What is ideal stainless steel material for kitchen scissors that are dishwasher safe?

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Beast Canteen

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Hi Blade Experts!

I would like to make fully stainless steel kitchen scissors that are dishwasher friendly. The links show scissors that I have, which are made of X50Cr15MoV. It didn't take long for dishwasher washing to produce this surface rust.

1) I have seen and tested scissors made with 420J2. I understand that this material does not maintain its edge very well, but it is highly corrosion resistant.

2) For sharpness and dishwasher safe? Is there a better material than 420J2? What would you suggest and why?

I'm a kitchenware enthusiast and I started my company, Beast Canteen, with a buddy a few years ago. Today, we sell a potato ricer online. Over time, we have made tweaks to that product to bump up the user experience and quality. Now, we are designing tools from the ground up.

3) For kitchen scissors, what features would you like to see built-into them? Does anyone really use that built-in nut cracker in the handles? Considering we use them almost everyday, I'd like to make them better.

Thank you for your thoughts.

Jeff

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I personally like Cutco super shears. They hold edge well and are stainless.
I have 2 pair in my knife block we use them so much. They come apart for easy cleaning.
Personally I handwash all my blades. The dishwasher will dull anything out pretty quickly.
 
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Most major knife makers like Henckels and Victorinox offer good quality kitchen scissors. I usually wash our Henckels by hand when it gets gunked up but it's gone through a few dishwasher cycles with no problem.
 
Shears tend to painfully pinch my palm and leave a substantial bruise on the pad of my palm below my thumb. When bearing down to spatchcock a chicken, the cut tends to happen quickly, and I must be torquing them a little sideways. Very irritating. The only shears that don't bite me are the Chef Remi brand. Found it by trial and error.
 
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