Scissors to Cut Food

Raymond Lin · 3 Jun 2014 at 01:23

There is a girl at work who does this to her salad every day.

At the start of the lunch hour she would get a pair of scissors out and snip away for a good minute and proceed to eat it with a fork. There are not shortage of knifes in the kitchen but she still does it everyday.

Psymonkee · 3 Jun 2014 at 01:40

For some reason my parents use a pair of scissors (that took a lot of spelling....) to cut bacon sandwiches in half.

By the time they've got that far I'm pretty much done and licking the HP sauce off my lips!

pitchfork · 3 Jun 2014 at 07:48

semi-pro waster said:
If you'd take 4 goes to cut your pizza with a pizza cutter then why would it take more goes with scissors? The principle of cutting a straight line across the diameter is the same so you'd still be going from one outer edge to the other - the only difference is the implement used.

Not really, if you go straight accross with scissors you'll get pizza on your hands.

23JMZ07 · 4 Jun 2014 at 16:53

pitchfork said:
Not really, if you go straight accross with scissors you'll get pizza on your hands.

Not to mention the need for 12+ inch scissors...

jellybeard999 · 4 Jun 2014 at 18:55

23JMZ07 said:
Not to mention the need for 12+ inch scissors...

http://www.screwfix.com/p/harris-professional-wallpaper-scissors-12/55957 :cool:

I use a bog standard M&S wheel for pizzas and have no problems

I do use some specific "kitchen shears" for cutting odd stuff such as bacon (into lardons), but don't use them that often.

EdwardTeach · 4 Jun 2014 at 19:02

I used some today to cut the ends of some green beans.! We have specific scissors that are for food. As has been mentioned they are but far the best way for dealing with things like bacon.

semi-pro waster · 4 Jun 2014 at 22:49

pitchfork said:
Not really, if you go straight accross with scissors you'll get pizza on your hands.

Maybe, not usually a big problem but I guess it may depend on whether it's deep pan and how much you have in the way of toppings.

23JMZ07 said:
Not to mention the need for 12+ inch scissors...

In the same way that for every other task involving cutting you need scissors that are at least the same length as what you are cutting so it's only one snip...?

altrewin · 4 Jun 2014 at 22:57

We've used scissors in the past for cutting greens, bacon and I think possibly chorizo. But never for cutting pizza, that is either a pizza cutter or if it's gone a bit too crispy a we use large knife.

FinglisHobbit · 5 Jun 2014 at 11:37

I have a pizza cutter and scissors. Both or which are fine. But scissors are better when it comes to harder crusts etc.

Ill just use whatever is at hand. Id definitely recommend scissors for cutting pizza if youve never tried it.

Bobmunkhouse · 6 Jun 2014 at 18:22

arknor said:
so just use the scissors for cutting up bacon when a slice is to long to fit in my sandwich without overhang

Not sure why I found this funny but I did.......

I would never think of doing that.....I would just fold it or eat with bits hanging out....

Illgresi · 6 Jun 2014 at 19:07

Quite often use scissors to cut chives if I'm only needing enough for one portion.

abbotsmike · 9 Jun 2014 at 21:01

I just use a big knife for every cutting job to be honest, find it less faff than having different things for different purposes. Only ever had crap scissors at home which probably didn't help mind.

dacads · 9 Jun 2014 at 22:05

Never thought of using scissors for cutting pizza lol, won't need to anyway I use a knife or pizza cutter (useless

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