What is the grippy part of kitchen scissors for?
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July 15th, 2007
We can't figure out what the purpose is for the metal grippy area in between the handle of some kitchen scissors... is it for breaking walnuts? Gripping chicken bones?
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Isn't it just to stop you from getting your fingers caught. Just in case you were a little overzealous with the trimming of the herbs!
Unless you are talking about jagged grippy things, in which case, I'd also say to open bottles.
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I'm sure they're useful for other things, but I believe their original use was for dismembering a chicken (really) -- or at least, they are the perfect tool for such a thing.
@bpeoples: Yes... but what does the grippy part dismember? Is it a bone wrencher??
@andrew: I've used it mainly when making stock, so you have a nice tough raw bird, and you need to split it into parts at all the joints so it'll break apart in the broth better.
So you (for instance) grab the upper wing right below the shoulder with the grippy part, and twist-- bone wrenches out of the socket, and then you can just clip (with the scissors) the flesh and sinew to separate that part out...
Wouldn't a sharp cleaver be easier to disjoint fowl? Keenness of blade plus leverage of raised arm and then the whack would use less energy.
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