LamsonSharp Breakaway Kitchen Shears are made from hardened and tempered high-carbon stainless steel from Solingen, Germany. The shears two blades come apart - breakaway - into two pieces for easy and complete cleaning. Use for trimming herbs, cutting the stems off green beans, picking out the undesirable parts from organs, trimming the rind off bacon, opening sea urchins, cutting off a sprig of grapes, making paper frills and cutting parchment paper, or opening difficult packaging made of plastic or paper. Shear style: 8-Inch Forged Breakaway Kitchen.