Scoop
Sacabolas de helado
- Date
- 1897 · confidence high
- Place
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Credited to
- Alfred L. Cralle
- Field
- Tools
What it is
Alfred L. Cralle patented an ice cream scoop with a blade that releases the ball from the spoon when a lever is turned, solving the problem of ice cream sticking to the utensil.
What it led to
- Standardized ice cream service in parlors
- Mechanical variants of the scoop
- Recognition of Cralle as an African American patent pioneer
- Kitchen tools with release mechanisms