It was early on when I was testing out Spatchcocking a chicken that I broke scissors. Yes, the plastic scissors I was using broke. (It hurt.) You might notice this in the recipe that the photos mysteriously don’t show me cutting both sides of the spine. This is because the scissors broke mid recipe photo shoot. I’m really glad they did break. Now I have some amazing kitchen shears that work really well and clean really well. (They come apart for easy cleaning.) If you enjoy cooking this is one of those tools I have to recommend. They are purpose built, they’re made tough, and they’re easy to clean. Please consider picking up a pair if you like spatchcocking a chicken (Flattened Chicken).
I normally don’t like to lecture about safety, but the fact they easily come apart so you can clean all surfaces, is really a selling feature. The low FODMAP community has a hard enough time without getting sick due to bacteria. Protect your gut, by some shears that disassemble.
Here’s the one’s I use, but by all means buy any ones you want. (I don’t have affiliate links, i’m just trying to be helpful.)
It really is so much easier to use this type of specialty scissors, not to just cut the back section off of a whole chicken, but also use them instead of a knife to trim off extra fat & skin from raw thighs or chicken breast. Way faster and easier. Keep these scissors just for cooking purposes!
Yes kitchen shears are fantastic! Makes a good gift for home cooks… also good for trimming extra buts of skin and fat off of thighs and chicken breast pieces too.p