Bowl scrapers conform to bowls’ curved sides, scraping up every last bit of dough for breads, cookies, and pastries. We show you which factors set the best models apart.
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uh….she had a few more to review – I was waiting to see what how that larger scraper on the left side did…?
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'This one, is so stiff and sharp, it couldn't scrape without cutting up the dough or our hands.' I have this scraper…a Matfer Bourgeat Nylon Dough Scraper. It is not criminally stiff. It doesn't cut up the dough or your hands. It is excellent at cleaning up your bowl. I am replacing it, not for the absurd reasons mentioned above, but because dough gets stuck in the logo and holes on the surface, and requires a stupid amount of time to clean out.
I have the KitchenAid scraper and it's fine–I'm not going to replace it–but I wouldn't recommend it, either. IMO it's too inflexible (I use it mostly for high-ish hydration sourdough) and doesn't do the best job at scraping down the bowl. I appreciate that I can use it to divide dough, but I have a bench scraper that performs hat task better.
Very happy with the 80 cent one I picked up at the restaurant supply store
Would these be good for scraping the ice cream out of pre-frozen cylinder bowl ice cream makers?
How the heck did I get that completely right, years before ATK did the math?! That "favorite" is my exact dough scraper, that I've been using for years.
I've spent the night digesting this comment. Scraping the bottm of the bowl comment is priceless!
The one that was too big, couldn't you turn it 90 degrees?
Lisa's hair is on point! Now, I want her hair tips.
Rubber spatula from the dollar store. Can't beat it.
I use the one by Oxo
I can’t believe it!! ATK’s favorite is the one I’ve been using for years! 😊
TYVM for all the great info . Are there any amazing current producers of cooking utensils 🥄 ?? Everything seems to look amazing but hollow build quality
I have the kitchen aid it came as a set of three all three work well
My absolute favorite bowl scraper is super flexible and bendy. It squeezes right up against the side of the bowl and under whatever is in there. I don't care that it can't lift dough on its own, it's a bowl scraper! Lifting stuff is what your hands are for!
Thanks! The kitchenAid one looks great to me. Love the extra pan scraper bonus!
Great review on a piece of modest and often overlooked but inexpensive and handy kitchen equipment! I should upgrade my $1 one that's just a piece of cheap plastic to one of these clearly superior designs for better scraping. The gradual curves and superior materials shown here will make it easier to remove sticky dough from a bowl.
It looks like the recommended ones could also be used in a bowl like a silicone spatula to stir, mix, and scrape out! For small quantities or a sticky layer spread across a bowl, it could be just the ticket. I'm going to get one of these sooner or later, and I'll try it.
Do these work for brownie batter?
Wait, did I tune into the wrong channel? The "winners" are under $10? Super disappointed in you ATK. I expect better. And more expensive.
I've used that "stiff and sharp" Matfer scraper for a long time and never had problems with cutting my dough by accident or hands. It does have an irregular surface that traps dough and is not as easy to clean as it should be, I'll give you that.
The Breadtopia link is down. Please fix it.
More plastic/silicone junk. They make these out of wood, too, but apparently the people who make the wooden ones didn't buy the time. By the way, if your pizza dough is made right and it's risen and ready, it will all stick together and not leave anything behind in the bowl. You use your hand and gravity to get it out.
Hi atk! Can you pls update your best garlic press? Thanks. Love these videos.
They're really scraping the bottom of the bowl with this one. (i couldn't help myself)
Hi ATK
Salutations from California 😋
I love the bowl scraper from King Arthur flour. I have tried the Foxrun one yet though but it looked stiffer than I’d like. I mainly use it for sourdough
Iuse them as an artist to scult stuff with various mediums including hot and col wax.
Can you drop links for the merch you reviewed?
My daughter is a chef and she got me the Kitchenaid set for Christmas. I haven't used them yet.
Thanks. I’ve been wanting to get a bowl scraper.