For plowing through hard ice cream you absolutely must have a sturdy spade in hand. This one is definitely up to the challenge and is fitted with a head engineered to deliver pleasing rounds of ice cream.

Heavy, sturdy, and stylish, this ice-cream spade has a die-cast head for strength and durability, an enamel-like handle for beauty, and dishwasher safety for convenience. The spade's head is 4 inches long and 2-3/4 inches wide for digging into the hardest ice cream, and its handle is shaped for a firm grip and has a hanging hole in the end. The spade measures 9-1/2 inches long overall. KitchenAid says the first year of the spade's lifetime warranty against defects is "hassle-free," with a replacement shipped at no cost and without question if a defect is detected. --Fred Brack