Chopping herbs with a knife is one of those small kitchen tasks that takes longer than it should, especially with something like coriander or chives where you’re making dozens of tiny cuts to get an even, fine result. Multi-blade herb scissors solve this in one motion instead of fifty.
These 5-blade herb scissors work exactly like they sound: five stainless steel blades stacked together on a single pivot, so one snip through a bunch of basil, chives, or parsley does the work of several knife chops. You hold the herbs in one hand, snip directly over the pan or plate, and skip the chopping board entirely. For anyone who cooks with fresh herbs regularly, that’s a real time save, not a gimmick.
The blades are stainless steel, five layers of it, so they won’t react with acidic herbs the way some cheaper metals can, and the handles are shaped to sit comfortably in your fingers when you’re snipping a lot. The listing also suggests them for spring onions, chillies and seaweed, which is about the right range for what they can manage.
The one real maintenance issue with this style of scissors is clogging. Five blades that close together will trap bits of herb between them, and if you skip cleaning them out, they get harder to use over time. A small cleaning comb comes in the box for exactly this problem: you run the teeth between the blades and it pulls out anything stuck in there in a few swipes, no cocktail stick required. There’s also a cover that goes over the blades when you’re not using them, which is worth using if you’re tossing these in a drawer with other utensils rather than a dedicated slot.
A couple of things to know going in. These are built for herbs and soft greens, not thick stems or anything fibrous, and they work best in smaller batches. Try to force through three thick spring onions at once and you’ll strain your hand and get an uneven cut; two at a time, or working through a bunch a handful at a time, is the sweet spot. Once you get a feel for how much to load in per snip, it becomes second nature fast.
If you find yourself reaching for a knife and board just to mince a small handful of parsley for a garnish, this is the gadget that removes that step. Snip, sprinkle, done.
Get the 5-blade herb scissors here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SCQ8Q6C?tag=sizzlenook-21
