I love ice cream spades, and this one worked great - until the day it snapped in half and flung across the kitchen. = ( It did last about 2 years, but with only extremely mild use, I really expected it to last longer. I would still recommend this product, but maybe let your ice-cream soften up a little bit before scooping. We obviously didn't wait long enough. = /

I can't say enough about this spade/spoon/scoop, whatever you want to call it! This does it all and stands up to the toughest dough and hardest ice cream. The handle feels thick and sturdy so you don't ever have to worry about it busting like so many others tend to do when put up against a tough task. I use it for everything and bought an extra one just to have around because it seems like my first one was always dirty from being used so much!

I told my sister I'd been looking for a really heavy-duty spoon for years and could never find just the right one. She said, "Ooh, me too!" and we resolved to find and buy the perfect spoon for each other. Coincidentally, we both bought the same one! I actually bought three - one for each of my sisters and one for myself, because I was sure my one sis would never find the right spoon. But since she did, I gave one to my mom, and she loves it, too.

I don't know if I'll ever actually use this ice cream spoon for ice cream, but what I bought it for was mixing cookie dough and other stiff stuff. It works great! I never have to worry, like I did with my plastic spoons, that it'll just snap in half and skewer my eyeballs with shrapnel. Nothing's breaking on this sucker! It's fabulous, and I highly recommend it.

This is the best ice cream scoop ever (well, "spade"). I've had mine for 2 years now (black version). No matter how cold or hard the icecream/yogurt is, the spade cuts right through. I considered getting the type that has anti-freeze type liquid which supposedly helps. I'm so glad that I got this Kitchen Aid spade - it works far better than any other scoop that I've tried. The handle is perfect as well, and the whole thing is well-balanced.

My mother-in-law has the Kitchen Aid "scoop" version. It's good, but I'd give it 4 stars. If you must have round ice cream balls for an ice cream cone, then you could get that, however the spade works much better for scooping ice cream, cutting through easily and scooping plenty. You could still make a "ball" if you really wanted to with the spade.

Definitely 5+ stars. I'd pay twice as much for it if required.

How much can you say about an ice cream scoop right? Well not that much other than to say this thing works GREAT! I mean really really great. It weighs about a ton and it cuts through the most rock solid dairy product like it was made of Kryptonite. And it cleans up so easy. Just a quick rinse and its back in the draw ready to go. Is it more expensive then a regular scoop? Maybe. But for my money it pays back in spades every time I use it.