HAVE you got a pair of kitchen scissors that feature bumpy ”teeth” – and you’ve got no clue what their purpose is?
It seems that Redditors have been left just as baffled, after an image of the kitchen essential was shared to the Does Anyone Know subreddit.
“Does anyone know what this part of the scissors are for?” one user asked alongside the snap.
The post sparked a flurry of theories in the comments, with one savvy foodie suggesting: “For taking off tight bottle caps, just put it around the cap and squeeze – the teeth will bite in to grip while the scissors give you more leverage to turn.”
Another chimed in with their theory, writing: “It’s sometimes called the ‘bone-notch’ or the ‘serration-grip’.
”They’re generally multi-purpose, and most have been covered in the other comments, but to summarise, they can be used for cracking nuts, gripping or breaking meat bones, opening bottles, and removing raised wine corks.”
A third shared their take: “Everyone is saying bottle opener or nutcracker when I assumed it was for stripping herbs. The more you know.”
Meanwhile, other Redditors insisted the feature was designed solely for dealing with bones – and it come in quite handy next time you’re whipping up a scrumptious Sunday roast.
One cooking pro said: “I’m a chef and they am meant for taking the bones out of the meat.”
”People say they’re nutcrackers, but you grab the meat you put the bone in between those metal things twist and pull the bone out.”
This theory was also echoed by another meat-loving food fan who wrote: “They’re chicken scissors and it’s for breaking the bones of the chicken.”
That was followed by a third Reddit user, who stated: “They’re kitchen scissors and those bits are for cracking bones in poultry.”
Offering their take, someone advised: “They are general purpose kitchen scissors. Used for deboning and or cracking lobster but not limited to those uses.
”They are for any general purpose the end user can use them for. Had they of been closer I would of said it would be to grab the end of a fabric as you cut, however the scissors pictured are not of those variety.”
No matter how you plan to use the scissors following these insights, Food Republic advises extra caution, stating: “Regardless of what you’re using your kitchen scissors to open, always keep safety in mind.
”Always hold scissors with their blades pointed upward, so you never pull up on a lid or bottle cap. Instead, always twist, and be sure to keep the blades as far away from your face as possible.”
This comes after people only just realised what AM and PM stand for – and it’s blown their minds.
Curious to find out the meaning behind these letters, one X (Twitter) user, @IAMTOINEJ, recently asked: “I might be called stupid after this, but WTF does ‘AM’ and ‘PM’ stand for?”
The post sent the internet into meltdown and received over 159,000 likes and more than a staggering 47,000 replies.
Some were baffled, and said that the answer is common knowledge, whilst others shared that they had no idea.
AM is a Latin phrase which means ante meridiem, which translates as before midday.
PM means post meridium, which translates to after midday.
One person said: “I’ve never in my life thought to ask this question… lmao.”
Sharing a jokey anecdote, another person added: “Haha, my wife just said, ‘almost morning and past morning?'”
