Be able to perform very precise cuts of poultry, vegatables, pies, and even pizzas with one of our kitchen scissors and shears. These kitchen utensils are very useful when you are trying to cut small portions of your food. Confused between the difference between a scissor and a shear? The main difference is that shears usually have a larger handle on one side than the other, but overall, both shears and scissors are useful in very similar ways.