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Kitchen shears are a great tool to have on hand in the kitchen. They can help you quickly accomplish many tasks that usually require a knife, thus avoiding a dirty cutting board, and they can be used for anything that scissors are used for. Kitchen shears are food scissors and more. Keep in mind that one thing regular kitchen shears are not good is for cutting up poultry. They are usually not heavy-duty enough. They do not provide the proper leverage. If you plan to use shears to cut up chicken, it’s best to purchase a product labeled as “poultry shears” rather than kitchen shears. Still, you’ll find regular kitchen shears to be something your reach for constantly when cooking! Conventional shears may also come with useful innovations such as a built-in bottle opener.
Poultry Sears vs. Kitchen Shears
Poultry shears are often portrayed as something for cutting up raw poultry. They can be used for certain raw poultry tasks but for cutting up an entire chicken and separating the parts, a chef’s knife or a boning knife (or both) is much more suitable. Poultry shears, instead, are primarily meant for powering through a roasted chicken a turkey. They help you get through cartilage and cut open the backbone, both of which are difficult with slicers. A misconception has occurred that conventional kitchen shears are meant for cutting up poultry. This is neither practical nor recommended.
Poultry shears are more heavy-duty and substantial than regular shears. They are meant not only to cut through the chicken and skin but to cut through bone. While regular shears have two looped handles, poultry shears usually have one straight handle and one that is either curved or looped. The blades of the shears are slightly curved and one of the blades is usually serrated. They are handy for tough jobs like snipping through the backbone of a chicken and powering through joints, as well as general cutting up and separating the parts of a cooked chicken.
They can be used for certain preparations before cooking such as “butterflying” a chicken, also known as making a spatchcock chicken.
Poultry shears can also perform certain tough tasks that are difficult with regular kitchen shears. They can work similar to pruning shears for trimming the tough stems of flowers. They can also cut through lobster or crab shells.
- Tough Task Settlement--This DRAGON RIOT heavy duty kitchen shears are made of high quality German Stainless Steel, corrosion resistant, sharp and durable. Design for tough task and can be used for dismembering cooked and raw meat, chicken, poultry, turkey, sea food and other regular job. Best cutting effects with minimal effort.
- Strong and Versatile--Bigger and Stronger than regular kitchen shears. The blade has micro-serrated blade edges which provide non-slip cutting for various kitchen tasks.It is really useful and additional to you kitchen or restaurant, rather than white elephant.
- Easy To Use and Maintain--The ergonomically designed handles of the kitchen shears and the seafood scissors will offer you a soft and secure grip while you use the multipurpose cutting tools. When it is not in use, you can lock the handle for easy store.
- Built in Bottle Opener--Bottle opener in the blade for fast & easy opening of bottles and jars. Easy to hold and Use. Comfortable easy grip for both right and left handed chefs, these super sharp scissors will make food preparation easier and faster.
- Dishwasher Safe--These food shears handle are specially treated with high technology, so they are dishwasher safe, stainless and easy to clean. Our poultry shears have 30-day no hassle returns.
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What Are Kitchen Shears For?
If you just need to snip a bit of herb, you can use kitchen shears instead of having to get out a knife and cutting board. They are also helpful for opening tough packaging a cutting open the tops of bags or for cutting through kitchen twine.
Kitchen shears are not just for snipping herbs, though. Say you want to quickly cut up some celery or even carrot? Kitchen shears will do the job. I’ve even used it to cut up chocolate and well, call me crazy, pizza. Kitchen scissors make cutting up bacon much easier, as well.
They are also useful for snipping or cutting dough. And, who said you should never cut up lettuce? You can use kitchen shears for that too. Of course, you can use them the same way you would use large scissors for other tasks, including outside the kitchen.
- Stainless steel design slices through cardboard, twine, meat, vegetables and more
- Micro-serrated blades grip items securely and prevent slipping
- Herb stripper effectively removes fresh herbs from tough stems
- Cushioning pads on grip absorb pressure while cutting
- Blades separate for thorough and easy cleaning
- Hand wash only
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Uses For Kitchen Shears
Here is a list of things you can use conventional kitchen shears to do:
- cut open package
- cut open the tops of food bags
- snip herbs like chives, parsley, cilantro, basil, thyme, and other herbs directly into dishes
- thinly slice scallions
- chop up leafy green vegetables
- cut up whole canned tomatoes in a bowl
- cut raw or cooked bacon into smaller pieces
- trim pie dough
- cut up long noodles
- slice up dried fruit
- trim excess fat off poultry
- cut kitchen twine
- slice pizza
- trim the thorny ends of artichoke leaves
The Oxo-Good Grips Multi-Purpose Kitchen & Herbs Scissors have some useful innovations. First, the blades come apart for thorough cleaning and sharpening. This way, if you do cut up meat or poultry with the scissors, you can take them apart to be sure every last bit is cleaned before using them on raw herbs, etc.
The blades are micro-serrated which helps them grip whatever you are cutting so they don’t just slip. As well, they come with a little herb stripper between the handles, useful for stripping fresh rosemary and other herbs. These are analogous to wire strippers if that helps.
Kershaw TaskMaster Shears
Although it’s doubtful you’ll use all the features, Kershaw TaskMaster Kitchen Shears are not only sharp, heavy-duty, and come-apart, they feature a nutcracker, jar opener, lid lifter, bone notch, and two screwdriver tips. The “bone notch” is meant for getting through bone, but again, if this is your intention, consider a pair of dedicated poultry shears, instead. A similar option is the Shun Multi-Purpose Shears.
- 3.5-inch high-performance, stainless steel blades offer durability and dependability. One blade is serrated to cut through tough or fibrous materials with ease.
- The black handles are designed with over-molds for comfortable use and are equipped with a nutcracker, jar opener, lid lifter, bone notch, and two screwdriver tips.
- For use in the kitchen, garage, RV and beyond, these shears are idea for snipping herbs, opening packages, cutting cord, twine, rope, and so much more.
- The blades separate for easy sharpening and cleaning, locking together again for use.
- The Taskmaster Shears measure 8.9 inches end to end and weigh 5.1 ounces.
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