KitchenAid All Purpose Kitchen Shears with Protective Sheath
Product Information, Not A Review
Quick Specs
What Stands Out
What To Check
These are Amazon's top selling kitchen shears, and they show up in more kitchens than most knives do. Extra thick stainless blades, micro serrations along the edge, and a sheath so they are not a hazard loose in a drawer.
For a guy who cooks meat, shears do jobs a knife makes harder. Cutting out a backbone, snipping fat off a point, trimming twine, cutting herbs over a pot. Then they go back in the drawer and get used to open packaging all week.
Safety and fit note: these are sharp, light and easy for a kid to pick up. Use the sheath every time and give them a high drawer, not the one the kids raid for snack scissors.
The Numbers That Matter
4.7 inch micro serrated blades. The serrations are what keep chicken skin from sliding out of the cut.
4.8 ounces. Light enough to use one handed over a hot grill lid.
Ambidextrous. No wrong hand, which matters when they are the household pair.
One sheath included. The difference between a drawer tool and a cooler bag tool.
| Spec | What it decides |
|---|---|
| Micro serrated edges | Whether poultry skin cuts or slips |
| 4.7 in blade length | How much work you get per stroke |
| Protective sheath | Safe storage in a drawer or a bag |
| Ambidextrous handle | Who in the house can use them |
| Hand wash guidance | How long the edge stays sharp |
Who It Is For
The dad who cooks. If you are prepping birds and briskets, these ride next to a Lodge 12 inch cast iron skillet and whatever is running on the flat top. Keep the cast iron in shape with Blackstone griddle seasoning and cast iron conditioner, and if the grill tools need replacing too, look at the OXO Good Grips grilling turner and tongs set.
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The Short Version
The cheapest thing on this shelf that gets used every single day. Spatchcock a chicken, trim a brisket point, cut the herb bundle, then open the impossible plastic clamshell the LEGO set came in.
MIKE MANNING
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