Extraction implement

The method of extracting a substrate from a container comprising the steps of:

• providing a tool comprising two outer prongs each having an end portion;
• wherein the two outer prongs are coupled to each other;
• wherein the two outer prongs define a longitudinal direction along their length;
• providing a center prong having a terminus, the center prong positioned between the two outer prongs and coupled thereto;
• wherein the center prong and the two outer prongs are configured for relative movement in the longitudinal direction between the two outer prongs and the center prong;
• displacing the center prong in a downward direction so as to move the terminus away from the end portions of the two outer prongs;
• placing the terminus against the substrate;
• positioning one of said two outer prongs under the substrate;
• and
• using the two outer prongs to grasp the substrate.

The method of making an extraction tool comprising the steps of:

• providing a first outer prong having a first end portion and a second outer prong having a second end portion;
• wherein each of said first and second outer prongs longitudinal direction along their length;
• coupling the first and second outer prongs together so that the first and second end portions can be squeezed together by pinching the first and second ends portions;
• providing a center prong having a terminus;
• positioning the center prong between the first and second outer prongs;
• and
• coupling the center prong to the first and second outer prong to permit relative movement in the longitudinal direction between the center prong and the first and second outer prongs.