Mateja said:

I pour thin agar plates and it's just not realistic to be able to move half a culture around safely/swiftly on the tip of a blade, it breaks up too easily. But when I use the scalpel as a shovel I can even move whole cultures around quickly.  (inside an SAB)

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sandman420 said:

I do the same thing of course (use the handle as a shovel for large agar pieces) you can do that with a quick flame kiss of the handle. No need to make everything red hot.

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Good tip.
That just saved me from the anxiety of balancing a floppy half dried piece of snot around with the tip of my scalpel!