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After the work day, Lily relaxes by listening to a sports podcast and trying to perfect her meringue recipe. Her goal as a reporter is to learn as much as possible and to demystify kitchenware for her readers.

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In her work with the home and kitchen team, Lily has spoken with independent spice houses and professional chefs, as well as tested products by baking multiple cakes in a day and grinding a pound of cumin. Lily is an avid home cook and baker, so she knows what consumers are looking for in kitchenware products. She holds a bachelor's degree from Kenyon College in English and Women's and Gender Studies.

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She joined Insider as an editorial fellow in August 2020 and converted to a full time reporting role in March of 2021. Lily Alig is a junior reporter on Insider's Reviews team, covering all things kitchenware. Pros: Scoops hard ice cream easier than a spoon, makes rounded scoops The smart and simple design makes it worthy of a place in your kitchen this summer. I'm hesitant when it comes to recommending single-use kitchen tools, but as an ice cream lover, I'm sold on the Zeroll scoop. The ice cream slides right off the scoop, even when the flavors include sticky caramel or marshmallow swirls. The Zeroll gives you a round scoop that fits perfectly in a cone or bowl, letting you stack flavors to create the perfect sundae. We've all taken a knife to a tub of solid Rocky Road in frustration, resulting in haphazard clumps of ice cream in your cup. I got perfectly rounded scoops out of frozen solid ice cream.

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This innovation, plus the old trick of running the scoop under hot water, makes quick work of frozen pints. Not only is the Zeroll comfortable to use for lefties and righties, the handle has a heat-conducting liquid that absorbs your body heat to help soften the ice cream. The handle is also thoughtfully designed. The Zeroll Ice Cream Scoop is a favorite among scoop shops, for good reason It isn't just a round scoop with blunt sides – the Zeroll's oval bowl has a thin, almost sharp edge, which helps cut through the ice cream and any mix-ins. It may seem like a lot to spend $20 on a unitasking tool, but the Zeroll is good enough at its one job to be worth it. To get a good scoop out of hard ice cream, you need to forget regular spoons and go for an ice cream scoop. Yes, the ice cream scoop you use matters. Two, there's a tool that makes it easier: the Zeroll ice cream scoop, which lets you serve solid ice cream without softening it first. You had to wear a parka to even go in there. One, ice cream from your freezer will never be as rock-solid as the gallons from the industrial, walk-in freezer my aunt and uncle used. Unfortunately, this means it can be very hard to scoop, as anyone who has had a summer job in a scoop shop knows. Early on, I was taught an essential tip: re-freezing melted ice cream messes with the texture, so keep it as frozen solid as you can. I grew up around sweet, frozen treats – my aunt and uncle ran a wholesale ice cream business in New York's Hudson Valley. Still, there's no doubt that there's something special about an ice cream cone on a summer night. If you ask me, every season is ice cream season.

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