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Need some good poultry shears
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clemsontyger97
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I've been using the kitchen shears which came with our knife set for a few years and need some sturdy and sharp primarily to cut through the backbone of poultry for spatchcock. Anyone have one they can recommend?
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28" Blackstone
South Carolina native, adopted Texan, residing in Olive Branch, MS. Go Tigers.
KJ Classic
28" Blackstone
South Carolina native, adopted Texan, residing in Olive Branch, MS. Go Tigers.
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My Cutco shears are fantastic!!Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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I don't think the same model of Henckels I have is still made, but this appears to be close. I have used it to spatchcock many chickens with relative ease.
http://www.zwillingonline.com/42914001.html -
I just bought these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PGG7ZQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
They seem to do a great job and are attractively priced. -
I have a pair of Wusthof shears, but I stopped using them for spatchcocking when I tried my Wusthof serrated bread knife. Works better than any shears I've tried!! Just saws right through it.
I'm sure any quality serrated knife would work, though I have tried lesser ones that will barely slice bread!!
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Carolina Q said:I have a pair of Wusthof shears, but I stopped using them for spatchcocking when I tried my Wusthof serrated bread knife. Works better than any shears I've tried!! Just saws right through it.
I'm sure any quality serrated knife would work, though I have tried lesser ones that will barely slice bread!! -
I like the shears. I have a couple of them. Just make sure they come apart for ease of cleaning thoroughly.
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SemolinaPilchard said:I don't think the same model of Henckels I have is still made, but this appears to be close. I have used it to spatchcock many chickens with relative ease.
http://www.zwillingonline.com/42914001.html
My Henckels are no longer made, but if the new ones are as good as the old ones, they are top notch.
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JohnnyTarheel said:My Cutco shears are fantastic!!
Just so happens that I used them tonight to "splat" a cornish game hen so that I could clean the remaining guts and fat out plus brine the bird over night. Like Pete said if you are using them to cut poultry in particular then being able to separate the shears in to two pieces is a real must to me. There's just some things that I don't trust a dishwasher to clean well and the other is a JACCARD. I'm a "knock-it-down-to-clean-it-right" kind of guy!Re-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
Another vote for cutco here. We love ours.
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The Shun Taskmasters are bulldozers. Use mine for all kinds of things in the kitchen. They come apart for easy cleaning.BrandonQuad Cities
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KnifeSalado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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I use some cutco poultry shears if I do it myself. If you have a good butcher they can do it for you on a band saw in seconds.
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Another vote here for Shun. Their shears cut the back bone out quite easily.
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I just use kitchen scissors.
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These are the ones I have
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Got these awhile back. Regular kitchen shears can't compare these things are just as sharp as my knives and come apart for easy cleaning. And they look good next to my knives. https://www.amazon.com/Tojiro-Pro-Separetable-Kitchen-Shears-FK-843/dp/B002YD96VK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489339307&sr=8-1&keywords=tojiro+kitchen+shears
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I have some Coisenart. They are just ho-hum.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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https://www.amazon.com/Dexter-Russell-8-inch-Heavy-Utility-Shears/dp/B008RBW0HA/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1489540230&sr=1-4&keywords=dexter+russell+shears
These are great; they come apart, and are very easy to clean."Feed me, or feed me to something; I just want to be part of the food chain" Al Bundy
LBGE, SBGE, Carson Rotisserie, Blackstone GriddleMilwaukee, Wisconsin -
Lit said:Got these awhile back. Regular kitchen shears can't compare these things are just as sharp as my knives and come apart for easy cleaning. And they look good next to my knives. https://www.amazon.com/Tojiro-Pro-Separetable-Kitchen-Shears-FK-843/dp/B002YD96VK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489339307&sr=8-1&keywords=tojiro+kitchen+shearsLarge BGEBBQ Guru DigiQ IIMartensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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bigalsworth said:Lit said:Got these awhile back. Regular kitchen shears can't compare these things are just as sharp as my knives and come apart for easy cleaning. And they look good next to my knives. https://www.amazon.com/Tojiro-Pro-Separetable-Kitchen-Shears-FK-843/dp/B002YD96VK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489339307&sr=8-1&keywords=tojiro+kitchen+shears
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ah dangLarge BGEBBQ Guru DigiQ IIMartensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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I vote for Cutco. I have little hand strength and arthritis, and I've tried the Messermeister poultry shears and the Shun shears (returned them). The Cutco are a world apart. Worth every (MANY) penny to me.
I can't bring myself to saw away on my Wüsthoff bread knife, so I'll never know how that feels.Judy in San Diego
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