Kitchen scissors - advice sought

[Beachlover]

I've gone through three pairs of kitchen scissors in the last month or so. Everything from opening packets and boxes to cutting chickens in half.
I don't want to spend a bloody fortune, but I'm looking for something robust before I migrate the garden shears from the shed to the kitchen.
Suggestions gratefully received as I've fond nothing on Amazon, Procook or Heinnie.

 

[MaC]

Three excellent ones.

Wilkinson Sword / now Fiskars

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8491271?istCompanyId=a74d8886-5df9-4baa-b776-166b3bf9111c&istFeedId=c290d9a9-b5d6-423c-841d-2a559621874c&istItemId=ixwliappm&istBid=t&&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59157%7Cacid:898-274-0554%7Ccid:20247640952%7Cagid:%7Ctid:%7Ccrid:%7Cnw:x%7Crnd:2736186713633401133%7Cdvc:c%7Cadp:%7Cmt:%7Cloc:1007403&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20247640952&utm_term=8491271&utm_content=shopping&utm_custom1=&utm_custom2=898-274-0554&GPDP=true&gclid=CjwKCAiAxreqBhAxEiwAfGfndLLR-6OIvPL6QLXU3ZOhMqziyv0cq2sTsZ9aCfl0UgJ-L72pEpNIXRoCy_AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Kitchen Devil's

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Devils-Lifestyle-Scissors/dp/B0001P08HY/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=kitchen+devil+scissors&qid=1699648209&sr=8-5

and believe it or not,
Swiss Army Knife Victorinox

Victorinox Kitchen Scissors - Black/Red

The perfect tool to open screw-cap jars and adeptly crack nuts with micro-serrated edges & stainless steel blades and unbreakable synthetic handles. High-quality stainless steel kitchen scissors with ergonomically designed polypropylene handles for comfort and control Pivot screw allows...

www.kochkochin.com

The oldest ones are the Wilkinson Sword, they've taken dogs abuse over the last 30+ years. Himself used them to cut the felt to cover the roof of one of the sheds years ago, and (mine are white handled) the bitumen is still a stain on them :sigh:
Tough, hard wearing, don't stay terribly sharp though, but reliable.
My Fiskars ones that were bought to replace the white handled pair (he left them on the roof, he was cutting a new shoe to fit around a vent pipe, they were rescued two years later when we had the house re-roofed) are sharp though, and they stay sharp. I keep them in my wee toolbox out of Himself's reach.

The Victorinox ones are nut crackers apart from anything else. They'll happily crack lobsters too, or chicken bones.

The Kitchen Devil ones are the cheapest, but are really comfortable to use. They work, they stay sharp, they cut clean, great for packets or veggies, for string or parcels.

M

 

[Beachlover]

Thanks Mary. I'm liking the Victorinox.

 

[Winnet]

I have always gone for Fiskar ones, can't understand why people buy cheap ones that don't last ten minutes.

G

 

[ElThomsono]

Ha, sick burn!

 

[MaC]

I have always gone for Fiskar ones, can't understand why people buy cheap ones that don't last ten minutes.

G

Well, to be fair, the cheap set of three from Ikea last really well. They're the ones I leave in the greenhouse and the potting shed, and even after several years of Scottish damp, they're still sharp, still functioning. Pretty sure it was three pairs for £1.29 when I bought them.
Not as comfortable to use as the kitchen ones, but great for a ball of twine or a quick prune of the salad seedlings.

 

[Nice65]

Apt. I keep grabbing the small and large orange handle crap from supermarkets knowing full well they’ll start folding paper after a week. I’ve got this silicone foam dressing to adapt to Lara’s neck for a couple of weeks and it will not cut clean with the old crap in the cupboard. Leatherman Micra rules for this.

I need a dinky surgical steel set in small and pointy for deboning chichen thigh for heavy seasoned fry. And another pair, a delicate brute to chunk and trim slabs of flesh for winter stews.

Don‘t forget to look at Korean scissors, the Koreans cut most meat, bone, veg with scissors not knives.

There are some Joyce Chen I like for everyday stuff, pruning to herb cutting, papre, tape that would work well de-boning.

These Japanese Katto appeal for food, though. I think I’ll end up with the small KDs for bandages, or look at surgical.

Japanese Steel Kitchen Scissors | Katto

Extra sharp, hand-forged kitchen scissors made from Japanese steel. Featuring built in bottle opener and nut cracker, with separable blades for easy cleaning and sharpening. Order by 11am for free next day delivery.

katto.shop

 

[MaC]

Oh, for bandages, these little ones from eBay were/are excellent. They're really nippy sharp right to the tips.
I keep them beside the elastoplasts, the micropore, and non adherent dressings. They're small, but they work for us.

Javelin Soft Grip 4" Fine Embroidery Scissors: Sewing, Quilting, Patchwork | eBay

Javelin Soft Grip 4" Fine Embroidery Scissors.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[noddy]

We hae dozens of different types. God knows why. But, I got a pair of T-fal kitchen shears a while ago that come completely apart for cleaning. They have survived a few years in our rather robust kitchen

Do you remember Grace Horne's scissors?

 

[Winnet]

Well, to be fair, the cheap set of three from Ikea last really well. They're the ones I leave in the greenhouse and the potting shed, and even after several years of Scottish damp, they're still sharp, still functioning. Pretty sure it was three pairs for £1.29 when I bought them.
Not as comfortable to use as the kitchen ones, but great for a ball of twine or a quick prune of the salad seedlings.

Nice65 has nailed it in post #7, the cheap scissors that fail at the thought of cutting. Like anything, you can get decent quality at low cost or pay more for really bad quality.

My mum persevered with a set that only cut on certain section of the blades, loosened off and generally failed at being scissors. These are the current offerings in the kitchen drawer.

G

 

[Fast but dim]

Apt. I keep grabbing the small and large orange handle crap from supermarkets knowing full well they’ll start folding paper after a week. I’ve got this silicone foam dressing to adapt to Lara’s neck for a couple of weeks and it will not cut clean with the old crap in the cupboard. Leatherman Micra rules for this.

I need a dinky surgical steel set in small and pointy for deboning chichen thigh for heavy seasoned fry. And another pair, a delicate brute to chunk and trim slabs of flesh for winter stews.

Don‘t forget to look at Korean scissors, the Koreans cut most meat, bone, veg with scissors not knives.

There are some Joyce Chen I like for everyday stuff, pruning to herb cutting, papre, tape that would work well de-boning.

These Japanese Katto appeal for food, though. I think I’ll end up with the small KDs for bandages, or look at surgical.

Japanese Steel Kitchen Scissors | Katto

Extra sharp, hand-forged kitchen scissors made from Japanese steel. Featuring built in bottle opener and nut cracker, with separable blades for easy cleaning and sharpening. Order by 11am for free next day delivery.

katto.shop

Awesomene!
My 21yr old nephew is a keen cook (strange I know)
I didn't buy him anything for his 21st due to an oversight. Perfect present!

 

[MaC]

Nice65 has nailed it in post #7, the cheap scissors that fail at the thought of cutting. Like anything, you can get decent quality at low cost or pay more for really bad quality.

My mum persevered with a set that only cut on certain section of the blades, loosened off and generally failed at being scissors. These are the current offerings in the kitchen drawer.

G

I'm a fussy besom about my scissors.
I only bought the cheap Ikea ones because I intended to leave them in the shed and greenhouse, and they turned out to be more than reasonable and actually quite a good thing. I keep the third pair in the 'just in case' bag in the car.
I'd be thoroughly miffed it a pair of my good Fiskars went missing, if the Ikea ones wandered I'd be annoyed now because I'm used to having them at hand where I left them.

The heavy duty kitchen scissors are actually an awkwardness. They're Fiskars, but they come apart, and they have a sheath that .....well all in all they're just rather clumsy somehow. Very strong, very 'able'....sort of. I didn't think to recommend them to Kev, put it that way. I must not think of them as kitchen scissors. :dunno:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiskars-Multi-tool-Scissors-Protective-Sharpener/dp/B006WSF1H6/ref=asc_df_B006WSF1H6/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=226619217014&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11234887881355848290&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007403&hvtargid=pla-422571079585&mcid=17096152a8e5352a95760d084bc2d94f&th=1

 

[Winnet]

We have a pair of those in the shed for the garden.

G

 

[Andylaser]

Get some of the electricians scissors, they cut pretty much anything.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/C-K-492001-Electricians-Scissors-140/dp/B0041SM3WA/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1Z7PX07I4Z62H&keywords=electricians+scissors&qid=1699716004&sprefix=electricians+scissors%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-5

 

[CaptainBeaky]

Those Katto look rather yummy...

 

[Beachlover]

Get some of the electricians scissors, they cut pretty much anything.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/C-K-492001-Electricians-Scissors-140/dp/B0041SM3WA/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1Z7PX07I4Z62H&keywords=electricians+scissors&qid=1699716004&sprefix=electricians+scissors%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-5

Excellent suggestion.
I wonder if they’d cope with the dishwasher?

 

[Beachlover]

I'm a fussy besom about my scissors.
I only bought the cheap Ikea ones because I intended to leave them in the shed and greenhouse, and they turned out to be more than reasonable and actually quite a good thing. I keep the third pair in the 'just in case' bag in the car.
I'd be thoroughly miffed it a pair of my good Fiskars went missing, if the Ikea ones wandered I'd be annoyed now because I'm used to having them at hand where I left them.

The heavy duty kitchen scissors are actually an awkwardness. They're Fiskars, but they come apart, and they have a sheath that .....well all in all they're just rather clumsy somehow. Very strong, very 'able'....sort of. I didn't think to recommend them to Kev, put it that way. I must not think of them as kitchen scissors. :dunno:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiskars-Multi-tool-Scissors-Protective-Sharpener/dp/B006WSF1H6/ref=asc_df_B006WSF1H6/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=226619217014&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11234887881355848290&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007403&hvtargid=pla-422571079585&mcid=17096152a8e5352a95760d084bc2d94f&th=1

A shame they aren’t ambidextrous as I’m a lefty and of course the left handed version is out of stock.

 

[Saint-Just]

As usual, get both: Andy’s for your pack and the Katto for the kitchen.

 

[Beachlover]

As usual, get both: Andy’s for your pack and the Katto for the kitchen.

Or continue to use a UKPK to open everything, a machete from the shed for halving chickens, leave Bev to clear up the mess and spend the money I’ve saved on red wine and stop giving a shit about scissors.

 

[MaC]

A shame they aren’t ambidextrous as I’m a lefty and of course the left handed version is out of stock.

Sod's law that.
No, they're definitely not ambidextrous. I find I can't even open them too wide before they try to seperate up. Probably why I don't think of them as "Does everything" type kitchen scissors, even if they look like they should.

Easy to clean though

 

[Fast but dim]

Get some of the electricians scissors, they cut pretty much anything.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/C-K-492001-Electricians-Scissors-140/dp/B0041SM3WA/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1Z7PX07I4Z62H&keywords=electricians+scissors&qid=1699716004&sprefix=electricians+scissors%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-5

I've got a pair of those. Tough little fuckers!

 

[MaC]

I have some too, but I find them really awkward to use. LIke trying to make feathersticks with a froe.
Great for wires and cable ties though.

 

[Andylaser]

Excellent suggestion.
I wonder if they’d cope with the dishwasher?

I reckon so. And if they dont, Amazon will probably replace them for you.

 

[benp1]

I have those CK electricians ones. I use them in my garage, very strong and very good but not so good for delicate things or needing a longer, steady cut. I really do like them though

To be honest, I'm just happy if there are scissors in the drawer and one of the family haven't moved them. I've resorted to the scissors on my SAK many times! I have some OXO poultry shears and they are really very good, one handed too. Not used as normal scissors though, only really for food