Dishers/scoopers or cookie scoops, are all designed for portion control. From scooping mash potatoes or cookies, they yield a set amount.
The interesting thing is the higher the number the smaller the disher/scooper. Below is a chart that gives the number, the amount in tablespoons, teaspoons or cups and the fluid ounces.
| Numbers and Sizes of Disher/Scoopers | ||
| Number of disher/scooper | Approx. Tablespoon or Teaspoons or cups | Fluid Ounce |
| 100 | 2 teaspoons | 0.25 |
| 70 | 2 ¾ teaspoons | 0.375 |
| 60 | 1 tablespoon | 0 .5 |
| 50 | 4 teaspoons | 0.625 |
| 40 | 1 ½ tablespoons | 0.75 |
| 30 | 2 ¼ tablespoons | 0.1.125 |
| 24 | 3 tablespoons | 1.5 |
| 20 | 3 ½ tablespoons | 1.875 |
| 16 | ¼ cup | 2 |
| 14 | ⅓ cup | 2.375 |
| 12 | ⅓ + cups | 2.875 |
| 10 | ⅜ cup | 3.25 |
| 8 | ½ cup | 3.75 |
| 6 | ⅝ cup | 4.75 |
| 5 | ¾ cup | 6.0 |
| 4 | 1 cup | 8.0 |
Why I use Vollrath disher/scoopers
Ever since I owned the bakery I have used the brand Vollrath disher/scoopers. They have two different lines. There is the stainless steel ones that are pictured and a l line that features colored handles that have a thumb press as opposed to the squeeze handle.
The original intent with the colored handles was to connect a color to a size. So, instead of calling for a #20 you would call for the color of the handle.
