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.
![[Turns out, the bumpy 'teeth' can actually come in handy next time you're in charge of cooking a scrumptious roast]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ean7t4-christmas-dinner-866242590.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"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.".
![[The mind-blowing discovery was shared on Reddit]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2w9m6gy-pair-kitchen-scissors-shears-961496560.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
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.''.