Ice cream scoops come in various sizes, shapes, and materials, with some designed for specific hands. The first lever-operated scoop was patented in the late 1800s, and modern versions include electric and plastic models. Special scoops can create different shapes, and some scoops have a rack and ratchet mechanism or a cylindrical design.
Ice cream makers come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. Some scoopers are designed for use with specific hands – right or left – while others feature an ambidextrous design. Scoopers are made from a variety of materials, including aluminum, stainless steel, and plastic. They are also available to scoop a specific amount of ice cream at a time, from a very small to a large amount. In addition to mounds of ice cream, scoops are also used to serve ice cream in cone, oval and heart shapes.
The first lever-operated ice cream scoop was patented in the late 1800s and allowed you to scoop and release ice cream with just one hand. Early scoops often featured a number indicating the amount of scoops per quarter, and sizes typically ranged from six to 24. As the typical round ice cream scooper evolved, more shapes were introduced. Early ice cream scoopers featured rectangular, cone-shaped, and dip-shaped scoopers. In the late 1920s, a boxy box-shaped ice cream scoop was born that scooped ice cream into a pocket-sized sandwich cone.
The materials used to make ice cream makers include aluminum, brass, and stainless steel. Some scoopers have a solid one-piece design, while others are spring-loaded, spring-released, or thumb-operated models. Paddle handles are often made of metal or plastic, or a combination of the two. To create certain shapes, there are special scoops for ice cream. A brass oval ice cream scoop creates oval shaped ice cream scoops and a stainless steel heart shaped ice cream puck creates heart shaped ice cream.
Ice cream scoopers with a rack and ratchet mechanism feature a wire-loaded spring-loaded scraper that can be activated to sweep inside the bowl of the scooper. A cylindrical scooper is used by pushing it into slightly softened ice cream, then a push of a plunger ejects a cylinder-shaped scoop of ice cream. The scoops can be stacked or even sliced for use in making ice cream sandwiches.
Modern versions of ice cream scoopers include electric models with heated scoops made of stainless steel with a nonstick coating. A modern plastic ice cream scooper features a flip bottom that makes it easy to release the ice cream from the scoop. A model of an antifreeze scoop made in the 1930s is still being sold. It features a self-defrosting liquid which is sealed in the handle to make picking up less tiring.
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