Gear Heads | Which Kitchen Shears are a Cut Above the Rest?
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2019
- Kitchen shears are an essential component of any cook’s knife kit. We use them for a wide range of tasks-cutting twine and parchment, snipping herbs, trimming pie dough, cutting florets from heads of cauliflower and broccoli, and butterflying chickens, to name just a few.
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Any kitchen shears must come apart as requirement #1. Not sure what brand I have, but didn’t know why I’d not gotten a pair way back when. Love their usefulness over these last few years.
I work for Sam's Club. I use OXO Poultry Shears when I'm putting together Chicken Quarters and Chicken Breasts for our HMS dept. The Shears are great because they have a spring in the handle so there is less tention. The problem with that however is that if you wash the shears enough the glue wears out and the spring falls off. It would be great if they could change the design so that the spring is either molded into the handle or if it were secured into place with a screw. I really like scissors/shears that come apart. Easier to clean.
Depending on how you sharpen, but in most cases scissors that come apart are also much easier to sharpen that once every 5 or 10 years to may do it ;)
I've had good luck with Oxo and use a chicken specific shears that has one loop so I can use my palm to push down. It's nicer on my fingers.
Left my JA Henckels at home when I left to study abroad so I picked up the Oxo Good Grips while here. Love that they both come apart and are comfy for my sausage fingers haha
Love all of your recommendations. Love y'all 2! Stay happy and successful!
Cutco. By far the best shears I've used. Serrated blades that come apart and open wide. Great leverage, very comfortable.
@MrSketchys Absolutely!Cutco are the best shears I've ever used.I have four professional cooks/chefs in my family and they all agree.
Nice my mom has Cutco stuff. I'm more of a Japanese style guy myself, but that doesn't exactly carry over into shears. Glad to know those shears are working hard for you guys.
Cutco are the nicest handles I have felt. They seem like they could just slide into any hand and look stylish to boot.
For me it's about the metal, more specifically how hard it is or isn't. I like a blade in the 62-64 hardness which lands me mostly in the Japanese category. Cutco knives have a hardness of 56 which would have me wanting to sharpen my knives more often and can't hold as razor sharp of an edge. I know I'm getting into nuances, but this info even pertains to sharpening angles. A traditional French/German knife is between 52-58 hardness and can take about a 20-degree edge. A traditional Japanese knife is 62-68 hardness and can take a 15-degree edge. Yes, you can sharpen any blade @ 15 degrees. the question is just how long until you return to your sharpener, 1 cut or 1 month depends on the metal.
My knives are a sort of east meet west representation. They are the Miyabi Mizu line, Miyabi is J.A. Henkels brand of Japanese knives. They have a more French shape to their chef knife. There is a really nice set by them in a more German blade style, they are the Bob Kramer series by J.A. Henkels. Either way I like the SG2 stainless as it hits that 64 hardness, and both these sets have blades in this hardness.
I do really like cutco though. For a traditional french style cutlery they are at the top with Henkels and Wusthof. And @ 56 hardness they hold an edge well and sharpen quite a bit faster.
Maybe I am an overachiever but I have six sets of shears just for cooking, all are twenty plus years old and were a gift from a butcher buddy. That cauliflower, two minutes with a paring knife and that same paring knife quickly cleans up the overhanging dough of a pie.
Was thinking the same thing! I bought poultry shears; not kitchen scissors.
No, IMO you are not an 'overachiever'. You are a collector of kitchen shears. This 'overachiever' mentality is self-market nonsence to make said person appear as desirable in the workplace. I want a person who doesn't run and gun others.
I own a pair of JA Henckels' that I got with my knife set. They work incredibly well. I haven't found a use for sheers in the kitchen, that they couldn't handle.
SAme here, and at a fraction of the price of the SHUNs
Same, I have the same pair as they used and I have not been disappointed in the last 6 years of use. Best option if you don't wanna spend a ton on shears
I love your reviews guys, the only thing I don’t like it’s that the winner always rises price afterward. Now this shears cost $63!! Insane only 6 months after the review.
Now they're only $54! ugh
Only $17.95 in 2024
I've got the take apart shears and love them as I can take them apart to use one blade as a box cutter.
What brand?
D Hoosier HDX. My bff got a pair for each of us through Amazon years ago and we love them as they also have a jar opener built into the design. I checked Amazon to see if HDX offers them, and they're no longer available. I even checked eBay. :(
I've got one like that. Fiskars. Home depot.
@@mddell58 I've got a fiskars. Love it. Home depot
You know what works faster as a box cutter than taking apart scissors? A box cutter! and you don't have to worry about glue residue and your food meeting.
The world is still turning right?
I have the same shears as the winning model, but under a different name: Kershaw Taskmaster. In doing a search it seams that Kershaw no longer sells them under their name, and Shun raised the price. The current Kershaw Taskmaster shears are a different design, and ATK rates them below the Shun and J.A. Henckels shears.
I received my Shun Kitchen Shears today and they are a cut above. I will be using them to spatchcock chicken. Thank you for testing them.
So how have they been holding up? Just got mine for Christmas and noticed you have had yours for 2 years!
The video description does not have a link to the Shun shears, only a link to the best buy Henckels shears. Thank you for the video!
If you click on the "read full review" link there is an Amazon link to the Shun shears. Unfortunately, they are out of stock.
Thank you so much for your review of the Kitchen Shears. I am considering the purchase of the Wüsthof Classic Poultry Shears and no one seems to have done a review on them. These are expensive shears and before buying I would love for Cook's Test Kitchen to review them. Would that be at all possible? Thank you! Michael
There seems to be some understandable confusion due to a confusing video. The Shun DM7300 sheers do separate.
Or more specifically, all shears from shun separate. Yet Shun doesn't actually make shears, they are all from a company called Kai. Which makes some of the best scissors and shears on the planet.
Kai will cut anything from silk to Kevlar including any bones that might be in the way! Just make sure to buy your shears accordingly...
I have the Wüstof shears and I just realized I have the same slipping problem. Time for a change I guess.
I have a pair of Kitchen Aid shears, I love them.
The only thing I think Kitchen Aid does ok is their stand mixers, but that's iffy and the attachments are a rip off.
I own a pair as well. They haven’t really worked out for me.
Fiskars multi use. Heavy duty and they come apart to clean. One side is a knife when it's apart. I think I paid $13 at home depot.
Also has bottle opener. Comes with sheath.
Please, do the Fiskars Scissors steel hold it's edge for long? Also, did you try to sharpen them with the sharpening system, that comes on the sheath? Did it work? Thanks in advance
Wouldn't have included any that didn't come apart for cleaning.
Or at least make a separate category for the Campylobacter cutters or Samonella shears.
The description of the Shun Multi-Purpose shears indicates that they do come apart for cleaning. It looks like they are also known as the Kershaw Taskmaster shears for about $26.00 from Amazon. 🤔
@@mistergrendel32 The Kershaw and Shun shears used to be identical, but that is no longer the case. In a recent re-test, ATK has down-graded the Kershaw scissors to third place. They wrote: "The Kershaw blades have slightly less tension and shorter, shallower serrations; they’re also not as sharp as the Shun shears. As a result, we don’t recommend them as highly as the Shun shears, which remain our top pick."
@@seikibrian8641 link to the retest?
Thank you!
Cutco hands down the best. pricey but you can cut a penny.
You guys really need to add some sponsored amazon links to the description and earn some additional money from these awesome recommendations
I dont know, i love hearing their reviews because they seem to be unbiased. Sponsored reviews are less trustworthy, conflict of interest
They DO have a link to Amazon in the description, and if you buy a product after getting to Amazon via the link they DO earn an affiliate commission.
@@katherineroland214 Hi Katherine, I think you might be mistaking the term sponsored review/paid review with sponsored link. A sponsored link just allows someone to easily find the items discussed but also pays the sponsee for the product link. A sponsored link doesn't need to affect the review in any way, a sponsored review must (normally) show the product in a good light.
Hope this helps Katherine! (my mom's name btw!)
Also, any ethical youtuber will disclose at the beginning of the show if it is a sponsored review.
Where did you purchase Shun shears for $27? I can’t find anywhere priced below $49.95.
commercial kitchen/restaurant supply store I assume
Maybe the price went up after this review.
Couldn't these replace most knives for most functions in a home kitchen setting.?
Sectioning onions, peppers, 'baby carrots'. Cutting chuck steaks into chunks for chili.
Kitchen's are a gadget lovers dream but, seems like shears can reduce cutting tools to a simple practical few.
great stuff love this cooking program ty ty ty
I would way rather use a knife for most things than scissors… Far easier.
No Cutco? I love mine.
Nice to know that there is a decent pair of shears at an expensive price. I do, however, like and appreciate my Cutco kitchen shears for ease of use, sturdiness and simple take apart to clean feature.
Sorry that you got scammed by a company that doesn't put their product out to be compared in an open market; but has to sell directly to housewives and such.
mad thumbs it’s not a scam. Sounds like you’re just mad because you can’t afford them. The cutco shears are the best in the business.
Duane Miyagishima i agree with you. And if they get dull, send them in and they will sharpen back to factory edge!
@@bigscreenbird8198 Good to know; thank you. My mother purchased a pair in the Early 60s and they're still in use. I've had mine for six years now and haven't touched my poultry shears since. My 45 years old son was so impressed with grandmas Cutco shears he bought his own. By the way Amazon sells them.
Had mine for 26 years, still going strong.
I had the displeasure of using the All Clad sheers at my mother's house this summer and nearly killed my hands while spatch-cocking a chicken. The handles just dug into my hand and felt like it wasn't worth using them.
All-Clad is old news. I love their frying pans and handles, but there are many other clad pans that are much cheaper nowadays (get All-Clad if competitively priced). I don't believe in buying sets; I don't need even heating for a sauce pan, steamer, pressure cooker, etc. Knives the same; get a set and you'll get a ridiculously short bread and slicing knife and get a bunch of useless knives like a Santoku, utility, etc.
Yup canto do without the take apart scissors for the kitchen . I use the OXO and had a pair of CUTCO that disappeared . You two are doing a great job . .
Love Lisa during any reviews. I've been watching her for many years. So glad to see her back in videos!
I'm going to try the Shun. I bought the best buy and one of the handles broke
Can you test silicon baking mats
Where's a link for the shun shears?
Love these videos!! What about those scissors with multiple blades?
What about those scissors with only 1 blade?
I guess my question would be. I know you should never put a knife in the dishwasher but how about shears? how do they hold up. should you take them apart and place them in a dishwasher after cutting chicken?
I have Kershaw shears. They do everything easily, come apart for cleaning. Reasonable price. A real workhorse. Had them at least 15 years.
*A MUST* for kitchen shears, is must *separate* for *proper* cleaning!! 🛑🛑🛑
so, you're saying my hedge clippers won't cut it...
Are the Shun "winner" shears take apart for washing?
ON the video, they didn't look like they were....?
I wish you had included Dexter Russel sofgrip kitchen shears in your test.
I need to look for another pair of shears since the ones I have is about worn out and I will try to remember that name: Shaun, the next time I go shopping for some.
Shun.
You guys should revisit this topic. The Shuns have almost doubled in price since they got your stamp of approval.
Try cutco brand!
Only secluded people and college student parents buy Cutco. They're crap like every other company that isolates their victims (Bose, Kirby, etc).
How about can U easily "Sharpen them"I've had many pairs You couldn't sharpen
I've had my cutco shears for 26 years. They are tanks, can still cut pennies into corkscrews.
Shun multi purpose shears flashed on video, $27. WHERE? Everywhere I checked for the last 9 months $49.99!
Yeah, I just looked them up and see that they're $50. I wonder if Shun is capitalizing on the increased demand America's Test Kitchen just gave them.
Love you guys! I’d encourage you to resist the urge to get too scripted and produced, especially for UA-cam.
Shun is KAI brand from Japan. KAI makes the best tailors scissors in the world. The KAI 7240-AS is engineered to cut Kevlar, Nomex, fiberglass and other fire/puncture resistant fabrics.
verry interesting! The same holds true for honing rods. normally they are not made by the knife maker, but on high end knife sets they will replace the standard plastic grip with a matching handle for the set. I guess these guys all really focus on their blades lol!
Good to know, since Shun's priced over $80 now
@@bourbakis Shun has 2 different pairs of scissors. One is under 60 which is the one in this video. Just looked it up on google using the key phrase shun scissors. The better scissors are 80-100 bucks. But again, those aren't the ones in this video, they are a more premium option.
I miss the old videos
Love Lisa 😀
Should have tried Cutco ones, Ive had mine for years and the still make the cut. ;)
While I do really like Cutco, the Shun shears are made by a company called Kai. Which make some of the finest scissors and shears on the planet. The real Shun Shears begin to rival the Cutco on price.
That being said if I had either, I wouldn't go shopping for the other.
My favorite thing from Cutco is their handles on their knives. Unfortunately I like my blade steel harder than Cutco makes theirs. Cutco is a respectable 56 hardness, but I like a blade that can hold a razor edge which requires over 62 hardness. I have found solace in the Miyabi Mizu knives sitting @ 64 on the Rockwell hardness scale while still being 100% stainless.
Think ceramic knife performance with the longevity of metal, but the metal must be respected as it is more brittle like ceramic can be. With care and respect you will have many years!
Did the price for the Shun shears double since this video was produced?
maybe check google, not amazon... Its kind of like asking the internet VS. asking a store. Best I have found with a quick look is 39.99 on bed bath and beyond. They are the multi purpose shears.
Also much of the price hikes on products are from the "trump tax" or tariffs placed by trump. While the media focused on China, they were not the only ones to be hit. I watched graphics cards go from 500-900 and cell phones from 900-1200.
How to you sharpen kitchen shears?
Can you guys review microwaves please?
Interesting video, but I have to ask, why didn't you include in your test - Ernest Wright shears (2 different models), Zwilling shears (Multiple models), and Cutco shears? I believe you would find all the shears I just mentioned, as well as many others, far above the shears you tested in this video.
Hi @rpmoore04: Of the three brands that you mentioned, can you make a recommendation? Thanks in advance.
@@MsMars. Hi.! #1 for poultry and small game - the Zwilling Twin Select Poultry Shears Take-Apart, there is nothing better that my wife (who is a Chef) and myself have found. #2 for general purpose kitchen shears - there is nothing better than the Cutco Super Shears (We have 3 of these in our home, and one in my wife's knife kit). Have a wonderful and Blessed Christmas.!
Any reason why some cheap kitchen scissor blades are encased in plastic? Does not happen with any office scissors.
I just had a pair made in China that the bakolite handle became brittle and snapped when snipping Ramen noodles. So many look good in an image but don't cut bones well and the handles need to be strong and not hurt when trying to cut bones.
Hey guys, hope you read our comments because your recommended Henckels kitchen shears are a whopping $31 dollars on your link to Amazon. The Shun Multi-purpose shears are now $54, not the $27 stated in your review here.
That is usually how these things go. Popular channel recommends something and the price goes up.
The video is over 2 years old, what'd you expect?
@@waynebruce24893 snarky comment and not helpful.
@@MsMars. It's April 8, 2023. I hope you found what you needed. If it helps, we had a pair for 17 years and they finally gave out today. Their choice here is pricey but if my cheap one lasted 17 years, I'm sure these would last as long or longer.
It’s called inflation. This video is 3+ years old.
Need to add cleaning and sharpening to the list too. And there are WAY more than 6 shears on the market...need a larger pool to choose from. Thanks!
I would have liked to see Tojiro's, but wasn't that interested in how they cut pie dough, paper, cauliflower, or anything else I'd just do with a knife or paper scissors. Did they even mention what pair made spatchcocking the easiest? The plastic on the handles concerns me also; that crap tends to break eventually and if it's not full tang...
I’ve been a fan of you guys since the beginnings. Something was off on this video. Usually you’re very detailed and prepared. This video seemed atypically haphazard
only 0:59 in this fing channel is fing amainz f'er dang it darn n you all made a good channel good stuff f
Why no link to the Shun shears?
They originally were made by Kershaw then bought out by Shun and later the price was more than doubled. That might be why.
@@Niftynorm1 That explains a lot! I know I can't find them ANYWHERE! 🤔
Next time do it toppless 👍
I’m very surprised they didn’t feature Cutco’s shears. I think they would have appreciated the familiarity when compared to other kitchen shears, they feel more like comfortable Fiskar scissors or just a traditional scissor. Extremely durable and can almost literally cut through anything. They use a similar design in the blades that trauma scissors use, like the Leatherman Raptors. They feature little serrations in the blades that prevent slipping, like you normally would experience with harder stalks of vegetables. They can also cut through pennies without damaging the blades, as do the Leatherman Raptors. It seems like America’s Test Kitchen hardly features any of Cutco’s products, besides one knife if I remember correctly. The fact that Cutco is one of few American made knives that are “affordable.” They still aren’t as cheap as Farberware and they even cost about the same as Wüsthof, but I think featuring American made cutlery would give people dead set on buying Made in USA another option besides Chelsea Miller or Warther to name a couple (both are very expensive). Not dogging on Chelsea, I’d like to own one of her knives one day.
No one cares abt your mlm pyramid scheme knives
Would you ladies ever consider doing fryers.?
Fryers are like exercise bikes; people buy them and end up not using them. They stink up your home, are expensive and troublesome to deal with, and baking often yields on par results. Air fryers are a whole different story.
mad thumbs thanks for the input
The link takes me to Henckels not Shun
I wish we were culturally okay with using scissors more in the kitchen and at meals, like they often do in Korea. So many things where it's easier to just snip something apart.
Yeah, I love the use of scissors at k-bbq restaurants. That’s why I started using scissors to cut meat at home.
Different cultures have different product. -I see no need for a cleaver in a kitchen in the USA. -I also see little use for scissors (I would have done a lot of what they tested with a knife instead). I bought my Whustof as poultry shears and all I expect them to do well at is cutting the backbones out of fowl. -Which they do well!
Hmmm my favorite are my cutco, pricey but worth it!
Ha ha ha I have been buying scissors from the dollar store my whole married life and using them just fine. They work for everything from cutting up chicken to cutting carpet. Not the same pair of scissors. LOL
Surely it was more than just you two doing the reviewing?
ATK seemed uncharacteristically empty in the background.
That's standard for Gear Heads.
I would really like to know about cleaning and durability. I have had some inexpensive kitchen shears that worked well until after butterflying one chicken after that couldn’t cut soft herbs reliably.
I have the Whustof; Have cut the backbones of a few chickens and turkeys with them. I would NEVER use scissors for herbs.
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shear brilliance
Those Shun are now 50 bucks. They got the ATK bump.
I really like Lisa's using a partner for this. It used to be the one explaining to the minor player.
Really strange content I must say. The video clearly says winner is “Shun Multi Purpose”, but the only link is to “Our best buy kitchen shears”, (Henckels-which were not the winner). Why no link to Shun, the winner? Did Henckels pay more? They were the only pair that got a link in the description, and I think it is odd.
Wonder if they will ever sell a knife kit containing all their product winners
They sell a set of the basic knives.
Mine couldn't cut melted butter .They are now at the bottom of the kitchen garbage pail
Did Hannah just get snippy with Lisa?
(I’m sorry I can’t help myself #dadjokes)
A good pair of EMT trauma shears will do a great job in the kitchen and they are cheaper than all of those kitchen shears. I just looked and Amazon has a two pack of Madison EMT Trauma shears for $17.
They're not stabby stabby, small ribbons, don't easily come apart, and the leverage isn't good for spatchcocking.
I feel like you need to test a pair of the 99 cent models from harbor freight or the dollar store too.
Lisa McManus is such a great tester/equiipment reviewer. She is really effective at describing things in a way that you understand exactly what is going on with the products that are being tested.
Y she's great but so is Hannah. I wouldn't put one above the other. Now, Bridget and Julia -- you can keep them 😂
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Can’t find Shun kitchen shears. Amazon, Bed bath and beyond doesn’t sell this pair. Help! I want some. Iv needed good ones for so long. I never buy anything for the kitchen unless it has American test kitchens approval!
Holly Gay www.amazon.com/Shun-DM7240-Kitchen-Shears-Silver/dp/B001DINYHE/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=shun+kitchen+shears&qid=1570824272&sr=8-3 They also come apart for cleaning.
@@barbwhite2494 They're awfully short and the leverage would be horrible for poultry use (main reason to have scissors in the kitchen).
I trust anything Lisa says, all the other hosts don't seem to have the same passion for finding the best products!
ReggyRay289 totally agree with you. Kick that Hannah out of there and let Lisa do all the talking!
Shun shears are now $40-50
Those two winners look great but my close second for best value is my $1 scissors with a 2 or 2.25" blade. They look like a gardener's clippers or snipper but scissors design. After 10 years of use they are getring a little dull and I am sure you can't find them any more at the 99c (Only
Cutco scissors are obviously so much better than any tested here that it seemed bizarre not to mention them.
Equipment review : Refrigerators
ATK doesn't review large appliances. For one thing, they've been sponsored in the past, and currently are sponsored, by appliance makers, so there would be a conflict of interest. Try "Consumer Reports" instead.
The best one is Cutco's. Not common and popular brand though.
They're like Kirby, Bose, and every other crappy brand that markets it's products directly to consumers. -There's a reason for this; they suck when compared side by side to real quality product!
@@madthumbs1564 Like what? Cutco's kitchen shears is better than any of these in performance.
@@madthumbs1564 You are completely correct about their knives, overpriced junk. Their shears however are actually pretty nice, I've used a set and was very surprised with them.
@@houchi69 Why pay over a $120 for a pair of shears?
1:12 - Sounds like a problem with your hands not the shears.
Cauliflower cutting was the strangest demonstration. I can destem and neatly remove all the florettes from a cauli in 6 seconds with my shun pairing knife. Shears are not the best tool for the job.. Also yes im just salty because those shun shears are $90 au on amazon, blows my mind
So many people wasted time watching this evaluation. Most were looking for a validation of their choice. They are satisfied with their choice and their minds will not be changed, regardless of the test outcomes. I have been using my Shun classics for 10 years. No issues or problems. It may be time for resharpening.
Tojiro?
Double the price in four years. Inflation is crazy!
The All-Clad ones were designed by someone who has never used kitchen shears.
They look like they should have a built-in nutcracker!
Does anyone ever use shears as a nutcracker?
I notice that both of you are right-handed, and neither of you mentioned if the shears are as useful for left-handed people. As a left-handed person, not only have I had to deal with tools that were not made for the comfort of left-handed people, but I have had to deal with tools that were impossible for left-handed people to use. In the future, please inform your viewers if what you are testing is as comfortable for left-handed people to use as they are for right-handed people.
Vocal fry grates on my ears.
Sh"OO"n, like moon
There will be a full mun in two nights.
I like big muns and I can not lie!
I’ll put my cutco sweats against any of these.