Review on HIC Harold Co 8642 Ghidini by John Wells

I need to replace them after butchering two pounds of chicken every day for three months. They started out with great cutting ability and cut through meat and sinew more easily than the PW varieties we bought from WM. I would give them a 3.5 if they were new. It took us a while to get used to holding them without handles. The length of the blade in front of the hook is fine, but the hook needs a bit more clearance between it and the pivot because we have to open the blades as much as possible to get the bones into the hook; It also took us some time to adapt. In hindsight, the presence of chrome-plated blades should have indicated quality, as they could not be sharpened, although dull blades were the problem. Sharpening and tightening the stainless steel PW scissors we had previously didn't improve their performance after they were a few months old, so I have no idea why they fail after a few months. I'm not sure that paying more for a pair of bird shears means better quality. Maybe we just have to expect to buy new ones every few months.