I really like my Henckels. They were only $9.97 at Bed Bath & Beyond, but they work really well.

Cutco, still great.

I don't know what brand my poultry shears are (another gift) but they do come apart and I echo the recommendation.

For cutting up kale for chips, and other herbacious tasks, I use Zyliss herb snips with a flat spring.

For clipping the sticker ends of artichokes, nothing beats an old pair of tin snips!

For general kitchen use, however, for packages and string and all, I use a cheap pair of Fiskars paper scissors. They're not supposed to be strong enough, but I find the handle much more comfortable than better utility scissors and they do the job for me.

I have Henckels poultry shears but usually just grab a pair of standard scissors. I think they are Fiskars.

cutco. still have a pair from 40 yrs ago

One more vote for scissors that come apart, regardless of brand or price.

cutco,lifetime guarantee. 30 years old, sent it in to be sharpened free sharpening plus postage ($9.00), cutco sent a brand new scissors replacement.this time of the year turn around time was about 10 days. I guess my old scissors was just worn out. cutco stands by their product. cutco knives made in the USA

Cutco scissors -$90.00 to $110.00

Others - $5.00 to $15.00

Not for me.

dcarch

Sometimes you get what you pay for.

We have a heavy duty large kitchen scissors, but we also have two pair of Joyce Chen Unlimited small scissors that we've had for about 35 or 40 years, and they get used all the time, daily.

Sometimes you get what you pay for.

And sometimes you don't. That was dcarch's point. Yes, Cutco will sharpen or replace those expensive devices but the $9 shipping is still an extra $9. The Fiskars will last a long time. A pair of those hardware utility scissors Like This (not vouching for this specific brand) usually costing around $8, will grab and cut through chicken back bone as well as thin steel. They don't seem to go dull after daily use for years

Thanks for all the replies! I have Fiskars or a facsimile in almost every room in my house. I do have a Cutco sandwich spreader and it is definitely a quality piece. The Joyce Chen scissors look interesting. I will also check out the Henckels-I have enough BBB coupons to paper my house! I have also seen those herb scissors and wondered how they worked. I will for sure get ones that come apart for cleaning.

I don't know about "good" but I love Ikea kitchen shears! I think they are less than $3 a pair, so I have 4 in my kitchen -- I use them all daily so all four almost always end up in the dishwasher at the same time.

I personally like having 4 "cheapy's" verus one great pair that are always dirty....

When my kids were little, I used scissors to cut all their food (pancakes, waffles, pizza, meat, etc...). Faster and easier than the most expensive knife!

The Joyce Chen scissors don't come apart, but you're not likely to use them for chickens.

I have Henckles kitchen scissors, and awesome poultry sheers from Pampered Chef! Love those. The Henckles are kinda meh. One handle keeps falling off.