So I had a chance to try out the Tojiro shears and didn't like how they felt in my hands. The handles are so small that my index and pinky fingers were on the curves. It didn't feel great at all and I imagine that would only get worst if I had to apply any amount of force.
I'm also checking out the Mac 8.5" shears. They seem pretty sweet and are highly recommended.
https://www.macknife.com/products/mac-8-1-2-kitchen-shears-ks-85
Just for reference my main kitchen knife is a Tsourkan 240mm work horse. I also have other mid range gyuotos. Strangely enough I've found that my Cutco super shears are holding up great! Sounds strange since overall Cutco's other products are rather weak but the shears are something that you should look at.
Over and over, I see professional chefs recommending the Cutco shears. I'm not a fan of the companies practices so I'm hesitant to give them $120+ for their scissors though, lol. I put in an offer on a "brand new in box" pair that I found elsewhere. We'll see how that goes.
Snipping herbs or cutting poultry up? True poultry shears are often curved and have a notch near the handle for cutting joints.
https://www.cutleryandmore.com/zwil...nless-steel-take-apart-poultry-shears-p138387
Mainly flower stems, some small vegetables, some meats (no joints), clamshell packages... Stuff like that. Basically anything my wife is uncomfortable using a knife on, or when I want to be lazy. They would probably only be used to spatchcock a chicken a couple of times. Those Zwillings look like they would be just the ticket if I was working with poultry more often. I imagine they would be a bit overkill for our needs though.
Man those are sweet, and I love supporting Baryonx! A 1/4" is seriously beefy though! Overkill? Hmmm...
Those look really, really similar to the Tojiro's I just checked out, but with larger handles. That's intriguing. I really didn't like the handles on the Tojiros.
This is what I was going to recommend as well. The simple, robust construction along with the piercing ability of the humboldt seems like it would be really good for cutting in the kitchen. I dislike shears with plastic caps and such around the pivots which seem to come on many less expensive shears like Oxo and some JA Henkels, or many that you'll find at bed bath and beyond really.
Bingo. I can't stand plastic handled scissors. Dipped would be ok, but no full on plastic.
The Fiskars kitchen shears are among the best and cheap.
I'm trying to avoid the plastic handled scissors. Of the plastic handled shears, I'd probably snag the Kershaw Taskmasters if I went that route.
