Brewing SYNCHKG011311 Spoon, Stainless Steel, 21-Inch Spoon

It is a big metal spoon, just like I expected, what is to be disappointed about? This is a decently thick metal gauge while also having a ridge run all the day down the length of the handle giving it much more structural integrity. Unsure how anyone can complain about the sturdiness of it, are you mixing cement? Only thing I can think of is maybe an older "version" didn't have the ridge to prevent it from bending?

I cook lots of soups big pots & small pots. I needed a spoon to reach the bottom of large pots without dunking ones hand in the soup. It's not a flimsy spoon, but sturdy & will stir a large pot of soup down to the bottom of the pot.

What can I say, It's a spoon?. It certainly did its job though. I was able to get my liquid malt extract completely stirred in with no trace malt burnt to the bottom of the pot using a high power turkey fryer burner. This is a restaurant utensil. It's sturdy enough, and long enough to reach from the bottom to about an inch over the top of a stainless steel turkey fryer pot for stirring homebrew wort. If I needed to buy another one, I'd probably go for the 24" version to keep the end of the handle out of the steam - it gets a little warm boiling over five gallons, but no too hot to handle. Definitely worth the money.

Just a normal spoon here. A bit pointy on the end, but just fine. Made in China. Worst part was the sticker on the spoon. Why would that take special chemicals to remove? To the manufacturer: Find a sticker that removes without leaving a gummy mess behind.

Perhaps I should not have used man measurements (12 inches really turns out to be a lot less). This spoon is huge. It works great for stirring a large boiling pot for brewing beer. It would also make a good paddle for a canoe in a pinch and if an intruder ever enters my house I am no longer reaching for a bat - this thing would do come damage.

Sturdy enough for stirring a 5 gallon plus wort cook, long enough so you don't burn your hands, what else can you ask?I suppose you could pay twice as much....but why?

I don’t usually review things but I wanted to let people know that this is a thick, strong, high-quality spoon and the sticker problem has been resolved. No residue at all.I was fully expecting to return a crappy spoon but was very pleasantly surprised.

What can I say? It's a big giant stainless steel spoon that I bought for brewing beer. It's good quality and I can't find a single complaint,