Premium Stainless Steel Food Scooper & Dough Cutter - 5.9" Multi-Purpose Kitchen Tool for Cutting Boards, Griddles & Food Containers - Ideal for Baking, Cooking & Serving Dishes

Here's an unconventional use for you. I'm cleaning a pet cage with this vegetable scoop. I have chinchilla's and a large, standup cage. I sweep this cage every day or two. The volume of mess they produce daily (pellets, discarded food, wood chips from nibbling - everything!) can get overwhelming. I've tried to make this job (labor of love, really) easier by using a little garden spade (rounded tip and plastic coated handle), a large container scoop (flat but curved end and molded plastic design), even a card from a box (thin, flexible cardboard). That last worked best as it had no handle to get in the way, but my chins kept trying to chew it, and it got worn down quickly by the job due to it being bendable and absorbent. I needed a tool that would survive this daily job that my pets would survive interaction with. Plastic is really the worst choice, unless you isolate the pet from the tool. Not an option as I want to use at least a part of this time to interact with them.Enter this scoop. No handle to catch on the frame or accessories in the cage. A straight edge with no protruding sides to catch all the debris in it's path. A small enough design to maneuver easily within the cage but handle a decent amount of mess in one pass. And chin-proof! It's stainless steel. I chose this one for it's open handled design over all the others listed. I love that it can pick up whatever is being scooped and direct that in a funnel-like fashion to a waiting container using the curve of the handle. And it's easy to clean (every surface is accessible, no seams or separate parts), won't be worn down by or harm the animal if they interact with it, and won't change shape during use. It's also very easy to store near the cage for every-day use. And, if I ever do need it in my kitchen, it can be sterilized and repurposed.I recommend this scoop, for whatever you need to move from one place to the other.