Scoop (utensil)

In common usage, a scoop is any specialized spoon used to serve food.[1]

Disher style scoop
A measuring scoop

In the technical terms used by the food service industry and in the retail and wholesale food utensil industries, there is a clear distinction between three types of scoop: the disher, which is used to measure a portion e.g. cookie dough, to make melon balls, and often to serve ice cream (although manufacturers frequently advise against using dishers for ice cream and other frozen foods); ice cream scoops, and the scoop which is used to measure or to transfer an unspecified amount of a bulk dry foodstuff such as rice, flour, or sugar.

Disher

Dishers are usually hemispherical like an ice cream scoop, while measuring scoops are usually cylindrical, and transfer scoops are usually shovel-shaped. Some dishers have mechanical levers which help expel the disher's contents. Traditionally dishers are sized by the number of scoops per quart but may also be sized by ounces, the diameter of the bowl, or the number of tablespoons they hold.

Ice cream scoop

Some higher-end ice cream scoops have a thermally conductive liquid in the handle to help keep the ice cream from freezing to the scoop's metal.

History

Ice Cream Mold and Disher

Alfred L. Cralle, a porter in a drug store and at a hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[2][3] noticed that servers at the hotel had trouble with ice cream sticking to serving spoons, and he developed an ice cream scoop.[4] On June 10 1896, Cralle applied for a patent on his invention. He was awarded patent 576,395 on 2 February 1897.[5] The patented "Ice Cream Mold and Disher," was an ice cream scoop with a built-in scraper to allow for one-handed operation.[6][7] Cralle's functional design is reflected in modern ice cream scoops.[8]

Transfer scoop

Transfer scoops (a.k.a. utility scoops) are used to transfer bulk foods from large storage containers to smaller containers, and generally do not have any measurement markings, as their purpose is to transfer, and taking time to adjust the amount in a scoop would slow the transfer rate.

Other types

Model of an Ice Scoop, Eskimo, 1900-1930, Brooklyn Museum
  • Ice scoop
  • Coffee scoop
  • Spooner
  • Dipper
  • French fry scoop
  • Cheese scoop

Standard sizes

The table below is the standard definition in the U.S. food industry, but actual capacity varies by manufacturer.[9]

Disher Scoop Sizes
Handle ColorScoop Number
(Scoops per Quart)
Typical Use[10]U.S. Fluid Ounces
(fl. oz.)
Spoon Equivalent
(Tea=tsp.
Table=TBS.)
Metric
(mL)
Diameter
(inches)
  Orange
48.0 16 Tbs. (1 cup)236.63 58
  Teal
56.4 12.8 Tbs. ( 0.8 cup)189.33 38
  White
65.3 10 23 Tbs. (23 cup)1583″
  Gray
8ice cream, jumbo cupcakes, mashed potatoes4.0 8 TBS. (12 cup)1182 34
  Ivory
10Texas-size muffins, popovers3.2 6 25 Tbs. (25 cup)952 58
  Green
12Ice cream, Standard muffins2.7 5 13 Tbs. (13 cup)802 38 or 2 12
  Sky Blue
142.4712 38
  Royal Blue
16Pancakes2.0 4 Tbs. (14 cup)592 516
  Yellow
20ice cream, giant cookies1.6 3 15 Tbs. (15 cup)472 18
  Red
24regular cupcakes, sorbet, mashed potatoes1.3 2 23 Tbs. (16 cup)382″
  Black
30silver-dollar pancakes, candies1.1 2 18 Tbs. (17128 cup)331 78
  Mushroom
360.9427.81 34
  Orchid
40mini muffins0.8 1 12 Tbs. (332 cup)241 58
  Rust
50mini cupcakes, canapés0.64 1.28 Tbs. (0.08 cup)19
  Pink
60large cookies0.53 3 15 tsp. (115 cup)16
  Plum
70cookies0.46 2 34 tsp. (11192 cup)141 14
  Orange
100chocolate truffles0.32 1 89 tsp. (17432 cup)9

See also

References

  1. "Scoop utensil United States Patent 6733056". Freepatentsonline.com. 2002-06-14. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  2. "Afro-American Notes". The Pittsburgh Press. February 14, 1897. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  3. "The Gifts of African American Innovation". Desmond Tutu Foundation USA. February 12, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  4. "Alfred L. Cralle (1866–1920)". www.blackpast.org. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  5. "United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) : nombre de brevets délivrés à certains quelques opérateurs de télécommunications". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  6. "History of Ices & Ice Cream". What's Cooking America. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  7. "A. L. Cralle Ice Cream Mold and Disher Patent Number 576395". U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  8. Stradley, Linda (2015-05-14). "Ice Cream History, Whats Cooking America". What's Cooking America. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  9. Chen, Kit. "Disher (aka ice cream scoop) sizes". Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  10. "Dishers". Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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