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These Mod Scissors Will Cut The Bullshit Out Of Your Kitchen

I’m a proud hype-human for everyday tools, and today I’d like to share one that’s particularly special. You deserve better scissors, and you deserve them in the kitchen. Almost all kitchens do have a catch-all drawer full of mixed necessities: tape rolls, rubber bands, and a well-used if poorly made set of scissors. These are almost the scissors I’m talking about, but not quite. Once you have them, nothing will feel the same.

In a perfect world, catch-all kitchen scissors would lean into their locale and do a lot more. They should still open frustrating blister packaging and dice old credit cards, but they would also elegantly glide through green onions, comfortably debone chickens and delicately mince herbs. They should be slow to dull, and easy as hell to clean. And, considering what we’re into around here, looking nice would be nice.

This all sounds easy, and regular restaurant suppliers do have shears on offer, but it really isn’t simple. Long before Teflon coating and plastic handles and impulse-buy options, scissors were a tricky and considered tool, built to work hard and last. They were carefully forged, formed, hand assembled and intended to be re-sharpened, like a nice chef’s knife. A good pair would (I think should) last for decades of regular use. Common contemporary options usually disappoint. 

Ernest Wright & Sons Ltd. has been making that special blend of wicked sharp, well-balanced, outlive-you quality scissors for over 100 years. Located in Sheffield, they’ve been producing since the earliest days of stainless steel, and the family’s incredibly meticulous process has gotten them famous among quality-minded tool lovers today.

EW&S is now Kickstarting to re-release the Kutrite, a decidedly mod mid-century kitchen scissor, originally produced from the 1960s-‘80s. This sleek shear has all the badass little features a simple tool lover needs. With a name like 'Kutrite’ it sounds like it should come in avocado green, with a matched set of Tupperware. Instead it comes with the company’s famed cutting quality, plus a streamlined flat profile, large leverage-friendly loops, pop-apart blades for cleaning, toothed sections for grippy cutting and cracking nuts. And a bottle opener, because because. 

They’re also offering a more traditional 'Turton’ profile, with rounded handle and familiar angled blades reminiscent of their tailoring shears. Both start at ~$67 USD during the Kickstarter campaign. 

The difficult part is explaining how different nice scissors feel in use. Having used various other EW&S scissors, I can attest to their ability to handle tasks that would tucker cheaper options out with a single project. In the kitchen, that kind of quality and precision can reduce the number of knives needed in cooking, reduce hand strain for innumerable small tasks, and cut out waste. There will always be cheaper and fancier options, but over the years the reliability and satisfaction of a good everyday tool becomes a meaningful investment. 

You’ve got about one more day to get in on the early bird Kickstarter pricing, but having more than tripled their goal, this storied company will definitely deliver.

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