All About Kitchen Shears

Kitchen Shears

Kitchen shears are very handy to have around. You will find unlimited uses for it.

Kitchen Shear Uses

• Cutting whole chicken into parts
• Trimming fat from a chicken
• Snipping green onion into small pieces
• Trimming the ends of green beans or snow peas
• Snipping slices of bacon into pieces
• Chopping up canned whole tomatoes
• Cutting pizza
• Trimming away outer leaves on artichokes
• Trimming pie dough before crimping
• Cutting slashes into bread dough
• Chopping up large pieces of dried fruit
• Mincing fresh chives
• Trimming bread crust
• Cut butcher's twine, fruit netting

Buying a Kitchen Shear

• One blade should be serrated which provides a good grip on slippery items
• Many shears can be separated at the fulcrum for easy cleaning
• Rounded handles are easiest to use and the most comfortable