Kitchen/poultry shears

Sheldon said:

Dave Smith said:

Don Wiss said:

>But for all kitchen kutting nothing beats a sharp knife

Sorry Sheldon. Shears do better for some tasks. While I no longer

eat boil

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in bag foods (they still produce them don't they?) I'd much prefer

using

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shears to open the hot things.

Figures someone named Wiss would be pushing shears...

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It's a snap to snip the backbone out of a chicken or to cut down

through the

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breast bone and cartilage with a good pair of kitchen shears.Having

done it

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with knives, crummy shears and good shears, the shears win hands

down.

That's because you haven't a clue how to use a knife... I've never yet
seen a butcher shop with shears... kitchen shears were developed
*specifically* for those who really don't belong in kitchens. You
can't use a knife and probably need your mommy to tie your shoes too.

Sheldon

Butcher shops normally use a bandsaw to split chickens. The mighty
Sheldon has spoken...hereto and henceforth no one shall use shears for
cutting anything in a kitchen.

Allan Matthews said:

Sheldon said:

Dave Smith said:

Don Wiss wrote:

> >But for all kitchen kutting nothing beats a sharp knife
>
> Sorry Sheldon. Shears do better for some tasks. While I no

longer

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eat boil

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> in bag foods (they still produce them don't they?) I'd much

prefer

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using

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> shears to open the hot things.

Figures someone named Wiss would be pushing shears...

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It's a snap to snip the backbone out of a chicken or to cut down

through the

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breast bone and cartilage with a good pair of kitchen

shears.Having

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done it

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with knives, crummy shears and good shears, the shears win hands

down.

That's because you haven't a clue how to use a knife... I've never

yet

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seen a butcher shop with shears... kitchen shears were developed
*specifically* for those who really don't belong in kitchens. You
can't use a knife and probably need your mommy to tie your shoes

too.

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Sheldon

Butcher shops normally use a bandsaw to split chickens. The mighty
Sheldon has spoken...hereto and henceforth no one shall use shears

for

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cutting anything in a kitchen.

Not true. Butchers typically disjoint fowl with a cleaver. The ONLY
time butchers will put a band saw to fowl is when some jerk-off
imbecile (Allen Mathews) requests their frozen turkey be bisected.

Sheldon

Sheldon said:

Allan Matthews said:

Sheldon said:

Dave Smith wrote:
> Don Wiss wrote:
>
> > >But for all kitchen kutting nothing beats a sharp knife
> >
> > Sorry Sheldon. Shears do better for some tasks. While I no

longer

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eat boil
> > in bag foods (they still produce them don't they?) I'd much

prefer

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using
> > shears to open the hot things.

Figures someone named Wiss would be pushing shears...

> It's a snap to snip the backbone out of a chicken or to cut down
through the
> breast bone and cartilage with a good pair of kitchen

shears.Having

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done it
> with knives, crummy shears and good shears, the shears win hands
down.

That's because you haven't a clue how to use a knife... I've never

yet

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seen a butcher shop with shears... kitchen shears were developed
*specifically* for those who really don't belong in kitchens. You
can't use a knife and probably need your mommy to tie your shoes

too.

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Sheldon

Butcher shops normally use a bandsaw to split chickens. The mighty
Sheldon has spoken...hereto and henceforth no one shall use shears

for

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cutting anything in a kitchen.

Not true. Butchers typically disjoint fowl with a cleaver. The ONLY
time butchers will put a band saw to fowl is when some jerk-off
imbecile (Allen Mathews) requests their frozen turkey be bisected.

Sheldon

Read my post carefully, if you can read....I said split...not
disjointed. I have watched dozens of chickens being split with a
bandsaw. I have helped barbeque 700 chickens at a time and I know
whereof I speak.
Allan

Sheldon said:

Allan Matthews said:

Sheldon said:

Dave Smith wrote:
> Don Wiss wrote:
>
> > >But for all kitchen kutting nothing beats a sharp knife
> >
> > Sorry Sheldon. Shears do better for some tasks. While I no

longer

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eat boil
> > in bag foods (they still produce them don't they?) I'd much

prefer

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using
> > shears to open the hot things.

Figures someone named Wiss would be pushing shears...

> It's a snap to snip the backbone out of a chicken or to cut down
through the
> breast bone and cartilage with a good pair of kitchen

shears.Having

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done it
> with knives, crummy shears and good shears, the shears win hands
down.

That's because you haven't a clue how to use a knife... I've never

yet

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seen a butcher shop with shears... kitchen shears were developed
*specifically* for those who really don't belong in kitchens. You
can't use a knife and probably need your mommy to tie your shoes

too.

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Sheldon

Butcher shops normally use a bandsaw to split chickens. The mighty
Sheldon has spoken...hereto and henceforth no one shall use shears

for

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cutting anything in a kitchen.

Not true. Butchers typically disjoint fowl with a cleaver. The ONLY
time butchers will put a band saw to fowl is when some jerk-off
imbecile (Allen Mathews) requests their frozen turkey be bisected.

Sheldon

Read my post carefully, if you can read....I said split...not
disjointed. I have watched dozens of chickens being split with a
bandsaw. I have helped barbeque 700 chickens at a time and I know
whereof I speak.
Allan

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Serendipity said:

I find kitchen shears quite handy but likely not for the reason they
were intended. I use them for opening packaging like bacon, hams, and
turkeys that have that darn heavy shrink packaging.

That's what I use them for, too. I've never cut food with them. It would
never occur to me. Well, maybe now.

Would not the plastic heavy shrink packaging damage your meat shears beyond
use? Also they look pretty dangerous to use this way. One jab -- ouch!

The more I think on this ... I don't know what the intended use for my
shears is. And I was having a senior moment when I said that mine are OXO.
The ones I have came in a block along with a cheapo set of Sabatier knives.

I'll probably eventually spring for a pair that I know are for cutting
meat. The more I read the arguments in this tread, the more dedicated I'm
becoming to cutting up raw meat with a pair of scissors. <EG>

Carol
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Allan *PINHEAD* Matthews said:

Sheldon said:

Allan *PINHEAD* Matthews said:

On 17 May 2005 06:09:52 -0700, "Sheldon" <[email hidden]>

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>Dave Smith wrote:
>> Don Wiss wrote:
>>
>> > >But for all kitchen kutting nothing beats a sharp knife
>> >
>> > Sorry Sheldon. Shears do better for some tasks. While I no

longer

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>eat boil
>> > in bag foods (they still produce them don't they?) I'd much

prefer

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>using
>> > shears to open the hot things.
>
>Figures someone named Wiss would be pushing shears...
>
>> It's a snap to snip the backbone out of a chicken or to cut

down

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>through the
>> breast bone and cartilage with a good pair of kitchen

shears.Having

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>done it
>> with knives, crummy shears and good shears, the shears win

hands

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>down.
>
>That's because you haven't a clue how to use a knife... I've

never

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yet

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>seen a butcher shop with shears... kitchen shears were developed
>*specifically* for those who really don't belong in kitchens.

You

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>can't use a knife and probably need your mommy to tie your shoes

too.

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>Sheldon

Butcher shops normally use a bandsaw to split chickens. The

mighty

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Sheldon has spoken...hereto and henceforth no one shall use shears

for

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cutting anything in a kitchen.

Not true. Butchers typically disjoint fowl with a cleaver. The

ONLY

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time butchers will put a band saw to fowl is when some jerk-off
imbecile (Allen Mathews) requests their frozen turkey be bisected.

Sheldon

Read my post carefully, if you can read....I said split...not
disjointed.

You are indeed a moron... in butcher-speak split and disjoint are
SYNONYMOUS... you illiterate [censored].

Sheldon

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Allan *PINHEAD* Matthews said:

Sheldon said:

Allan *PINHEAD* Matthews wrote:
> On 17 May 2005 06:09:52 -0700, "Sheldon" <[email hidden]>

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> >
> >Dave Smith wrote:
> >> Don Wiss wrote:
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> >> > >But for all kitchen kutting nothing beats a sharp knife
> >> >
> >> > Sorry Sheldon. Shears do better for some tasks. While I no
longer
> >eat boil
> >> > in bag foods (they still produce them don't they?) I'd much
prefer
> >using
> >> > shears to open the hot things.
> >
> >Figures someone named Wiss would be pushing shears...
> >
> >> It's a snap to snip the backbone out of a chicken or to cut

down

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> >through the
> >> breast bone and cartilage with a good pair of kitchen
shears.Having
> >done it
> >> with knives, crummy shears and good shears, the shears win

hands

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> >down.
> >
> >That's because you haven't a clue how to use a knife... I've

never

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yet
> >seen a butcher shop with shears... kitchen shears were developed
> >*specifically* for those who really don't belong in kitchens.

You

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> >can't use a knife and probably need your mommy to tie your shoes
too.
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> >Sheldon
>
> Butcher shops normally use a bandsaw to split chickens. The

mighty

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> Sheldon has spoken...hereto and henceforth no one shall use shears
for
> cutting anything in a kitchen.

Not true. Butchers typically disjoint fowl with a cleaver. The

ONLY

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time butchers will put a band saw to fowl is when some jerk-off
imbecile (Allen Mathews) requests their frozen turkey be bisected.

Sheldon

Read my post carefully, if you can read....I said split...not
disjointed.

You are indeed a moron... in butcher-speak split and disjoint are
SYNONYMOUS... you illiterate [censored].

Sheldon

Sorry Sheldon
Disjoint means to remove wings, thighs and legs from the body...split
means to cut the body lengthwise.
Allan

Allan Matthews said:

Sorry Sheldon
Disjoint means to remove wings, thighs and legs from the body...split
means to cut the body lengthwise.

You might want to try talking to a wall. It may not have any sense either,
but it won't respond with a lot of BS.
I have seen my local butcher split chickens with a band saw, but never with
a knife or cleaver. And FWIW, we were running late tonight and had
forgotten to defrost anything for dinner. We stopped at a grocery store and
bought a freshly roasted chicken that would be big enough for two nights. It
was a half hour driver home so I wanted to re-heat half of it for dinner
night. I suppose I could have got out the cleaver and chopped the bird in
half, but that would have sent juice flying all over the kitchen. Instead, I
got out my good poultry shears (purchased last year at Lee Valley) snip
snip snip and I had two halves and no mess. The Nancyboy is entitled to his
own opinion, but like most of his opinions, it stinks.

Damsel said:

The more I think on this ... I don't know what the intended use for my
shears is. And I was having a senior moment when I said that mine are OXO.
The ones I have came in a block along with a cheapo set of Sabatier knives.

I'll probably eventually spring for a pair that I know are for cutting
meat. The more I read the arguments in this tread, the more dedicated I'm
becoming to cutting up raw meat with a pair of scissors. <EG>

Damsel said:

The more I think on this ... I don't know what the intended use for my
shears is. And I was having a senior moment when I said that mine are OXO.
The ones I have came in a block along with a cheapo set of Sabatier knives.

Hey what happened to Fiskars scissors in this discussion? They cut
poultry, shellfish and cloth with equal aplomb.... and they don't cost
an arm or a leg.

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I'll probably eventually spring for a pair that I know are for cutting
meat. The more I read the arguments in this tread, the more dedicated I'm
becoming to cutting up raw meat with a pair of scissors. <EG

I can't go that far, but there are times that scissors do the trick.
I have a favorite pair of scissors made by (gasp) Fuller Brush that I
bought 20 or more years ago from a door to door salesman and I still
have them.

sf said:

I can't go that far, but there are times that scissors do the trick.
I have a favorite pair of scissors made by (gasp) Fuller Brush that I
bought 20 or more years ago from a door to door salesman and I still
have them.

We just so happen to have a Fuller Brush person in town here. I haven't
contacted them yet, but I need a new mop head and probably a few other
things. I'll check out those scissors. Thanks!

Carol
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Serendipity <[email hidden]> said:

>I find kitchen shears quite handy but likely not for the reason they
>were intended. I use them for opening packaging like bacon, hams, and
>turkeys that have that darn heavy shrink packaging.

That's what I use them for, too. I've never cut food with them. It

would

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never occur to me. Well, maybe now.

Indeed - for jointing poultry etc. the thing to use is a two handed

felling

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axe.

I'm gonna hunt you down, and ..... THWACK!

You seem to have an obsession with thwacking people Carol - is this
something you'd care to talk about? ',;~}~

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The only times I have ever jointed poultry has been tearing legs and wings
off of a roasted turkey, and splitting chicken wings into their three
separate parts, prior to making them delicious.

I've done it many times for Indian chicken dishes - some of them, it's much
better to casserole the chicken in potrions like 1/2 or 1/4 breasts, legs
and wings - I must admit, I just snap the tendons by bending the joints then
use my knife, maybe a Ch. cleaver to split he breast...

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Carol, having boneless, skinless chicken breasts later this week. 😄

I prefer the thigh to breast... well, with poultry ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

I'm gonna wade in here wanted or not and add:

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You are indeed a moron... in butcher-speak split and disjoint are
SYNONYMOUS... you illiterate [censored].

Sheldon

'Sheldon' and 'over-opinionated', too.

HTH, HADAD!

Shaun aRe

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The Nancyboy is entitled to his
own opinion, but like most of his opinions, it stinks.

It actually clearly states on the 'Sheldon's Opinion' label: "Freeze
immediately on day of purchase to avoid foul stenches." You blithering
IDIOT. ANYONE with any working brain cells AT ALL would have known that and
avoided the smelly mess you deservedly found yourself in.

Shaun <EG!> aRe ',;~}~
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Damsel said:

I'm gonna hunt you down, and ..... THWACK!

You seem to have an obsession with thwacking people Carol - is this
something you'd care to talk about? ',;~}~

And you seem to have an obsession with thwacking off... and people are
tired of hearing your persistant splattering, albiet impotent... put a
condom on it!

Sheldon

Great tip. Thank you, Edwin

Steve
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Tools by Steve Bottorff
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I'm looking for a good set of kitchen shears. I am partial to the
old-fashioned kind that have a bottle opener and screwdriver in addition
to the blades, but I would consider something different if the quality was
good. I currently own a fancy all-steel pair of poultry shears; they look
(and are) expensive and high-tech, but they are almost useless, since the
handles become so slippery when cutting up a chicken that I can't hold
onto them.

www.leevalley.com While there, order the jar opener (amazing gadget) and
the Chinese scissors. Great bargain.

I've bought a half dozen of the jar openers to give away I like it so much
and want others to be able to easily open things.

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Shaun aRe said:

Damsel said:

I'm gonna hunt you down, and ..... THWACK!

You seem to have an obsession with thwacking people Carol - is this
something you'd care to talk about? ',;~}~

And you seem to have an obsession with thwacking off... and people

I'm sorry that your 'condition' makes you more than one person Shelly - if I
was religious, I'd pray for your return to wellbeing, but I ain't, so tough
titty, bwoy.

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are
tired of hearing your persistant splattering, albiet impotent... put a
condom on it!

Sheldon

You may just find a way to stop projecting one day... possibly.

Shaun aRe - Thanks for joining in though.

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Serendipity said:

I find kitchen shears quite handy but likely not for the reason they
were intended. I use them for opening packaging like bacon, hams, and
turkeys that have that darn heavy shrink packaging.

That's what I use them for, too. I've never cut food with them. It would
never occur to me. Well, maybe now.

Carol

Would not the plastic heavy shrink packaging damage your meat shears beyond
use? Also they look pretty dangerous to use this way. One jab -- ouch!
Dee

I've been doing using a pair of Wilshire sheers for this purpose for
close to twelve years. It doesn't seem to have done any damage.

Sheldon said:

Dave Smith said:

Don Wiss said:

>But for all kitchen kutting nothing beats a sharp knife

Sorry Sheldon. Shears do better for some tasks. While I no longer

eat boil

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in bag foods (they still produce them don't they?) I'd much prefer

using

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

shears to open the hot things.

Figures someone named Wiss would be pushing shears...

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It's a snap to snip the backbone out of a chicken or to cut down

through the

Quoted message said:

breast bone and cartilage with a good pair of kitchen shears.Having

done it

Quoted message said:

with knives, crummy shears and good shears, the shears win hands

down.

That's because you haven't a clue how to use a knife... I've never yet
seen a butcher shop with shears... kitchen shears were developed
*specifically* for those who really don't belong in kitchens. You
can't use a knife and probably need your mommy to tie your shoes too.

Actually, our local butcher shop does have a pair of shears. They are
big, nasty looking things that could likely chop off an arm or leg. He
has them hanging on the wall along with a few other tools of
destruction. I'm not sure if they are in current use but at any rate
they once were. I think he collects old butcher's tools and hangs them
up to give the store ambiance. At any rate, he has excellent meat!

BTW, I do use kitchen shears but not for food. Still they come in
handy. And I haven't had mommy tie my shoes since I discovered slip ons
and velcro 😉 All joking aside, it wouldn't have dawned on me to use
the kitchen shears on food.

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Sheldon

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Shaun aRe said:

Indeed - for jointing poultry etc. the thing to use is a two handed
felling axe.

I'm gonna hunt you down, and ..... THWACK!

You seem to have an obsession with thwacking people Carol - is this
something you'd care to talk about? ',;~}~

Just letting out the seething anger that is inside of me. <G> Truth to be
told, I'm not sure what I'm angry about, but I regularly beat Crash
senseless in my sleep. Earlier this year, we got a king size bed, so he's
much safer now.

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Carol, having boneless, skinless chicken breasts later this week. 😄

I prefer the thigh to breast... well, with poultry ',;~}~

THWACK!

Carol
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