EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE · KNIVES & CUTTING TOOLS

Kitchen Shears

Kitchen shears are heavy-duty food-preparation scissors that provide leverage and control for jobs that are awkward or inefficient with a knife.

Best Uses

Snipping herbs, trimming poultry, cutting fins, portioning some flatbreads, opening food packaging, and selected butchery preparation.

What to Look For

• Strong blades designed for food use.
• Comfortable handles with dependable grip.
• Models that separate for thorough cleaning are useful for raw-protein work.
• A pivot that moves smoothly without excessive looseness.

Correct Use

Use the strongest section of the blades near the pivot for tougher cuts. Keep fingers outside the cutting path and do not force shears beyond their intended capacity.

Care & Maintenance

Wash thoroughly around the pivot, sanitise after raw poultry or seafood, dry fully, and sharpen when performance deteriorates.

Common Mistakes

• Using food shears for non-food workshop tasks.
• Leaving residue trapped around the pivot.
• Trying to cut bones heavier than the tool is designed for.

Chef’s Notes

Dedicated kitchen shears prevent unnecessary abuse of knife edges and can be faster and safer for irregular cutting jobs.

Related Equipment

Chef’s knife, boning knife, filleting knife, cutting board, and poultry tools.