What is that weird serrated part on kitchen scissors for? (You’re ignoring a brilliant tool)

How to use:

Place a peeled garlic clove or dried pepper in the groove

Squeezing – the teeth crush it into a fine pulp

Scrape out and add to the pan

✅ Faster than a knife – and no mortar or pestle needed.

  1. Bottle cap gripper and foil cutter 🍷

Some scissors use their teeth to cut foil seals or grip bottle caps.

How to use:

Use the edges to tear open the foil on wine bottles or spice jars.

Grab the edge of a stubborn bottle cap for extra leverage

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✅ A small tool with great utility.

🛠️ Extra tricks you didn’t know about

Cut out thick plastic packaging

First use the teeth to pierce, then cut with the blades

Break the herb stems

Crush woody stems (e.g. rosemary) to release the flavor

Open stubborn shells

Use your teeth to open closed plastic containers

Emergency handle for slippery lids

It works like a rubber jar opener – but built in

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