What Is That Weird Toothed Part on Kitchen Scissors For? (And 4 Brilliant Hacks You’ve Been Missing)

actually is, how to use it, and why this tiny piece of metal is one of the most underappreciated, resourceful components of your kitchen apparatus.

🔍 First: What Exactly is This

Toothed Part?

If you look closely at your kitchen scissors, you will find this feature right where the handles start to curve inward, just below the finger loops. Sometimes it

is made of heavy-duty metal; other times, it is reinforced plastic. It always looks rugged, with deep, interlocking ridges.

If you close the scissors slowly, you’ll see the ridges come

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