Concur...moving large hunks o' meat is so much easier with bear paws, and the pull time is dropped significantly.
i have a pair and love them, not only for shredding but also picking stuff up, an 18# prime rib roast is pretty easy to move from the roasting pan to the serving platter with them, for their cost id say go for it, im sure you will spend more on something dumber anyways lol.