You’ve got a pair in your drawer. Every Aussie kitchen has them. Those sturdy, slightly intimidating kitchen scissors (or ‘shears’ if you’re fancy). You use them to cut baking paper, snip herbs, or maybe open that frustrating plastic packaging.

But have you ever looked at that weird, serrated metal jaw right between the handles?

It’s got these little teeth, and it sits there, uselessly, never touching the blades. For years, you’ve probably assumed it was a design flaw, a place where dirt collects, or maybe just a spot for the manufacturer to put a subtle company logo.

You were wrong. And this knowledge is about to change your next backyard barbie.

The Secret Life of the Shears

It turns out that little bit of metal isn’t just decoration, it’s a life hack disguised as stationary.

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