Sharpening Old Kitchen Shears: Tips & Tricks

[ChefLAM]

Does anyone know if there is a way to sharpen the older style kitchen shears or is it best just to replace them with the newer style? Thanks for your help!

 

[DebbieJ]

The white ones or black ones with the herb stripper?

 

[ChefLAM]

I'm not sure. A customer left me a voice mail and asked if there was a way to sharpen her old kitchen shears or if she would have to have them replaced. She just said she bought them a while back. I will have to call her and see how long ago it was. I didn't know how many different kinds of shears we have had.

 

[raebates]

I've heard that cutting through a folded piece of foil (about 4 layers) can help to sharpen kitchen shears. I can't tell you where I heard this or if it will actually help.

 

[PamperedchefDaly]

I've heard that cutting through a folded piece of foil (about 4 layers) can help to sharpen kitchen shears. I can't tell you where I heard this or if it will actually help.

I heard that it was sandpaper that you cut through. Which sounds reasonable to me. In fact, I may have even tried it once.

 

[Chef Kearns]

We have had white handled shears that are self-sharpening. Everytime you cut something the blades rub each other to sharpen the scissors. They were re-designed to the slim black shears. They were horrible!! They didn't really cut, they definitely didn't self-sharpen.

Our current black handled shears are the BOMB!! They are basically the white shears with a new handle. LOL!!

 

[nancyk325]

Truly I found that the black one do not stay sharp either. I have had them since August and they barely cut anything. I need to return them.

 

[NooraK]

She can always take them to a place that sharpens knives and scissors.