Wüsthof Pull-Apart Kitchen Shears

Kitchen shears do the jobs a knife handles awkwardly, and Wüsthof’s pull-apart kitchen shears snip herbs, trim green beans, cut through parchment and kitchen string, and cut through thinner fish bones. They also spatchcock a chicken by cutting along each side of the backbone.

The two halves separate at the pivot, which is the reason to choose take-apart shears. Food and grease collect around the pivot of fixed shears, and pulling these apart lets you wash each blade and handle completely. Reassemble them by setting the pivot back together.

The stainless steel blades have serrations that grip slippery foods such as chicken skin and fish, and the synthetic handles are shaped for a firm hold. Wash them by hand and dry the halves before putting them back together. For heavy bone work, use a Wüsthof meat cleaver. Shears fit the shear slot in Wüsthof blocks such as the 17-slot walnut block.