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.

23straightman wrote:

> 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).

Most American scoops are designated as what part of a quart they are. So
a #100 scoop would be 1/100 of a quart.

They have them here. They say they're 3/8 of an ounce. These are a
different design than either you described. I prefer these.

<http://www.globeequipment.com/Vendors/Vollrath/Kitchen+Supplies/VOL!47161.html>

Pastorio

On Sun 19 Feb 2006 04:32:11p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Bob (this
one)?

> 23straightman wrote:
>
>> 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).
>
> Most American scoops are designated as what part of a quart they are. So
> a #100 scoop would be 1/100 of a quart.
>
> They have them here. They say they're 3/8 of an ounce. These are a
> different design than either you described. I prefer these.
>
> <http://www.globeequipment.com/Vendors/Vollrath/Kitchen+Supplies/VOL!4716
> 1.html>

Any idea what the diameter of the bowl is?

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

Wayne,

Saw your recent post and wondered how your Christmas Fruitcakes turned out.
Never too early to get news of what's good and bad.

Shirley in AZ

On Mon 20 Feb 2006 11:43:11a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Shirley
Ward?

> Wayne,
>
> Saw your recent post and wondered how your Christmas Fruitcakes turned
> out. Never too early to get news of what's good and bad.
>
> Shirley in AZ

Shirley, thank you for remembering... Alas, we cut into only one fruitcake
on Christmas day and sampled small slices. Our need to return to Weight
Watchers, as well as tending to our type 2 diabetic needs forced me to
"feed" the cakes thoroughly, wrap securely, and put into the freezer. So no
comparative tasting this season. At least they will keep well. :-) The cake
we sampled was one my great grandmother used to make. It was even
"fruitier" than I remember, and quite delicious. I'm glad I don't make daily
trips to the freezer. I would be much too tempted! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

Wayne, would you be willing to share your Grandmother's fruitcake recipe?

Shirley in AZ

I got a small scoop (not sure of the size) at the Cash &
Carry, where they've got quite a few sizes to choose from.
If you're on the West Coast of the US, look for a Smart &
Final / Cash & Carry store.
<http://www.smartandfinal.com/locations.aspx>

A restaurant supply store would also be a good place to
look.


--
-- Steve

I purchased a 1.25 inch diameter scoop from Williams Sonoma, when they
were out of stocvk and I got tired of waiting for the online catalog of
(I forgot) either Chef's Catalog.com or else Cooking.com.

Perfect size for drop cookies. Wish I had discovered it years ago.

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
oups.com...
> 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.
>

Here's your lead.

The Scoops that I referred to in my previous post sold by KA Catalog are
Zeroll Scoops.

Doing a "Google " search I found several sites that sell them.
Here they list them by diameter and by #, a #100 scoop being the smallest at
1.25"
http://tinyurl.com/q6znn

Rina


"23straightman" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> 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).
>
> Anyone have any good leads? Thanks.
>

Thanks everyone. Found a few new sites for other needed stuff too from
your suggestions. Really appreciate it.