Everything is not what it seems.
Andrei Emelianov, who runs @Andrelifehack on TikTok, unveiled eight ways to use kitchen scissors beyond cutting in a one-minute viral clip with 5.3 million views.
At a young age, you’re taught that scissors are meant for only one thing: cutting various materials.
Unfortunately, this childhood lesson hasn’t transitioned over for many people when it comes to kitchen scissors, which often have a ridged, “toothy” center. That equipment opening feature was originally designed for cutting bones and harder foodstuffs, but has numerous everyday uses, too.
The hack expert revealed there is no need to struggle cracking open nuts; instead, rely on the serrations of your shears to do the job for you. In the clip posted on Oct. 22, the Denmark resident places an unopened walnut between the scissor’s teeth, clamps it down and voilà the nut is cracked wide open.
When a water bottle cap happens to be screwed on way too tight, kitchen clippers can alleviate the stress by placing the cap between the scissors’ serrations to twist it off.
Kitchen scissors can also be used as a wine bottle opener, but only if you use the metal teeth to screw off the cork.
The multipurpose tool specializes in opening various drinks, such as beer bottles, particularly when the shears are split into two instruments. A singular shear can pop off beer bottle tops like an ordinary beer opener.
Once the scissors are separated from the center where both blades connect, there is a beer-opener-like shape along the blade that allows for multifunctional use.
Another feature Emelianov points out on scissors that many people don’t utilize is on the blade top of the clippers, which helps pop open your favorite can of soda.
The tool is also useful when prepping fish, whether it entails descaling the fish, gripping the fishtail or cutting it open to clean out.
Kitchen scissors can be functional in three ways with fish, he noted. You can use the traditional method and cut it open or use the scissors’ serrations when you need to grip the fishtail to “prevent it from slipping out of your hands.”
But when you’re ready to remove the scales, the ideal way to complete that task is to split your serrated shears in half and place them against the fish, allowing the tool to remove the scales without damaging the skin.
Since the scissor blades are sharp, they can be used to chop up vegetables such as carrots, celery or cucumber.
The cooking tool can be used outside of the kitchen, too. If you have a loose screw in the house, scissors can tighten that nail. Emelianov demonstrates how the conventional item tightens a cabinet door hinge.
TikTokers were amazed to learn about the unspoken kitchen hack.
“Damn I’ve just been on basic mode with scissors this whole time,” commented one person.
“I knew scissors were underutilized,” admitted another.
“Learning how to use scissors was not on my 2023 bingo card,” one person quipped.