A few quick safety reminders before you go full throttle
Don’t push it. If something is hard, like an uncrackable nut or thick bone, don’t force it. Remember, these aren’t pliers.
Watch your fingers. Keep your fingers off the teeth when you’re twisting or pressing down on something.
Clean it up good. Especially if you have used it on raw meat or sticky stuff. That little section can be tricky to clean if you’re not paying attention.
Don’t use it on non-food things. Yes, it seems like it could pop paint cans or twist wires, but please don’t. That’s how scissors die.
That random ridge is actually a little bit of a power move
At first glance, it doesn’t look like it should do anything—just a goofy notch. A design grunge leftover. But that toothed part of your kitchen shears? It’s quietly capable of a lot. It gives your ordinary shears multi-tool-like capability, allowing you to twist, crack, grip, and open with little effort.
So next time you reach for your kitchen scissors, remember, in addition to cutting, these are a problem-solver. You have a jar gripper, a nutcracker, a mini bone press, and who knows what else waiting just a flip of your hand away.
You just have to actually use it.
