Kitchen scissors? Shears? Recommendations?
petalique
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Does anyone have a favorite scissors to recommend?
Comments (8)I have been cutting for years and my daughter and I love Japanese garden shears for cutting. They stay sharp for years and cut everything even hard woody stems. There are a couple different types we prefer the long ones with both handles white. I'm not sure what the color means but I bought an orange pair and the grip was not right, my mom uses the ones with one handle white and the other red and they seem to do well. I saw them in Peaceful Valley's catalog for $9.99. P.S. I just found this web site and I love reading all of your wonderful expertise, it really helps the spirit on these cold rainy days when I'd rather be gardening!...See MoreKitchen Scissors
Comments (6)I have 2 pairs of kitchen shears, and a heavy pair of poultry shears in my kitchen. The scissors (one or the other pair, sometimes both) are almost always in the dishwasher every time it runs. They're handy for: opening bags, chopping herbs (put the herbs in a cup, and just snip until they're fine enough), cutting pizza into slices, cutting flowers and herbs in the garden, cutting pepperoni into small pieces for recipes. I use them so often, I can't even think of all the different things I do with them. Very handy to have. Put them in a very convenient place, because I bet you'll be using them frequently....See MoreQuestions on Decorative Edge Scissors
Comments (8)Thank you so much for replying Minnie. I went back to Michael's and bought the $25 pair of five or six scissors (with a half off coupon of course, I love those coupons). They cut a little better but again, some would get stuck on the metal piece on that first swipe down. Others, again, got caught on the cardstock or paper and ripped/shredded a bit and it looks so unsightly on my projects. I ended up bringing those back too. I think I will try the Martha Stewart or other "rotary cutters" next. Again, they're pricy but with coupons I can get them for about $14 or $15. I think the store might be getting tired of me buying these things and bringing them back. However, tonight I showed the gal on the returns register how they would get caught closing them down or ripping the paper. She could understand why I brought them back so I didn't feel so bad. They all know I'm a gooooood customer at Michael's!! Sal...See MoreRecommendation for Kitchen Scissors
Comments (15)I retrieved my main pair from the garbage at the trucking company office where I worked security, until about 14 years ago, that had been pitched because someone broke about a 1/2 - 3/4 inch off of one of the points. I'll have to put the sticking-out-useless side on the grinder one of these days, to cut it down to equal length with the broken one, and shape it a bit ... it should be easier to use, that way. It's of the old thick-bladed kind. The one I use for sewing has a thin blade and plastic handle ... don't recall the name. But it's a fine work kind, doesn't come apart for cleaning (as is the old, broken one). I have another for sewing and general use that had thin blade and plastic handle, but the handle had broken. Fortunately they were thrown out together and I was able to mend it using a small piece of flat aluminum that I shaped so the handle would stay in place, and move the blade as requested. The two blades don't separate on it, either. ole joyful...See Morepetalique
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