Any recommendation for a good charcoal scoop?
If you're referring to cold charcoal, just use your bare hands or wear a latex gloves. A rectangular bucket makes much easier to pour or control the amount of coal that's needed.
Also, i only use lump so i don't really have problems with excessive smoke. While using briquettes in the past and didn't want excess smoke, i used a modified 80000 btu wok burner.