Today's best ice cream scoops

All the way home on the freeway, the sun beats through the windshield, and the only thing that keeps you smiling through the enervating August afternoon is the reward in your freezer: a pint of sweet, cold ice cream. But when you open the freezer door and take out the carton, the ice cream is so solidly frozen your biggest spoon barely makes a dent. There's got to be an easier way. But what is it?

By Emily Dwass

August 1, 2007