Every home should have a Trojka! (Trojka Household Scissors)

Member Name: i_am_joy

Product:	Trojka Household Scissors
Date:	12/01/09 (88 review reads)
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Advantages: They cut well, comfortable to hold, non-slippery, dishwasher safe, cheap

Disadvantages: -----------

I must tell you all about my wonderful scissors, I have just chopped some fresh parsley with them and realised just how wonderful and versatile they are. These Trojka only cost me 99p from Ikea a few months ago and they're honestly one of the best pairs of scissors I've ever had.

The scissors are a lovely blue colour and coated in plastic all the way down the blades of the scissors as well as on the handles. The blades are made of stainless steel and you can just see them peeking out of the plastic, I've never seen scissors coated like this and it makes them look a little bit like children's scissors but I think they look lovely.

The blades are nice and sharp which makes these scissors suitable for a lot of household tasks. My pair I keep in the kitchen for cutting bacon, herbs and other foodstuffs so I don't tend to use them for anything else for fear of contaminating them. However my daughter has the exact same pair and she has used hers to cut everything from tissue paper to kitchen lino, after around four months they are showing absolutely no signs of wear and tear despite the fact that she really does use them for everything.

They are very sturdy, I was a little concerned that the plastic was going to start coming away from the steel but there have been no problems at all in this respect even though my scissors are used and washed in hot water at least five times a day! In fact these scissors look in as good condition as the day I bought them, which I'm sure you'll agree is excellent news considering how cheap they were.

These scissors measure around 9 inches from the tip of the blade to the top of the finger hole, the blades themselves are around 5 inches long which is ideal for most purposes. I think the Trojka scissors are very comfortable to hold and even when I have used them to cut tough foods I don't get sore fingers as I find happens when using cheap scissors, particularly when I cut things like steak I have this problem because I have to use so much pressure to cut through it - and yes, I know raw steak should be cut with a knife but arthritis means I don't really have the strength or stamina to use a knife and scissors make the job so much easier!

Another thing worth mentioning is the fact that these scissors do not slide around in my hand when I am using them, even while cutting slimy raw chicken or raw liver I have never had a problem with the scissors slipping which would obviously be dangerous in a kitchen environment. The blades grip well too and it's easy to use the scissors to hold something in place before you start snipping away to make sure you have a straight edge or are not cutting though something you shouldn't.

You can put these scissors in the dishwasher safely, as my daughter does regularly, and they always come out spotlessly clean with no warping of the plastic or smearing on the blades. Personally I'd rather just dump them in a bowl of hot soapy water which I think does the job just as well, despite them being submerged and air dried many times over the months they are showing no sign of distress and no rust whatsoever.

I cannot recommend these scissors highly enough, why pay £10 or more for a pair of scissors when you can get yourself down to Ikea and pick up some Trojkas for a fraction of the cost.

Summary: An excellent pair of scissors from Ikea for less than one pound!