A great way to cut down (yep, pun intended, I’m the worst!) on time spent in the kitchen is by investing in a good pair of kitchen shears. Use them to:

• chop herbs; especially chives, green onions, and basil
• cut a whole chicken into pieces (it’s a lot cheaper to buy a whole bird than it is to buy the pieces)
• cut-up dried fruit for granola
• cutting pita bread into triangles
• not so much a cooking tip, but they’re also great for cutting the ends of a bouquet of flowers