cream.
I have this rare icecream scoop that works like a dream. It like a clamp that you hold tight, scoop that got a sharp but blunt edge, you scoop and when your done you pull the to handles apart. Its dope!
The two with the lever action sweepers, are dishers, not ice cream scoops. They’re designed for things like mashed potatoes, or thick puddings and stuff that’s already soft. Not frozen ice cream. Why people insist on using them for ice cream scoops is beyond me.
Although excessive, I think you should have one whole thing of ice cream for each scoop and take them out of the freezer one by one for each test. Ice cream melts fast, and it gets softer by the second.
I just want ice-cream. Nothing like an ice cream scoop workout for the biceps and triceps! The $35 scoop is for the top 1%! As for Kitchenaid, you'd think I was a paid endorser. Their products are all over my kitchen!
Funny, I’ve actually been looking for a good ice cream scoop this past week and you just made my job of research SO much easier. Thank you for that. Have you heard of the ice cream scooper where it has fluid in the handle that helps thaw out the ice cream as you scoop? I had one for a few years before I lost it during one of my big moves. I’m really curious what your opinion is. ** Did you know...when you see commercials for ice cream and wonder why/how they always seem to have it perfectly shaped? That’s because it isn’t ice cream at all. It’s actually mashed potatoes that helps make it more aesthetically pleasing and appetizing to the viewers. It’s also because, ice cream can melt very quickly, especially when you have large lights for the cameras. Which, obviously, is a problem. Mashed potatoes don’t melt, so they’ll stay in their perfect shape for hours on end. If they’re advertising for flavored ice cream like Strawberry or Chocolate Mint, they’ll just add the proper food coloring. Thanks again for your reviews! You’re now my #1 “go to” If I need to research a specific product I’m interested in.
I've tried all the different styles. The ones with the steel wiper were worn out long before the the lever ejector style which you did not review. I saw you using your finger to get the ice cream off the spoon style scoop which is why I don't use them. The hemispherical lever scoops produce a nice round scoop suitable for cones and a pleasing uniform appearance in a dish. A bowl of hot water does help but there are extra steps (heat the water, dip the scoop, clean the container).
I usually like KitchenAid products. One exception is a tea kettle I bought. It dribbles a lot when you pour from it. Come to think of it, most tea kettles do. How about tea kettle review, James? Find us one that pours well, and doesn't dribble boiling water all over the place, with a whistle that works, and that the cover over the spout doesn't melt when you boil water in it. If you read some tea kettle reviews on Amazon, you'll see what I mean. Especially the ones with whistles that hum instead of that shrill whistle.
The reason the booth expensive Scoops worked so well is their mass. With that they can store a lot of thermal energy that helps scoop the ice cream. Also one advantage is that the Midnight scoop also transports the thermal energy of your hand into the scoop. Which again makes working with it more effective.
Zyliss. Their scoop has a thinner front edge with corners designed to cut into the ice cream, but it's a heavy, chunky design overall for leverage. Also, it's Alton Brown-approved. I still like to dip it in warm water for perfect scoops, but it works better than any other scoop I've had, including your winning KitchenAid (gave that one to the wife when she moved out). I've also used the Pampered Chef one with antifreeze in it, and it works OK but sucks the heat from your hand.
Desert spoon every time, I bought a scoop once and used it once, since then only ever leaves the drawer when I clean the drawer. Must remember to throw it out next time I clean the drawer.
Thanks. Kitchenaid seems the way to go. It's dishwasher safe as well, contrary to the more expensive liquid filled ones (supposedly using the warmth of your hand - which *only* works on already soft ice cream, making it a rather moot point). As my GF throws everything in the dishwasher when I'm not looking, NOT having to buy a new one every time that happens is definitely a bonus. ;-) As they have several models, it might be worth mentioning this is the Kitchenaid Gourmet Ice Cream Scoop shown in the video.
Scoop longevity isn't something you can really test, but I'd bet the expensive ones will last longer. We had a store-brand one for several years, and the build quality wasn't bad, EXCEPT that the scoop was plated, not solid. It developed some significant pitting as the plating started to wear through and exposed the cheap pot metal inside, which put an end to it. One that is solid stainless steel instead of plated pot metal will avoid the pitting issue.
I have the Kitchen Aid one and I can confirm it works well. I fill a tall measuring cup (which came with a long since dead blender) with hot water from the tap to rinse it in and it makes perfect scoops even when the icecream is straight out of the freezer.
Should have done reverse order for second test because the ice cream melts.
I filmed a third round, which I didn't include here for the sake of time, going in reverse order. The results didn't change.
Freakin' Reviews Good to know!!!
I was thinking the same thing. I feel like there first scoops are the hardest.
@@Freakinreviews I wondered if the un-penetrated ice cream would allow for easier scooping. I'm glad to know you did everything in reverse order.
@@Freakinreviews I was thinking put your freezer down as cold as it goes too. Then again, -5 º is pretty cold
James, I really appreciate your reviews. Your much better than others. My only critique is your testing environment. BLACK background, BLACK table, BLACK dish, even the handles of many of the scoops are BLACK. Everything seems to disappear into themselves.
But I really love yours and Brandon's reviews.
Tech Nicholls , I find I kind of like the black background and environment, because it focuses attention on what’s important. To each their own, though. Meant no disrespect. Just another viewpoint. Have a great rest of the week!
Maybe the most pointless critique ever. The background has zero to do with the actual testing of the product. It’s the equivalent of telling a pilot your only critique of his flying is his haircut.
WOAH WHY YOU GOTTA BRING RACE INTO IT🤬😂
@@mookzmom All the qualifiers made your comment seem passive aggressive. I know you didn't mean it that way, just what it came off as.
You didn't use the $35 ice cream scoop as designed. I watched the designer's video. You are supposed to place the fat end of the handle in the palm of your hand and push with the heel of your hand.
Yeah I could tell by watching him that he wasn't using it as designed.
Ya, I just watched the designer video. It must be annoying to be reviewed by some asshole who didn't even use your product right.
@@john.jeremywilliams2241 so he is an asshole because he used a ice cream scoop in a less efficient way? okay lmao
He didn't :( BUT it says a lot about how good the product is if he still considers it effective even if he didn't use it correctly and it still be better than the others :D
Well it did demonstrate the issue with how you're supposed to use it. Once the ice cream gets low, it's hard to use it as designed. I own it (wedding gift) and for the first few scoops from a container it's amazing! As it gets lower, you have to use it a little more traditionally and it's not much better than the 2nd most expensive.
It seems the 35 dollar scoop was at a disadvantage based on your scooping technique. I understand you want to get a good shot for the camera but it looks to be designed so you thrust it in from above using your entire arm's force and then scoop the ice cream out of a container that is stable and flat on the table.
I'd like to see another with the antifreeze liquid filled, heated, and don't do the scooping in the same order as before.
Then a throwdown, the top two of this round, top two of each other round, and just getting ice cream over a series of days, and not all in one shot.
The final throwdown can be like the revisit episodes you do where you revisit products months later.
Bro, it's an ice cream scoop calm down. Or do it yourself, either way it was clearly just a fun review he even said it's not scientific
@@bloodman098 I'm not the professional reviewer, James White is. Scientific or not the product should be rated on it's merits by using it according to it's directions. I'm concerned the product was not reviewed fairly and I think Midnight Scoop is as well considering their messages on this video.
Would you say a motor boat that you only paddle with oars isn't a good boat because the motor didn't do its job when you didn't even try to use it? No you'd actually use the motor, and then if it failed to perform you would complain about it.
@@bloodman098 it might be just an ice cream scoop, but how can you give a product a bad review when you can't even follow the directions on how it's supposed to be used?! There are too many "review" channels on TH-cam for this kind of bullshit and i'm sick of people just letting it go!
Why should we give his opinions any merit when he can't be bothered to research anything or learn how to use a product that he OBVIOUSLY feels entitled enough to voice his opinion on?!
I miss the days when content creators actually had to take pride in their work. The days when quality content and dedication to their craft was how we measured success. But maybe I'm just old fashioned
Okay like I said if you don't like his review you can do it yourself or better yet just not watch this channel. He's literally reviewing icecream scoops and you two are bitching about how he didn't read the directions or didn't use them properly. This has to be the absolute dumbest argument I've ever had with someone. Bitching about a video and or a Creator and how they review a product because they didn't do it to your standards is probably the dumbest thing you can do even if this video wasn't about something as trivial as icecream scoops. If you really want a better more scientific review on something this clearly isn't the channel. This platform is huge I guarantee you'll find a better channel with more dedicated people reviewing items. If you still can't then make your own review. That's the problem with people now a days they just bitch about how something isn't up to their current standards and don't fucking do anything about it.
@@bloodman098 He read the directions, and then he uses it wrong. I think it's fair to call him out on that.
Also, you're the one bent out of shape over a comment that's 2 weeks old. You probably didn't even read where I said, "I understand you want to get a good shot for the camera." I know how difficult is is to be a content creator, so yes, this is the dumbest argument you've ever had with someone because you didn't have to say anything in the first place. But you did. And now I get to piss you off even more by telling you why my opinion is just as valid as yours. Isn't the internet great?
I have the midnight ice cream scoop and love it. I got it last year for Mother’s Day. After you throw out several ice cream scoops, the $35 price is not too bad. It does have a lifetime warranty and the company has an excellent customer service record.
I have a similar one that I really like
It really irks me that most of the stuff I've seen the Farberware name on lately is just crap. Farberware had always been one of my top brands for cookware and utensils. Now, they're just a joke.
Eric Brunhammer I totally agree!!
I still use a ton of Farberware products, but have to absolutely agree. Had a brand new manual can opener I bought 2 months ago... the whole turning handle broke off within 2 weeks. Thankfully I have an old solid metal one that we've have for over 25 years and still works.
The fastest way to scoop out ice cream is to give the pint to a kid, and watch them dig out the entire cup in seconds with only their hands.
And watch them lick the bucket/cup clean.
@please do not read my username it's a joke kid
Gross.
Too funny
I like that you take into account the cost
I was hoping to see the $35 to be used as it was supposed too. Pushed and not pulled through.
He also should have also grabbed it by the end of the handle for pushing leverage.
My friend invented the midnight scoop and you are supposed to push it with your palm
all my ice cream will taste salty if I paid $35 for the spoon to scoop it out with
omfg lmfao awesome comment
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Add caramel and u got yourself a double flavor icecream
I do agree with your ranking but i did notice that you did not use the 35 dollar as per the instructions. It is designed to be pushed from the back not actually scooped like the kitchenaid. Keep up the great videos.
I agree with this comment. The $35 scoop is designed to push, not pull.
that is not ice cream shop technique
The Miltonguy that is average human technique though :P
That's "shoppe" you intern
You are right
He explicitly said this is for home use, not professional. He scooped it like most people would.
They use a spoon dipped in hot water right
I think you have to factor in whether they are plated or solid as well. Plated scoops lose their shine quickly and become rough and nasty. Longevity is an issue too.
I would also factor their construction (solid, hollow, hollow with weight) and material (full stainless steel or part plastic)
Definitely, I don't want a cheap one that flakes off into my kids ice cream. I also want it to be solid so I can just throw it in the dishwasher. The ones with rubber/plastic handles tend to get water inside the handle after washing in the dishwasher or if it's in a sink full of water while hand washing dishes. It's pretty gross. I'm going to give the expensive one a try because I have wrist/thumb problems and it doesn't seem to have a handle that will harbor dirt/germs.
@@jennywren76 Another commenter recommended Zeroll as most commercial shops uses them and many of the scoops are entirely made of one material. It's a much more inexpensive brand roughly at a 3rd of the cost of the expensive one.
@@MrMega200 thanks for the tip!
I just soften the ice cream with my tears as I eat it sobbing on the toilet at 2am.
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Made my day
Same
So I'm not the only one?
I would put the scoop in a cup of hot water for a few minutes then use it and it works great!
Even cold water for a moment, does wonders. I did professional ice cream scooping and I would dip the scooper is cool running water between each order.
Warm milk do wonders for me
Definitely
I sit my scoop in hot running water for a minute or so between each scoop
He did mention it but he was trying to see how they do without it
Love your reviews, but while you mentioned the "proper" technique for using the $35 scoop, you used it just like every other scoop. It is designed to be pushed not pulled. I realize you did to benefit the viewer, but you can't critique the scooper when you didn't use it the way it was designed. Just sayin' and keep the videos coming!! Maybe do a re-shoot using the proper technique and a showdown between the $35 scooper and the Cutco $49 scooper. Thanks!!
$35 ice cream scooper??! Can't possibly justify that price haha. Love your vids and thanks
Id pay $35 for a good spoon.
For home use, no too much but for business maybe. Other wise just get a spoon and eat out of the container lol
Same here. My parent's own 2 different Ice Cream scoops that are the same style but different brands. The thing about them is that their at least 20+ years old and still working well. They both probably costed somewhere between $5-$10 when we got them.
Think about the wear and tear of the scooper, after just 17 to 18 billion scoops the cheaper ones would be worn out ...
@@goguhu lmfao
You used the 35$ one wrong... it explicitly said, that you need to Push it in to the ice cream. Use large muscles, save wrist. Not "pull" like you did. That's why it has the narrow tip in the front etc.
A better review he says and then goes on to use the ergonomic ice cream scoop that's specifically made to be PUSHED, like you would use a regular one.
This bothered me. The $35 one was not meant to be pulled towards you.
I'm glad someone else saw the same thing... This really annoyed me as he literally starts by showing the box and explaining this is to be used with "large muscle groups" and then completely ignores this. The equivalent of let's say reviewing a katana and then using it as a butter knife... Not the best analogy, but you get where we're going with this. Sorry, I call this a bad review when your main purpose was to highlight cheap vs engineered.
@@mackenzie819 "Lets swing this katana with a backhand slice"
Thank you for this! Yes, our scoop is meant to be pushed. We have instructions included in our packaging and it's also mentioned on the exterior of the box. We are trying to make it more obvious but it's an uphill battle!
@@MidnightKitchenTools how about a big 'right way/wrong way' infographic insert that you can't avoid seeing when you open the package?
I’m 67 years old, ice cream is my favorite food, and I’ve never scooped ice cream while sitting down. No wonder you had trouble!
My first job was also working at an ice cream shop! I ended up marrying a guy who scoops ice cream with a spoon and it drives me crazy! I know it sounds nuts, but scooped ice cream just tastes better!
Oh, I have your $35 scoop beat! I have the Pampered Chef scoop and it is the absolute best! It's got liquid in the handle which heats up the scoop to melt the ice cream as you scoop it. The best ice cream scoop you'll ever own. I've seen knock offs but none of them are as good as the one from PC. I can't remember how much I paid for it but I'm pretty sure it was more than $35. Everything from there is very pricey (but it's worth it) I've had that ice cream scoop for over 15 years, still works like new.
Ditto! I have 2 vintage PC scoops with the antifreeze in the handle that are going strong after many uses!
All you need to eat ice cream: 1. Subscription to Netflix 2. Pint of ice cream 3. a spoon. For a bonus: a kitchen towel to wrap the pint to keep your hands from getting cold and wet. ( if the ice cream lasts that long!!!!
You literally just described my weekends lol
Why use a towel, when you can flip over the lid and hold it on the bottom (bonus: more sturdy when setting it next to you on the bed.....er...couch).
Well of course the last ones were better, the ice cream got softer towards the end, next time start the expensive ones first
I'd always used a spoon to scoop my ice cream, until I moved in with my husband. I'll say I do enjoy using a scoop. It's less labor intensive and my spoons aren't constantly getting bent. But I feel like the scoop compacts the ice cream so much that more looks like less. I go through the container way faster now.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. 😋
I’m a 71+ year old woman and I have to tell you that I have your lowest rated opener (mine is two-tone lime green) and I can open really, really tight soda bottle caps with mine. I just move my hand up to where the lid fits and it works. Also, I have a small hand and some openers are just too wide. Only once did I have to ask my hubby to open a pop bottle - and even he couldn’t - so he went for the channel locks - worked like a charm. I need to remember that when he’s not around. And since I’ve become so wordy I will also say that I can open almost anything if I just give the top a couple whacks in the floor or counter - breaks the seal and all is well. I just discovered your reviews and I love them - you do a super job! Thanks.
Your "professional" scooping technique could use some work.
I was waiting for this comment. Congratulations!
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Your sense of humor needs alot of work
The Judge there’s a wiener in every comment section, even with a chill dude comparing ice cream scoops. Never change, TH-cam!
@@GeddyRC Yeah but he's still right...
For the mint chocolate chip, you should have started with the $35 one and worked your way back.
I agree
I agree. James did reply to a similar comment, saying he did several off camera tests, including using the reverse order, and results didn't change.
Maybe i'm just cheap but a spoon works just fine to me. Already have one and functions as a scoop.
Barbarian! 😲
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When IKEA first opened in the US back in the early 1980s, I bought a $1 ice cream scoop from them. It's the kind with the antifreeze in the handle that transfers heat from your hand to the bowl of the spoon section. Best $1 I ever spent. Still using it. Running it under some warm water to give it a head start helps.
I had, key word Had, that Farberware one a few years back, it's a p.o.s to be 100% honest. The quick release never released and jammed up every time. Love the videos James! Go KNIGHTS!
I'm 39, and I just bought my first ice cream scoop for my little girl. Of course she ignored it and grabbed a spoon.
😂 typical
I think the $35 one would be a great wedding present, partly because of the packaging.
Cup of hot water is key here. Even a spoon will do after that.
The whole time I was thinking...EAT THE ICE CREAM!
I'm the sort of person that doesn't mind investing a little in a product that'll last me a long time. That $35 one looks like one solid piece and performed noticeably faster and easier than the kitchen aid. Not only that it did seem to sit in your hand better.
It's obvious you don't need to use hot water with it or any other sort of trick and it even kinda seems like the sort of thing you'd eventually pass down, almost like a good set of cast iron skillets. It may seem silly to think such things, yet I'm sure we've all had some little thing passed down to us from relatives that's been kept around simply because it works super well.
I've never liked the idea of electric scoops, having to warm the scoop, etc or having to wait for my ice cream to soften and I'm more than happy to spend $35 once on an item that'll last a lifetime if it works as well as it did here and is as solidly made as it appears to be.
So many items these days seem to be cheaply made trash that you replace every couple of years at most or you just end up suffering through them having worn down and work less well, that $35 scoop does not seem to be one of those.
I have an all aluminum scoop that came with my shake maker years ago.
It’s very similar to the KitchenAid one. Fat handle, easy grip, one piece casting.
I always warm mine up cuts like butter!
I LOVE my KitchenAid can opener. They’re a company that really knows how to make kitchen gadgets and appliances. There’s a reason everyone’s mom owns a KitchenAid stand mixer.
Try and do a shot of beer every time he says "scoop." XD Great video!
wow ucr really crafts amazing youtubers, both you & Remi Ashton are my favs
I just run a spoon under hot water.
There's a local ice cream chain where I live that sells their own, signature ice cream scoop for about $20. It's dense and sturdy like that $35 scoop, but the handle has a hollow core that's filled with a gel. Maybe it's the gel that makes it an incredibly smooth scoop!
Someone said IKEA sells one for $1 with antifreeze in the handle which sounds like this one
Tell me you didn't waste all that gorgeous ice cream!!!
You really, REALLY gotta like ice cream to spend those kinda’ bucks. My midnight scooper is a large spoon out of my silverware drawer. To heck with weak wrists, baby. This grandma wants her ice cream pronto! 😂 Thanks, James!
Ive has the farberware one before and watching this is horrible flashbacks lol hard to scoop and that quick release thing in the scoop broken off.
My family has always used a zeroll 1012 with the warming oil inside. (often called antifreeze) They have been used for literal decades since my great great grandmother's diner. They last through everything and have been dropped, beat up, hammered, and washed half a billion times. We have two and the size 12 is our favorite and a quick shake to get your body heat to the oil quickly lets you scoop hard ice cream and sinks into it like clay.
My dollar store scoop snapped in half first scoop.
I've had this happen with several cheap ice cream scoops, either right after purchase or several months down the line. They use cheap 'pot metal' shafts, and it fatigues easily, and eventually just snaps. I switched to the slightly more expensive ($10-12) scoops, and never had the problem again.
Try out the Cutco $49 ice cream scoop. It glides with no trouble without having to heat it up or any other trick.
Oi, Kane! I guess it was all downhill after C&C Generals?
I ended up looking for ice cream scoops a couple months ago. Ended up getting a gas coolant self-release scoop for $10AUD ($7USD), and it's the best scoop we've ever used.
Easy to scoop, easy to create ice cream balls, and self-releases.
you're supposed to let the ice cream soften just a bit, for optimum flavor
Teresa Fuller this guy ice creams.
thats not true at all. its so old people can eat it easier and so old people can scoop it easier. he isnt even scooping it correctly lol
In the future if you are going to do something like ice cream that gets easier and more melted over time it would be nice if you reversed the order on the second ice cream so that the most expensive was going first.
Your scooping technique makes me question your claims of professional scooper, sir.
the scoops shaped like the dollar store and the kitchenaid scoops are meant to scoop on the side of the scoop not the front. the second scoop should also be from the side the bar is on that pushes it out. you should run them under water and dip regularly for easy scooping. you should know these things having worked at an ice cream place. my dad was a soda jerk in the 50's, he taught me how to scoop ice cream.
I really want mint choc chip now 😥
I have a similar ice cream scooper to the kitchen aid one except the metal isn’t shiny. I dip the scooper in some water and it glides right through the ice cream like butter.
Wow $35 for a icecream scoop not me, that's crazy! I love your reviews!
I worked before in a restaurant. The chefs used a non stick scoop the price is 7.50 on Amazon. Put to hot water before to use and your job is easier whit this. Do not try to grab a whole ball. Just create little shavings like a roll inside the icecream scoop and it is will be make a ball shape. Ok, for this need a little practice but who are eat often icecream is quickly realize how it works. Easy can do for a chef because a chef many times to do it daily.
The safety shoes tests are great. So informative about which shoe never by. Thx.
Kitchen Aid sounds like a good brand.
Kitchen Aid it the most expensive brand where I'm from, but it's the best.
While still a decent brand. They’ve gone way way down hill over the past decade. They have some great stuff but a lot of it is just meh now. And they have some absolute stinkers. This isn’t the kitchen aid my grandma use to use.
They're all being made in China now, same with Farberware. Almost everything is made in China now and the quality, or rather lack thereof, has suffered greatly.
The biggest criticism I’ve had on ice cream scoops is that when serving a family, the ice cream doesn’t release from the scoop after it’s been used a while. Rinsing with hot water helps, but the heated or liquid filled get the job done quicker.
Kitchen Aid ice cream scooper $10.99
*strength not included*
When cypher said put me back into the matrix i never would have guessed he would be doing such awesome product reviews
No one who can stand scoops sitting down!! 4:12 stop video and move on.
If you're out here spending $35 on an ice cream scoop then you need to send me some of your money because you're out here playing with it. Lmfao
Wow. Ice cream is expensive. Now the scoop is, too.
😄nice seeing some Blue Bunny Ice cream on here. Lol then again I see it every day since I work in the ice cream plant.
*Sorry i lost the will to live, half way through* ...
Who needs a scoop? A spoon and a pint or half pint carton is all you need. 🤤
mjc0961 doesn’t work so well when sharing with the family 😂
35 bones for a scoop/sex toy combo....winner!
Lol
So happy to see this review! Excellent!
I’d love to see you review old timey gadgets, too. Hit up eBay or thrift stores to explore old gadgets no longer in production.
If you dip scoop in hot water first m8t you better off
He did mention that at the end.
You should have the scoops in a bowl of warm water, and give them a quick shake in the warm water after scooping.
"I'm a professional"
*Proceeds to not dip the scoop in hot water like any normal person would*
The Belle-V scoop was crowdfunded and it comes in left-handed and right-handed models. It uses an angled head to work with the natural rolling motion of your wrist and give you the maximum leverage. I have found it to be precisely as described in my time with it and rather comfortable even with hardened ice cream in comparison to others. I would give that one a try down the road.
Anyone else just use a fork for hard ice cream
Most "professional scoopers" I see use scoops similar to your top 3, but they all grab thin slivers of ice cream and use the scoop to form it into a ball, not do the at home get as much as you can in one pass way. As a self proclaimed professional scooper, you should have made an attempt to do it the right way (yes it's harder with a small bucket of ice cream than the 5 or 10 gallon buckets...)
Unmentioned are the old Gilchrist scoops from 100 years ago. They are the best quick releases ever made! For manual scooping, it helps to immerse the scoop in hot water to heat up before using
I have an earlier version of the kitchen aid scoop. We’ve had ours for about 7 years. I noticed a few years ago the scoop started getting pock marks or bumps in the scoop metal. It is a great scooper but I’ve been planning on getting a new scoop, so great time for this video to come out!
My husband and I have a Kitchen Aid Ice Scoop and we love it. It always scoops out the ice cream without having to let it soften.
I've used all types of scoops myself. Quick release scoops are only good for soft serve never rock hard frozen ice cream. Same goes for fancy water\antifreeze handle scoops. For just plain home use on hard frozen ice cream you want single piece scoops like the dollar store one or the two pricey ones you used. But my favorite is the one you can by at Braums. It's less than half the price of the KitchenAid and has a more squared off shape which helps dig into really hard frozen ice cream.
Me during a normal hour of the day: Why would anyone watch this video. Also me at 3am: Holy hell this is the best video ever so interesting
Every time I lose my ice cream scoop. Im forced to use a spoon. Im left with bent spoons 😂
Love this series comparing different products!! Keep it up!! You should do pizza cutters!
I have this rare icecream scoop that works like a dream. It like a clamp that you hold tight, scoop that got a sharp but blunt edge, you scoop and when your done you pull the to handles apart. Its dope!
The two with the lever action sweepers, are dishers, not ice cream scoops. They’re designed for things like mashed potatoes, or thick puddings and stuff that’s already soft. Not frozen ice cream.
Why people insist on using them for ice cream scoops is beyond me.
Although excessive, I think you should have one whole thing of ice cream for each scoop and take them out of the freezer one by one for each test. Ice cream melts fast, and it gets softer by the second.
So excited to hear you're from Riverside! A great place to grow up :) great video!!
I find that quick-release scoops are no good for ice cream: they're better for cookie dough and cupcake batter.
I just want ice-cream. Nothing like an ice cream scoop workout for the biceps and triceps! The $35 scoop is for the top 1%! As for Kitchenaid, you'd think I was a paid endorser. Their products are all over my kitchen!
Funny, I’ve actually been looking for a good ice cream scoop this past week and you just made my job of research SO much easier. Thank you for that.
Have you heard of the ice cream scooper where it has fluid in the handle that helps thaw out the ice cream as you scoop? I had one for a few years before I lost it during one of my big moves. I’m really curious what your opinion is.
** Did you know...when you see commercials for ice cream and wonder why/how they always seem to have it perfectly shaped? That’s because it isn’t ice cream at all. It’s actually mashed potatoes that helps make it more aesthetically pleasing and appetizing to the viewers. It’s also because, ice cream can melt very quickly, especially when you have large lights for the cameras. Which, obviously, is a problem. Mashed potatoes don’t melt, so they’ll stay in their perfect shape for hours on end. If they’re advertising for flavored ice cream like Strawberry or Chocolate Mint, they’ll just add the proper food coloring.
Thanks again for your reviews! You’re now my #1 “go to” If I need to research a specific product I’m interested in.
Great review😁
Would you do a review for solar chargers that fit in pockets or back packs😊
If you wanna get a kitchen aid scoop check to see if Ross has any, I got mine there for only $3.99!
I've tried all the different styles. The ones with the steel wiper were worn out long before the the lever ejector style which you did not review. I saw you using your finger to get the ice cream off the spoon style scoop which is why I don't use them.
The hemispherical lever scoops produce a nice round scoop suitable for cones and a pleasing uniform appearance in a dish. A bowl of hot water does help but there are extra steps (heat the water, dip the scoop, clean the container).
I have my grandma’s old icecream scoop from the 70s, it’s thick steel and it’s filled with mercury lol it’s probably horribly dangerous lol.
I usually like KitchenAid products. One exception is a tea kettle I bought. It dribbles a lot when you pour from it. Come to think of it, most tea kettles do. How about tea kettle review, James? Find us one that pours well, and doesn't dribble boiling water all over the place, with a whistle that works, and that the cover over the spout doesn't melt when you boil water in it. If you read some tea kettle reviews on Amazon, you'll see what I mean. Especially the ones with whistles that hum instead of that shrill whistle.
The reason the booth expensive Scoops worked so well is their mass. With that they can store a lot of thermal energy that helps scoop the ice cream. Also one advantage is that the Midnight scoop also transports the thermal energy of your hand into the scoop. Which again makes working with it more effective.
Zyliss. Their scoop has a thinner front edge with corners designed to cut into the ice cream, but it's a heavy, chunky design overall for leverage. Also, it's Alton Brown-approved. I still like to dip it in warm water for perfect scoops, but it works better than any other scoop I've had, including your winning KitchenAid (gave that one to the wife when she moved out). I've also used the Pampered Chef one with antifreeze in it, and it works OK but sucks the heat from your hand.
Desert spoon every time, I bought a scoop once and used it once, since then only ever leaves the drawer when I clean the drawer. Must remember to throw it out next time I clean the drawer.
Thanks. Kitchenaid seems the way to go. It's dishwasher safe as well, contrary to the more expensive liquid filled ones (supposedly using the warmth of your hand - which *only* works on already soft ice cream, making it a rather moot point). As my GF throws everything in the dishwasher when I'm not looking, NOT having to buy a new one every time that happens is definitely a bonus. ;-)
As they have several models, it might be worth mentioning this is the Kitchenaid Gourmet Ice Cream Scoop shown in the video.
Scoop longevity isn't something you can really test, but I'd bet the expensive ones will last longer. We had a store-brand one for several years, and the build quality wasn't bad, EXCEPT that the scoop was plated, not solid. It developed some significant pitting as the plating started to wear through and exposed the cheap pot metal inside, which put an end to it. One that is solid stainless steel instead of plated pot metal will avoid the pitting issue.
I take the path of least resistance. Put the tub of ice cream in the microwave for 30 seconds & it comes out the perfect consistency for scooping.
I have the Kitchen Aid one and I can confirm it works well. I fill a tall measuring cup (which came with a long since dead blender) with hot water from the tap to rinse it in and it makes perfect scoops even when the icecream is straight out of the freezer.