This is a great portioner. It’s sturdy, strong, performs well, and has a good solid feel in the hand. I have only owned the #16 for a couple months, but I've owned a #40 for two years and it has held up very well. Despite the mechanism, it is not difficult to clean: just press down on the handle to clean beneath the moving arc, then put it through the dishwasher.

The #16 makes large, attractive, bakery-sized cookies that are about 3 to 4 inches in diameter, with most in the 3.5 inch range. I find this to be a great size for bake sales, but rather too large for regular household use. For cookies we’re going to eat at home, I use the Vollrath #40 (3/4 ounce) which makes cookies in the 2.5 inch range (give or take half an inch).

My only complaint about the Vollrath scoop is that they don’t make a left-handed version. This is a strongly right-handed tool. I am left-handed and I usually hold this scoop in my left hand, scoop the food, and then reach up at an angle with my index and middle fingers to pull down on the lever to release the food. This is awkward. The angle I have to hold it at means that the “power sweep” of the arc is from the bottom of the scoop to the top, rather than top to bottom, which makes it a little more difficult to free sticky substances. I sometimes switch the tool to my right hand for the release, which makes for an easier release but feels more awkward to me as my right hand is weaker and less accurate than my left one. But these are small issues to me compared with the high quality and performance of this scoop.

A good product and scoops frozen yogurt easily. We had to return the first one as there was a slight amount of what appeared to be rust in the mechanism.

Nice quality

Please buy this! Please do not buy the scoops from the grocery store, they suck and break easily. But THIS ONE I’ve used on cold cookie dough and ice cream and have never had a problem. I absolutely love it! If you want to make giant cookies, this is the size for you!

Well made. Thick metal on the thumb activated lever for removing your contents such as hard ice cream,

Love some Cheddar Bay biscuits with my seafood, but so sticky to make. I give this thing a spray of oil & boom, I have a tray of perfectly formed & equal sized biscuits. Great for serving mashed potatoes too.

I've used this scooper for over a decade, to dish up 250+ meatballs a week.. few months ago, the spring finally snapped.. so i went to order a new one (like this one), and found out they sell the springs separately. so i got a spring, and it worked great.. however, an employee used it 1 time, and it came apart, so they THREW IT AWAY (crushed).. so looks like I ended up having to order a new one anyways.. The best disher there is. my previous boss, bought me 2 at a local store and they both died within a few minutes of use.. plastic gears are not meant to be in this type of utensil . Very rugged , and reliable, as long as a coworker doesn't toss it in the trash. So very happy to have this again.. Trying to portion meatballs using 2oz solo cups is a pain and extremely time consuming.

Just what I needed for medium sized cookies. I have used many, many scoopers in the past and so far this works well and smooth. Dipping it in hot water before scooping hard/sticky things like ice cream helps extend the life of the scooper. I intend to buy more of various sizes.

Esta es la segunda Scoop Disher de Vollrath que adquiero. Son muy buenas. Bien construidas y realizan su trabajo muy bien. Si requiero comprar otra, con mucho gusto lo haría.

Anyone who's worked in the industry for any amount of time knows Vollrath. Good quality, very reliable.

OMG! How could I make meatballs without this amazing thing before!!!!

It makes my life much easier whenever I am baking cupcake or making meatballs and....

Love it!

Tal parece que su calificación y piezas vendidas inflan este producto de pésima calidad, al recibirlo se notaba lo frágil que era, talvez para juga a la cocinita está bien, pero bien caro, no conviene este artículo no le veo ningún plus, que mal que tenga tan alta calificación y tantas ventas siendo muy mediocre.

Love it. Very sturdy. I purchased this for the purpose of scooping cupcake batter evenly. Works well.