Re: The MC kitchen shears are the BEST!

x Hedge · ‎08-18-2016

Wow! what a wonderful product review thread!

At first glance a person might think, oh not again! They present these over and over, every year.

But you make an excellent point, that many are probably given as gifts. I wonder how many are sold to people who are making their 2nd or 3rd purchase.

kittyloo · ‎03-11-2010

what brand is MC? i bought the kuhn rikon ones many years ago. love love loved them.

a couple of years later, i got the set of four. I'm still using them, as i probably couldn't live without them.

for some reason this pair arent as sharp and the last batch.

i've only been a couple of years, but i use them for everything in the kitchen.

i have a horrid time opening packaging.

ugh.

Daysdee · ‎03-09-2010

MC is Mark Charles who is the rep. for Kuhn Rikon and many other brands. (I love the shears too and use them daily.)

giddy up · ‎05-30-2011

Temptations had shears like these a few years ago that were made by Kuhn Ricon too. I picked up a couple in the OW spice pattern. They are very nice too.

loriqvc · ‎11-06-2011

@giddy up wrote:
Temptations had shears like these a few years ago that were made by Kuhn Ricon too. I picked up a couple in the OW spice pattern. They are very nice too.

@giddy up - Do the flowers at the ends of the handles get in the way or make cutting more awkward? I thought about picking up those TT shears when they were offered, but I didn't love that feature.

Sweetbay magnolia · ‎04-14-2013

Hi @loriqvc - I hope @giddy up doesn't mind if I answer. I just happened in to this thread. This is my experience:

I have a bunch of the original shears, and I was given the TT ones as a gift. I use them, but I miss the one-handed quick release latch of the originals. The TT ones are very cute and I do enjoy all things TT, but I don't reach for them as often because they are a two-handed operation to unlatch from the bottom, and then close, and I don't think the "torque" is as good, as those very cute handles are longer than the originals.

Cogito ergo sum

loriqvc · ‎11-06-2011

@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:
Hi @loriqvc - I hope @giddy up doesn't mind if I answer. I just happened in to this thread. This is my experience:

I have a bunch of the original shears, and I was given the TT ones as a gift. I use them, but I miss the one-handed quick release latch of the originals. The TT ones are very cute and I do enjoy all things TT, but I don't reach for them as often because they are a two-handed operation to unlatch from the bottom, and then close, and I don't think the "torque" is as good, as those very cute handles are longer than the originals.

Thanks, @Sweetbay magnolia - those were exactly the details I wondered about. Tara may never bring them back again, but if she does, I'll now know that I should stick with the original KR version.