These shears solve many of today's packaging headaches, help gardeners and crafters, and may stray from the kitchen. I've ended up with three pair. Ditto to all the positive remarks from other reviewers regarding kitchen use, especially that the shears are comfortable for left-handers and for those with arthritis.
The benefits of these shears make them useful for many things. The benefits include: being able to take the blades apart for thorough cleaning and sharpening; short blades that give more cutting force with less hand strength, the blades' close and reliable fit, and large finger holes, so you can use the shears with gloves on.
On top of my list is their ability to get packages open, especially blister packs. If you can get a blade point in, you can cut through the top layer, if not, cut around the product through both layers. The plastic and cardboard are no match for these shears. Those plastic tabs and twisted wires that imprison children's toys? Easily snipped. How about the messy task of opening the individually packaged salmon fillet? All manner of other packages, in the kitchen and out, seem to assume you have strong, clean, sharp scissors at hand. I used to use a box-cutter for many opening tasks, but hurt myself far too often. Now I use these scissors. They work and are safer.
I have a kitchen garden and am frequently running out to snip herbs for cooking. For a while I tried to keep a pair of clippers nearby, but finally realized that these kitchen shears, hanging right there on the hook, did the job just fine, plus cut a handful of chives and trimmed the thyme effectively, which the clippers didn't. I start seedlings early in little peat pots that work well, but don't really transplant into the garden as effectively as advertised, so I use these scissors to cut the pots off at transplant time without injuring the little plants.
In the garden itself, I use these scissors to cut twine, open seed packets and the like, plus they can twist off the hose couplings, open liquid gardening product containers, cut small stakes to the right height, extract new items from packaging, even snip chicken wire and all while I'm wearing gloves. And if that isn't enough, they don't rust if left out in the rain.
When doing craft projects, these scissors cut leather, as well as other awkward and difficult items much easier than standard scissors. They stand up to a lot of heavy use and have definitely made my life easier. If the blades get dull or nicked, I run them over my diamond steel a few times and all is well again.
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| material | Stainless Steel | — | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel |
| style | Classic | Classic | Home Kitchen Scissors | Kitchen Shears for Herbs | Classic | Classic |
| hand orientation | Ambidextrous | Ambidextrous | Ambidextrous | Ambidextrous | Ambidextrous | Ambidextrous |
| blade material | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Titanium, Alloy Steel | Stainless Steel | High Carbon Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel |
| blade length | 8 inches | 8 inches | 3.15 inches | 3 inches | — | — |
| blade edge | Kitchen Shears | — | Serrated | Kitchen Shears | — | micro-serrated,straight |
| finish type | Brushed | Brushed | Brushed | Brushed | Painted | Brushed |
| handle material | Stainless Steel | — | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless,Stainless Steel |
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I recently lost my Wusthof Gourmet Shears 5558, so I wanted to replace them. I purchased my original pair in Dec of 2006. I don't remember if my original purchase was made in Germany or not. But, these are not the same quality. First the handles are rough, and they actually were uncomfortable to try and use. I have small hands and these actually felt tight on my hands. 2nd, no where is the 5558 number embossed on the shears, nor does it show anywhere on the box, the only thing stamped on the shears is the name Wusthof and the Wusthof logo. My original pair, was embossed with the 5558 number. I returned them the next day after I received them.
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Tolle Schere, super zu reinigen, da man sie ohne Aufwand zerlegen kann.
Reviewed in Germany on May 31, 2024humphrey london
Sharp, solid, exactly what I want for a pair of kitchen scissors
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Finora sembrano ottime
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