Kitchen Scissors & Shears

Cut, trim and prepare ingredients with durable kitchen scissors and shears designed for everyday cooking. This range includes multipurpose kitchen scissors, BBQ shears, poultry and chicken bone shears, and knife and scissor sets for the home kitchen.

Built for strength and control, these scissors make food preparation easier when handling meat, herbs, packaging and general kitchen tasks.

Kitchen Scissors for Everyday Cooking

Kitchen scissors handle the cutting jobs that are awkward with a knife: snipping herbs straight into a pan, trimming fat from meat, cutting bacon into strips, portioning pizza or opening tough packaging. Because the blades close on the food from both sides, they give a clean cut without needing a chopping board, which also means less to wash up. A good pair of kitchen scissors has stainless steel blades that resist rust, at least one micro-serrated edge to grip slippery foods such as raw chicken or fish skin, and handles large enough to use comfortably with wet hands. Many designs also build in extras such as a bottle opener, jar lid gripper or nutcracker teeth between the handles. For most households, one multipurpose pair covers daily prep, while a dedicated pair of poultry or bone shears is worth adding if you regularly break down whole chickens or cook on the barbecue.

Kitchen Scissors, Poultry Shears and BBQ Shears: Choosing the Right Type

Kitchen scissors and kitchen shears are often used interchangeably, but there is a practical difference. Multipurpose kitchen scissors usually have straight blades of around 20cm and suit herbs, vegetables, packaging and light meat trimming. Kitchen shears are generally heavier, with longer blades and larger handles that give more leverage. Poultry shears and chicken bone shears go a step further, typically adding a curved or notched blade to hold joints in place, a spring that reopens the blades between cuts, and a locking catch for safe storage. These are the right tool for spatchcocking a chicken, cutting through wing joints or trimming ribs. BBQ shears tend to have longer blades and handles to keep your hands clear of the heat while cutting meat on the grill. If you cook a wide mix of dishes, one multipurpose pair plus one heavy-duty shear covers almost every cutting job in the kitchen.

How to Care for Kitchen Scissors

Kitchen scissors handle raw meat as often as a knife does, so cleaning matters. Scissors with blades that separate, often called take-apart scissors, are the easiest to keep hygienic because you can wash the pivot area where food tends to collect. Wash them in warm soapy water straight after use, paying attention to the pivot and any serrated edges, then dry them completely before storing to prevent rust spots. Even dishwasher-safe pairs tend to stay sharper and keep a smoother action when washed by hand. If the action starts to feel stiff, a drop of food-safe mineral oil on the pivot helps. Straight-edged blades can be sharpened with a whetstone or scissor sharpener, while micro-serrated blades are best left alone or sharpened professionally. Store scissors closed or locked in a drawer organiser, knife block slot or on a magnetic strip, out of reach of children.