cookie scoop sizes

[donnagr]

i am trying to figure out when a recipe says drop by Tbls or 2 Tbls or tsp, what size are the melon or cookie scoops? they have "mm" on them or inches, can anyone help me?

[Ed]

Donnagr, Hi,

I'm not sure this will be much help to you but I hope it is.

I like to use scoops when I bake Cookies too. I have 2 scoops I use, they're both Stainless Steel; one is about 1 1/4 inches across the scoop (bowl) the other is about 1 3/4 inches across. These scoops are the kind
where you squeeze the handle and a small bail inside the scoop releases the cookie dough.

I use the small one when it says (the recipe) to drop by a rounded teaspoon, and I use the larger one when it says to drop by rounded Tablespoons.

I want to get a larger one, like a quarter cup for those really big cookies, but for now I just use a quarter cup measure, and that seems to work out o.k.

I haven't seen a recipe that say to drop by 2 rounded Tablespoons, if I did I would just dip that big scoop twice and see if it was a quarter cup, I think it might be. But then I'm not as experienced a cook or as good a cook as the rest of the people on this Bulletin Board. I sure do like cooking though.

The thing I like about using some sort of measure for drop cookies is that when I do that they are all kind of uniform in size, I think it's better that way.

Well like I said I hope this is helpful to you. I would add one more thought. I bought a scoop made out of plastic because it was less expensive and I was feeling like a bargain that day, well it dosen't work very well for cookie dough, I think it might make a make shift ladle for gravy, but it was no bargain in the cookie business, so I would recommend the Stainless even though they cost more.

Ed

[donnagr]

thanks so much for your answer...i have asked about 6 different places and yours was the most comprehensive answer...i did buy a real cheapie kind and expect to use it for cottage cheese or something along those lines 'cuz dough really is too thick and heavy and i was trying to save money...thanks again...i will try it your way...donna

[MrsReber]

I simply use my stainless measuring spoons!