The best Ice Cream Scoop from OXO

ice cream scoop

I cannot tell you how many times I’ve bent and destroyed a perfectly good kitchen spoon while trying to scoop ice cream. Then there are the cheap plastic ice cream scoops that have snapped apart in my hands leaving shards of plastic in my precious ice cream. Then the so-called easy serve scoops that have those little levers that are supposed to force out the ball of ice cream. That broke too.

None of them work and leave me screaming about ice cream (see what I did there?).

The best ice cream scoop from OXO is solid stainless steel and has a slightly pointed tip to dig into that hard ice cream. It has a non-slip grip that works for the left and right handed people in the family. Leave it in clean hot water for a while and that solid piece of stainless will warm up to do an even better job on really sub-zero ice cream.

OXO Good Grips Solid Stainless Steel Ice Cream Scoop

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Christmas Silverware Holders – Santa Suit Pockets

christmas cutlery

I’m certain you’ve noticed in a recent visit to any department store that Christmas is looming. Seems we are being trained to start preparing the minute after Halloween. I’ll admit that we don’t decorate in November but we certainly start to plan and collect what we’ll need for the holiday season.

These cute little cutlery holders for your silverware are perfect for the Christmas dining room table. Each Santa themed pocket will hold a fork, knife and spoon. They come in a set of 6 that include 3 pair of pants and 3 jackets. They are made of polyester so they will hold up pretty good but I wouldn’t recommend machine washing them.

Our plan is the pants for the boys and the coats for the girls to indicate seating arrangements. And they are not just for the kid’s table! (When will I finally get to sit at the adult’s table?).

Santa Suit Christmas Silverware Holder Pockets

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Xmas Gift Idea – Chocolate Spoons

chocolate spoonsI know you don’t want to hear this, but it’s coming. You can’t stop the slow advance,  it will suddenly be upon you. Christmas, is indeed, coming to town. Your only way to escape it’s ravages is to begin preparations now. And a classic recipe involving cutlery is the chocolate spoon. The recipe is simple but the variations and applications are almost infinite. I don’t like mine with sprinkles as I like to stir it into my “magic Xmas coffee”, so I prefer it to be dusted with cinnamon. Great gift idea and special treat for breakfast on Christmas morning.

Check out the Chocolate Spoon Recipe at Betty Crocker

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