ZYLISS Right Scoop Gray

Ive know Zyliss as a leading Swiss brand for cookware from when I was a kid growing up there. No doubt, the scoop is expertly engineered: its well balanced and decidedly solid to cut through the hardest ice cream, but the one I was provided was poorly manufactured. After a couple months small blisters and pitting started showing and now, a year on theyve grown to downright holes 2-3 mm (just under 1/8) in diameter. Its clear that the metal was cast too hot (hence the pitting) and an attempt to grind out the pits revealed that the stainless steel the scoop had been marketed as at the time was merely nickel-plated copper! Since the potential for copper oxides and food residue inside the holes represents a health hazard, the scoop has ended up in the Güsel, the Swiss-German word for the trash bin. Tsk, tsk, tsk, what leading Swiss household brands have come to!

Great, heavy duty scoop. This is my second one since I love my other one so much and figured it would be good to have 2 especially during the hot summer months!

This is our 3 or 4th purchase of these ice cream dippers. We needed a new one for our RV. Always as expected and for a fair price!

I gave Zyliss 3 chances - and the finish on their scoops pitted every time. Call me foolish, but I really liked the way this scoop works on hard ice cream so I tried again, and again! Im done!! I wonder how many people who gave a rave review initially, took the time to update when their scoop became pitted. This was not just a bad batch - my purchases were a year or two apart. Poor quality finish!

I read a review from Food and Wine. This rated #3, and I took a chance, it was a little heavier than I thought, but east to use. It was as described in the FW review. Great scoop release and not the prettiest shape. Love it anyway.

I did some research on the best ice cream scoop and this was recommended by some celeb chef. It is really great and has a nice heft. Seems to make scooping easier, but that could be my bias :)

Overall this is a well designed and useful ice cream scoop. I purchased my scoop several years ago and, as others have noted, theres a serious material problem with the bowl of the scoop. We dont eat ice cream often, and Ive always hand-washed the scoop after use in warm water and mild dishwashing soap. Ive never soaked it. Yet, the finish on both the inside and outside of the scoop is bubbling up and flaking off. Aside from the cost of having to replace the scoop, theres the environmental impact of discarding a tool like this because Zyliss has an ongoing materials or manufacturing problem. Im thinking of shipping the scoop to them...perhaps that would get their attention.

not made to last. the coating metal wore through within one year. if it was made of stainless steel, it wouild be perfect. as manufactured, not so much.

I love the heft and design of this scoop. It works great. Unfortunately the silver finish on the bowl of the scoop is pitting/coming off. I dont want that in my ice cream, thank you very much.

This scoop is pretty awesome. I bought this to replace our last ice cream scoop that broke in half. This one appears to be very strong and durable so far. It’s also very well balanced and comfortable in your hands. Update: 9/26/2018 This is still a very comfortable and durable scoop but there is pitting now in the main part of the scoop. This is very disappointing and can no longer be used.