Although German company Wusthof has spent many generations being known primarily for their high-end kitchen knives, their rather humble beginnings involved a couple decades of tirelessly handcrafting scissors.

Today, Wusthof continues to produce all sorts of kitchen shears, including vintage-style ones. My vote however goes to the Come Apart Shears, which — as their name implies — are comprised of two pieces that can be twisted and pulled apart for easy cleaning and drying.

You'll find these shears indispensable for a wide variety of tasks in the kitchen: breaking down chicken and fish, trimming fat from meat, snipping fresh herbs and dried fruit, cutting flowers, opening all kinds of packaging, and working with things like parchment paper and butcher's twine.

Add these excellent German-made shears to your cooking toolkit for $25 on Amazon.