This archive report was first published on 22 June 2020.
On a typical day, you might not give much thought to having scissors in your kitchen, but the truth is, kitchen shears are a real game changer.
Designed for multiple uses, kitchen shears can help you cut herbs or vegetable stalks on spinach and sukuma wiki before shredding the leaves, or cut meats like chicken at the joint. They can also be used to snip the crusts off bread or snip the tips off milk packets and other sachets packages.
What's more, many kitchen shears come with additional features such as a bottle top opener for sodas and a bottle cap unscrewer for those hard-to-open plastic bottles and jars. Some even double as a nutcracker for walnuts.
When shopping for kitchen shears, look for a pair that comes apart for washing and one that is comfortable to use. Most utensil and household goods shops stock kitchen shears for anywhere from Sh300 a pair, depending on the brand.
Published on June 22, 2020
