You might have seen, as you have hunted around in various department stores and sites, that kitchen shears blades come in two basic shapes -- straight and curved. I would like to quickly point out the difference between these two types of kitchen scissors so that you can be sure that you buy the right type for your needs. Put simply, curved blades are used for cutting poultry (and sometimes other types of beef ), whereas straight blades are more multipurpose. Even though it is simpler to cut poultry with curved blades, you can cut off poultry and other varieties of meat with straight blades. On the flip side, cutting vegetables and herbs can be very hard with curved blades. Therefore, if you're planning to utilize your scissors for anything aside from cutting meat, I highly suggest buying a pair with quite straight blades.