The 8 Best Ice Cream Scoops For 2023

Our executive editor, Lindsay Funston highly recommends the

Zeroll Original Ice Cream Scoop, which she says “scoops perfect rounds." Funston praises the non-toxic, heat conducting fluid in the handle that facilitates excellent scooping.

Senior Food Producer June Xie echoed these positive sentiments, adding that it's ergonomic, easy to clean, and "gives you perfectly rounded scoops especially when dipped in warm water before scooping.” She likes, too, that the Zeroll doesn't come apart—meaning there are fewer nooks and crannies for melted ice cream to gum up.

But it’s not just our staff who are big fans of the Zeroll. It’s also the preferred scoop of many ice cream shops and restaurants because of its simple, yet innovative design that has largely remained the same since it was invented in 1935—all you have to do is shake, scoop, and serve.

Be sure to keep this baby out of the dishwasher, because its lifetime warranty only covers defects.

Though she also strongly recommends the ultra-popular Zeroll, if you can’t justify spending more than $10 on an ice cream scoop, Delish Director of Video Julia Smith advises shoppers to keep an eye out for “any metal scoop where your hand heat helps warm up the scoop.”

From Bed Bath & Beyond’s private label, Our Table, the Anti-Freeze Ice Cream Scoop offers a similar non-toxic heat conducting design—which means it is hand-wash only—but unlike the Zeroll, it’s two separate pieces fused together, so it’s not as durable.

That said, one reviewer calls the Anti-Freeze Ice Cream Scoop “very convenient to use” and another says it met all their requirements for a “good, solid, functional home ice cream scoop.”

We love ice cream as much as Ben and Jerry combined, but we think a single ice cream scoop will suit most people just fine. That being said, the three-piece Jenaluca Cookie Scoop Set is great for those who plan to scoop things other than ice cream. They're also great for scooping chewy chocolate cookie batter and Italian meatballs—both of which might call for different-sized scoops.

One verified Amazon customer called this set a “good quality product," plus these ergonomic kitchen tools have a lifetime warranty.

Here at Delish, we believe ice cream should be accessible to everyone. For those with arthritis, neuropathy, carpal tunnel, motor difficulties, and other impairments that can make gripping an ice cream scoop difficult, consider the FTVOGUE Stainless Steel Ice Cream Shovel.

As one verified Amazon purchaser writes that the "spade design is easy for digging into hard ice cream. Granted it's not for cones, but for a bowlful, float or other desserts this is a great spade.” You can also use it to pre-cut slices from your carton and transfer them into plastic baggies for easy snacking—our favorite kind of meal prep!

What sets the Good Cook Smart Ice Cream Scoop apart from other options is that it’s beveled on both sides, meaning you can use it whether you’re right- or left-handed.

Per one of this scoop’s nearly 1,300 reviewers, the “ice cream rolls into perfect round scoops and slides right out when you let the handles open. If [I] did have a complaint, it would be that the handles [aren't] comfortable… [I’m] guessing it is because [I] have very small hands. I would buy this scoop over and over.”

It may take a little elbow grease if you’re faced with some frozen-solid ice cream, but we still think this Smart Ice Cream Scoop is pretty sweet.

Boasting a cushy handle and tapered scoop, the Sumo Ice Cream Scoop makes carving ice cream out of its container an equally comfortable and convenient experience. Just know you may need to use some additional force when scooping hard, frozen-solid ice cream.

One of its 3,600-plus happy customers declares: “Simple. Utilitarian. Colorful. What's not to like?”

If you want to practically clean out a pint in one fell scoop, the aptly-named Gorilla Grip Heavy Duty Ice Cream Scoop is your best bet. Its design features flat edges for scraping the sides of the carton and grooves that allow for easy release, as well as a notch on the handle for opening lids that have been frozen shut.

Among the nearly 10,000 reviewers, one happy customer said: “The construction of this scoop is super solid—[you're] not going to bend it up, no matter how hard your ice cream is. The handle is very comfortable… It's easy to hold and gives you good grip when using [a lot] of force on hard ice cream. The scoop makes your ice cream curl into nice round balls as you push it into the ice cream."

It’s good to note that some users have experienced pitting and peeling on the scooper itself, but this should be easily remedied by the Gorilla Grip’s equally heavy-duty 10-year warranty.

Forget sprinkles and hot fudge—if your favorite ice cream topping is a hefty dose of nostalgia, the Thrifty Old Time Ice Cream Scooper is a blast from the past. This stainless steel model requires a bit of a learning curve, but here’s the gist: Simply push this gadget into your ice cream, turn it about 90 degrees, and pull up. The two prongs inside the scoop hold onto the ice cream until you squeeze the spring-powered handle to release (which means your scoops will be near-perfect, save for the two small prong holes).

“We can now recreate at home an iconic, multigenerational product: ice cream dispensed from Thrifty's mythical, cylindrical ice cream scoop," raves one of the over 3,500 reviews on Amazon. "This is a product that delivers true joy. Gun-shaped, stainless steel, and featuring a spring-powered trigger that ‘gently ejects’ the ice cream, just looking at it is a trip back in time… The difference? Its two-pronged ‘ejector’ puts two tiny holes atop each scoop, [which is] easily remedied and hardly worth whining about.”