Which spoon is often used by ice-cream tasters?

For ice cream, there is the legend of the golden spoon. The weapon used by great ice cream taste testers, including the tongue behind Dryer’s/Edy’s ice cream, John Harrison. This brings up the real question: Does any of this make a difference? Or is it just a fancy item given to people in a position of dumb power as a status symbol?

Obvious answer: it looks damn sexy when you walk up with a golden spoon. It also takes your Instagram game up another level.

Real answer: According to science/scientists there is an actual reason for using a spoon made of gold. Typical spoons have impurities in them that can affect the aftertaste of the ice cream. Therefore the a spoon made of gold allows for the most pure and neutral taste of the ice cream, without any additive flavors, including metallic, or even plastic, notes into the flavors.

one of the most famous users of the golden spoon is the quality control taste tester of Dreyer’s/Edy’s- John Harrison. There is a short video that has been popularized where he tastes ice cream using his golden spoon, and with his special eating process, is able to distinctly taste all the subtle nuances of the flavor before rendering a verdict. At the end of the day, I understand that ice cream taste testers have to do the difficult job of understanding and describing something that can seem so mundane to most. Therefore if there is even an iota of flavor that could inhibit your ability to taste the subtle nuances of a flavor.