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Mr. O and I just registered for our wedding (eep!) at Bed Bath and Beyond and they recommended something very similar to the Calphalon-- the Wilton Incredible Ice Cream Scoop. We currently have a plastic ice cream spade care of the local supermarket, so I am looking forward to seeing if I can actually get through my homemade stuff with the extra force the Wilton ice cream scoop may exert that I won't have to. I like how the Calphalon one gets to the carton corners, though!

I don't know about any of these, but the best ice cream scoop i have ever used is actually from IKEA! They come awesome colors too!

My favorite ice cream scoop is from Pampered Chef. It sounds exactly like the Zeroll - it has liquid inside that uses the heat from your hand to cut through the ice cream extremely easily.

We found out just how well it works when the scoop was left in a carton of ice cream on the counter. When we went back for seconds, the the scoop had melted the ice cream in the center of the carton and had sunk to the bottom!

I have both the Zeroll and one from Ikea (currently costs around $3). Both were gifts. And honestly guys? The Zeroll is great, and a bit larger, but the Ikea one works just fine. If I had to buy one for myself, I'd buy the Ikea one and sock away the $14 difference for an ice cream maker. Just my opinion, of course.

I love the tupperware one. It's the best one I've ever used. We've had it for a long, long time, too.

I have the Zyliss one in lime green, and I love it! It's heavy and spins around easily to make a nice scoop.

Does anyone else have the problem with the Zeroll scoop oxidizing? I have never put it in the dishwasher, as per the instructions, but the surface has begun to deteriorate, leaving black marks on my hands, dish cloths and ice cream containers (though not the ice cream itself, thank goodness). Anyone know what's causing this or how I can reverse the process?

I think my in-laws have a Zeroll and I think it has oxidized some. It's not shiny anymore, it's a grayish color. I have the zyliss brand and it works wonderfully. Scoops easy as can be.

A few months ago, I threw away my Oxo Good Grips Nonstick Beak Ice Cream after several years of use. The finish did not support well many years of dishwashing. But it was working great.