Wusthof WU5558 Kitchen Shears, 8", Black

These Wusthof come-apart kitchen shears are perfect to butterfly a chicken! PROS: Shears open and close easily for cutting. They are not at all stiff to use! The blades are short (8 ins by 0.5 ins). This ensures good leverage for making precision cuts - whether it's deboning a chicken, cutting up veggies or even outdoors as a home gardening shears! Blades are made with high-carbon stainless steel so they stay sharp longer. One blade is serrated to prevent slippage during cutting and another is smooth to ensure a clean cut. Bone notch at end of kitchen shear blade easily cuts through chicken bones Blades meet together for smooth, precision cutting. When opened to the fullest, the blades come apart for easy cleaning. Rugged synthetic handles for either right or left handed users. Choice of black or green color synthetic handles These shears have steel-tooth insets in the handles to twist open bottle and jar caps. CONS: If you open the shears too far while cutting, the blades will come apart. As another reviewer remarked, to open the shears 'this far', you must be trying to cut a watermelon for the blades to come apart while in use! LOL :) SEE MY PHOTOS IN CUSTOMER IMAGES These are precision crafted shears proudly made by Wusthof knife making company of Germany. Wusthof is family owned for 7 generations and has been in the knife making business since 1813. If you are looking for a good quality pair of shears at a reasonable price, then these Wusthof Come-Apart Kitchen Shears are just the tool for your kitchen, home improvement tool kit or gardening shed!

I recently purchased these when my last set of poultry shears broke at the joint. These had a decently high rating and were available for the 4-for-3 deal so I grabbed a pair. So far they've been great. The take-apart design makes them easier to clean and less likely to break as they have a way of failing safely built into them. They are also significantly sharper than any of the previous kitchen shears I've owned, which has included some much more expensive products. These seem a little pricey at first, but they're high quality, easily cleaned, and tougher than the average scissors. If they're on sale and you need another item to add to get the 4-3 promotion they're definately worth it. They're still just shears though, so if your current ones work fine then it might be best to wait till those wear out to replace them. After all, it doesn't make sense to buy something simply because it lasts longer when what you have still works fine does it?

Exactly what we were looking for, and fast service.

I bought these after going through 2 cheap kitchen shears you get at the asian market. These are very sharp and can cut through most food items you want. Just to give you an idea, I cut up lobster tails (albeit it was a bit of a struggle). The really nice thing about these is that they're really easy to clean since they come apart and you are left with 2 separate pieces. Plus I guess you can take it apart and use it as a knife if you're really desperate? And they're Wusthof, so you know it's high quality and they'll last a long time. One complaint I have is the comfort. The handles are kind of small for me, and I don't have big hands. They can be a little awkward to hold and cut things, and might even hurt your hands if you use it for a prolonged period of time. Aside from this complaint, I think these are great and I would still recommend it to someone looking for some high quality kitchen shears.

I wish I had bought these sooner. I have had cheap kitchen shears that came with a knife set when I was young and broke. As the knives have worn out, I have replaced them with quality knives...but I never replaced the plastic handled kitchen shears. Just to have a "nice, complete set" and to get that ugly plastic thing out of my drawer, I ordered this set of shears. It is amazing. I didn't realize how easy I could cut items with "minimal" effort on my part. I am used to putting a lot of hand squeezing into the other shears to get them to cut cardboard, etc...but these cut tough things like they were butter. My hands are very weak, so they are especially helpful to me. If you have arthritis or weak hands, consider getting some quality shears like these. They do most of the work for you. I also used to put my other shears in the dishwasher, with the blades open, to try and get them clean...but with the pull apart design, I know that there will be no chicken germs hiding in a crack. The taking apart and putting back together of the shears is very simple. I would have expected to pay $50-$60 for these, so they are really worth the price they are sold for in my opinion. It's possible there are better ones out there, but I do know that these are good, they do what you need, and they won't make you go broke. Update (January 2012) My shears are stiff and not working well. There is a place on the blade that is wrong and the cut is hanging up on it. We are doing a major home remodel and there has been a lot of "construction work" (i.e. cutting wires, etc) and so I think it is a result of misuse, but no one is fessing up to using them on metal. Oh well, at the price they are, I'm buying a second pair and will put these in the tool chest. They work, but I have to push too hard to make them complete the cut...but it is not a fault of the scissors, but because they've been damaged.

Habe die Schere schon zum zweiten Mal gekauft, bei der ersten ist leider bei einem Sturz etwas abgebrochen. Vorher hat sie viele Jahre gute Dienste getan.

We LOVE it! Especially for cutting meat and bacon and opening wet packages. It holds well but is easy to disassemble for washing and drying. Which is great because we have lost many kitchen shears to rust thanks to humidity and water accumulating in the joints

Très bon produit que ces ciseaux. Dans la cuisine, c'est parfait, coupe bien, un peu lourd, mais la qualité est la ! Pour affûter les lames, il suffit de l'ouvrir à fond, se sépare en deux parties, et comme ça, pas besoin d'un affûteur à ciseaux. Je le recommande fortement, par exemple, en remplacement des blocs à couteaux, ou il y a la paire de ciseaux founit avec . . . . échanger le contre celui-la, et vous verrez que vous ne pourrez plus vous en passer. C'est ce que j'ai fait ! ! ! !

Wir kaufen die Schere jetzt zum zweiten Mal, weil sie einfach genial ist, und bei uns niemand mehr freiwillig mit der alten einfachen schneidet. Die Schere ist scharf, liegt gut in der Hand- aber das tun viele. Was diese so besonders macht, ist der super einfache Reinigungsmechanismus: auseinander drehen, spülen, trocknen, schnell wieder zusammenbauen. Das geht fix und ist sehr hygienisch. So nutzen wir diese Schere auch für Geflügel! Einfach mit der Schere zerteilen, hinterher alles spülen, ohne dass Siff oder Keime (mehr oder weniger unsichtbar) in der Schere bleiben. Absolut top für jede Küche!

These are great kitchen shears. I've had them for 5 years now and they are still going strong and cut as good as the day I bought them. I use these for just about everything from cutting whole chickens, cutting fresh herbs off the plant, cutting string, cutting open plastic deli meat packages and I'm a bit ashamed to admit, I've even used them as a make shift slotted and philips head screwdriver on a few occasions. The bottle opener works well but I have a dedicated bottle opener that I find easier to use. Cleaning wise, these are super easy. They come apart when you form a 90 degree angle with the blades and these just come apart. It makes washing them super simple and unlike scissors that do not come apart, I know that I am cleaning in between the blades, which is so important especially after cutting chicken and then switching to vegetables. Pros: - Comfortable to hold - Cuts just about everything and maintains its sharpness - Easy to clean Cons: - I guess they are more expensive than other brands