OXOGood Grips Kitchen and Herb Scissors & Good Grips Box Grater

The handles are too long so for someone with a small hand, glove size 7, it requires exaggerated hand movement to open the blades wide enough to cut efficiently. For example, if I just move my hand normally as I do with my old kitchen scissors, the blades on my old kitchen scissors would open all the way to the pivot point, but the new one using the same hand movement, would open to 1/3 of the length down from the tip. Not a good design.

I've had a good few kitchen scissors over the years and a lot of them have had annoying little irritants such as the size of the grip or the pivot point being too far back or too far forward or just being, well..., just not particularly good at being scissors.These, however, are excellent. Really comfy, nicely pivoted so you can open them wide enough to get a decent purchase on whatever you're cutting but not that wide that you have no leverage to give a decent cut.The handles are nicely cushioned and the blades are super sharp. I love the way they come apart for cleaning - in fact, I never thought I'd be waxing lyrical over a pair of kitchen scissors but I can't help it. These are, for me, perfect.

I had no idea that OXO made kitchen equipment - I naively thought they just made stock cubes and awful TV ads in the 80s! It seems I've been missing a trick here with their equipment though...I was becoming more and more frustrated with the pair of scissors I was using in the kitchen. Probably the item I cut the most is chicken breasts or mini fillets and more recently I was finding that a bit of a struggle. Rather than one simple snip to cut through it was requiring more and more, especially to cut the sinew part on some of the breasts.I decided to look for some new scissors and quickly came across these OXO Good Grips Kitchen Herb Scissors. Lots of positive reviews so that's always a good start.When they arrived I was impressed at how they looked and felt, but that was nowhere near as satisfying as the sharp snipping noise they make. You can definitely feel the blades making good contact and they felt sharp. I decided to cut some chicken up, because that is pretty much what I bought them for, and they sheared through it like a knife through butter. Quick and easy and a satisfying noise during each snip.The scissors come apart easy so you can clean them which is a novel idea. The handles are quite large and perfect for my hands. My girlfriends hands are much smaller and she can use them OK but they don't open as wide for her, however she was still able to cut stuff so she's happy with them too.There isn't much to go wrong with these but I'll be interested to see how long they last. The next time I start struggling to cut chicken it will be a pretty good indicator that the scissors are blunt!I've not used the herb stripper (yet) so can't really comment on that part. It certainly wasn't a consideration for me when purchasing these scissors though.Pros:- Decent quality.- Sharp (with a satisfying snipping noise).- Come apart easily for cleaning.Neutral:- The handles are quite large, perfect for my hands but small hands may struggle to open them very far.Cons:- Perhaps £12 is a little expensive for a pair of scissors but I use them pretty much every day.

I absolutely adore these scissors. They’re super sharp and the steel is very thick and strong. The fact that they come apart for washing is great! So much more hygienic and no risk of pinching yourself or your washcloths between the blades like other scissors. The handles are a pleasure too, I’m left-handed and thankfully these scissors don’t favor either left or right-handed people since they’re symmetrical. The handles are also a little squishy so if you have a tendency to hold your scissors with a vice-like grip you won’t be at risk of getting finger dents like you would with firm plastic handles. Highly recommended!

Fabulous strong and strudy scissors, only pain with them is having to wait in for them in person due to knife laws. As a grown adult I've never tried to stab anyone ever, so having to wait in for this package in case I ever decide to is annoying, no fault of Amazon or Victorinox though, that is UK laws etc. Scissors are top quality and really good. Separate easily, they do not want to left in the sink / water for long as oil on the joint. The OXO ones are quite chunky and very comfy to use, the Victorinox ones are slim and ergonomic. Both are great quality.

These are excellent scissors. I have been fed up with other well known brand scissors I have had to replace after a short time, where the nut area has become rusty because it is difficult to dry. I love the way these come apart to dry. I had a laugh at some reviewers who said their scissors fell apart - they are supposed to!!!!! They cut smoothly as well. I have tried slicing things with them and it worked but it is easier just to grab a knife.

I have numerous OXO Good Grips kitchen utensils, everything from Speed-peelers to a Can-opener to an Omelette Slice, etc. They are all excellent, the best of their class on the market. This pair of kitchen scissors is no different to my other OXO Good Grips utensils, i.e. they are the best on the market. Specifically, I can say that they are much better than the Fiskars scissors that they have replaced. #recommended

Very disappointing, especially for an Oxo Good Grips product. They are heavy and way too big for my hands - and after the 2nd wash were so stiff that they wouldn't cut anything. I have now applied a little olive oil to the joining mechanism but really I shouldn't need to do that. My old ones from Lakeland, bought about 10 years ago, are no longer made but were far superior, easy to hold and much lighter. What I want from kitchen scissors is something to cut packaging and trim the fat off bacon etc. These are far too heavy and cumbersome.