Good Idea: Cutting Kids Food with Scissors

Saturday evening dinner consisted of Korean food with friends. When the beef kalbi was ready to eat, I started looking for the waitress to bring me a knife.

My friend brought out a little case and unsheathed a small pair of round-edged scissors she had bought in Hong Kong. They were scissors meant to cut baby/toddler food. How ingenious. In no time, I had cut all of the beef into bite-sized morsels with no mess. The scissors are popular in Asia, about the size of very small sewing scissors with rounded edges, very sharp blades and come with a storage case for safety and cleanliness. For something similar, check out ebay (we found these Hello Kitty scissors here) or consider using small embroidery scissors but you'll have to find a case for them.

Thanks, Vanessa!

Image: Ebay seller Young-Hobbys

Comments (5)

My hubby's family has always used scissors to cut pizza into bite sized pcs for the children. It makes much more sense, doesn't it?!

posted by abbygraykit on November 24th 2009 at 3:56pm
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i've used kitchen scissors to cut my daughter's spaghetti. she loves the little pieces and she eats it much quicker than if they were still really long. I think scissors are wonderful for cutting food. so easy use and so quick to clean up!

posted by pagodaleah on November 24th 2009 at 3:59pm
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I've used kitchen shears as well as a pizza cutter at home for cutting various foods.

posted by notmartha on November 24th 2009 at 6:03pm
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is hello kitty giving us the "bird"? not sure??

posted by jackied302 on November 25th 2009 at 9:07am
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I have a little carrying case with a tiny pair of scissors (with a cover), a little fork and a little spoon. All purchased separately at Daiso for under $10. It's a great little kit. I've always cut my daughters' food up with scissors and it saves me so much time! I think it's an Asian thing to do. (I'm Chinese and my mom and older sister taught me this little trick.)

posted by mom2two on November 25th 2009 at 1:13pm
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