King Arthur Catalog has a couple of scoops with nice comfortable plastic
handles. I use one for my cookies and think it's my favorite purchase from
their catalog.
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/

Click on catalog and enter cookie scoops in the search box

Rina


"23straightman" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> New to the forum and to the business of finding 'specialty' kitchen
> gadets that make our lives infinitely easier. My latest quest is to
> find a good supplier of small quick-release scoops. We've been
> borrowing a presumably dated rubbermaid #100 scoop which has been
> absolutley perfect for a number of recipes but I've only been able to
> find one supplier of anything close to it and those aren't nearly as
> ergonomic (all flat stainless steel grips instead of the nice molded
> plastic kind on the rubbermaid that make the squeezing action much
> easier).
>
> Unfortunately the people we are borrowing it from are being completely
> unreasonable and actually want it back. The nerve!
>
> Anyone have any good leads? Thanks.
>