Scoop (utensil) Scoop (utensil) In common usage, a scoop is any specialized spoon used to serve food. In the technical terms used by the food service industry and in the retail and wholesale food utensil industries, there is a clear distinction between three types of scoop: the disher, which is used to measure a portion e.g. cookie dough, to make melon balls, and often to serve ice cream (although manufacturers frequently advise against using dishers for ice cream and other frozen foods); ice cream scoops, and the scoop which is used to measure or to transfer an unspecified amount of a bulk
Eating utensil etiquette Eating utensil etiquette Eating utensil etiquette covers the prescriptive systems of rules, etiquette, in various cultures for using eating utensils. In many East Asian cultures, it is impolite to point with chopsticks. When used in conjunction with a knife to cut and consume food in Western social settings, two forms of fork etiquette are common. In the "European style", the diner keeps the fork in his or her left hand, while in the "American style" the fork is shifted between the left and right hands. The "American style" is most common in the United States, but the European style is