What’s that weird serrated part on kitchen scissors for? (You’re ignoring a brilliant tool.)

How to use:

Insert a peeled garlic clove or a dried chili pepper into the slot.

Press: the teeth crush it until you obtain a fine pulp.

Scrape it and add it to the pan.

✅ Faster than a knife, no mortar or pestle needed.

4. Cap crusher and foil cutter 🍷
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Some scissors use their teeth to cut aluminum foil seals or grab bottle caps.

How to use:

Use the edges to tear foil from wine bottles or spice jars.

Grab the edge of a stubborn bottle cap for leverage.

✅ A small tool with great utility.

🛠️ Bonus tricks you didn’t know about

Cutting thick plastic packaging

First, use the prongs to pierce, then cut with the blades.

Break the stems of the aromatic herbs

Crush woody stems (like rosemary) to release their aroma.

Open stubborn shells

Use the prongs to open closed plastic containers.