8-Inch Take-Apart Kitchen Scissors, Black - Includes Screwdriver, Nut Cracker, Jar Lid Opener/Gripper, Bottle Opener & Bone + Twig Cutter - Suitable for Lefties & Righties

These are outstanding kitchen scissors. Very sharp out of the box, cut cleanly through herbs, packaging, poultry, and tougher kitchen tasks without effort. The take-apart design makes them easy to clean thoroughly, which is a big plus. They feel solid, balanced, and comfortable in hand, not flimsy like cheaper shears. Exactly what you expect from Messermeister. Highly recommended if you want one pair that actually lasts.

Great shears. Super sharp, easy to clean and when you need it, you’ll be able to sharpen the since they come apart. Very high quality.

These scissors have extreme durability because they’re made of stainless steel & are very thick making them very difficult to bend. I was surprised at the price, they’re a great value for the money. The size of these is great because they can fit in a cooking/ serving utensil drawer or receptacle. They can also be put on a magnetic bar or strip to hang on the side of a microwave. The sharpness of these is very useful because of being able to open just about any food package & cut bones, cartilage, wire, cardboard, etc. The functionality of these is outstanding & that’s why it’s great to have a multi tool in the kitchen because it’s a single item that does various different things not just in the kitchen but throughout the house.

UPDATE: Downgrading my original review for two reasons. First, these scissors come apart way too easily... I have hardly ever used them without them separating when I don't want them to. Over time this feature has become quite irritating. Second, the metal handles under the black finger guards are not solid all the way around; there's a gap in the middle that you can't see in the picture. As a result if you are cutting something difficult (chicken being an excellent example) the finger guards will bow inward and you'll lose a lot of your cutting power. So, I still think they are good as kitchen scissors (and that's how they are advertised after all) but not as a miracle tool. Original review, for reference: I just bought my third pair of these which will be intended primarily for office use. But how can you go wrong when you get all this functionality for the price of a pair of regular scissors? My first pair was purchased because of a recommendation in Cook's Illustrated, then I bought a second pair for my daughter who is left handed. My son-in-law had a trip to the emergency room as a result of too aggressive hand washing... as the other reviewer said, these puppies are SHARP. Only potential complaint is that they come apart sometimes when you don't really want them to. But that's ok... it's nice to be about to do a good scrubbing after the scissors have been used on chicken or other nasty bits.

These guys are super sturdy--strong enough for thick flower stems and spatchcocking a chicken! They arrived sharp and ready to go. They come apart and click back together well, for thorough cleaning. Haven't tried the other design features, but I know they'll come in handy. I will buy them again and again!

Good quality product

I use these scissors in the kitchen all the time. The blades are sharp. I love being able to take them apart for washing. They are helpful in twisting tight lids.

These shears are really made in China even though you get the feeling they are supposed to be German, when I had first received them and looked closely, I had noticed spots of rust here and there as well as dings in the edge of the blades. I compared these side by side to the Wusthof shears I bought at the same time which are a similar price. Wusthof seems to be better material as it had no rust on arrival or after use as well no dings on the edges. Wusthof had great cutting power behind it but Messermeister was easier to maneuver. Messermeister was not as sharp as the Wusthoff, running my finger along the blades of both caused the skin to be slighty cut by the Wusthoff, it is very sharp out of the box. These open farther more easily than the Wusthof but causes it to fall apart alot. Overall, I prefer the Wusthoff but for some tasks where you need to get in tricky spots, these are better.

My favourite kitchen scissors with multiple uses. You can use these to open bottles, crack nuts, open shellfish. They come apart really easy to clean after cutting raw meat and makes them easy to sharpen on wet stones too. Good value for money and they'll last a lifetime

The scissors seem to be fine but the packaging is not okay. It uses way too much plastic: a hard transparent plastic package wrapped in a plastic bag.

beautiful quality, separates and reconnects so easily, and washable in the dishwasher!

Sirven muy bien como se ofrecen

Sharp. Comes apart easily to clean. Very good to have as a tool stored with the knives. Useful when cutting smaller things (herbs, etc.). Just remember to tighten the holding screw so it doesn't fall apart during use.