People are only just realising you can sharpen your kitchen scissors on tin foil & their minds are blown

PEOPLE have only just realised you can sharpen kitchen scissors using only tin foil – and it’s blowing their minds.

The TikTok user known as ‘Kyran Nijjar’ took to the social media site to try out the tip for himself.

He told his followers while holding up some tin foil and a pair of scissors: “We’re going to try this out and see if it actually works.

“We’re going to cut through a carton and see how it cuts.”

While he does manage to cut the carton, he does have a bit of a job doing so.

As he holds up the carton, he says: “It did cut through it but it was a bit of a struggle as you can see.

The footage then cuts to him holding the aluminium foil and tearing a strip off.

Kyran adds: “Now, if we grab some aluminium foil… and cut it a few times with some scissors, it’s apparently going to be sharpening it."

The video then cuts to him cutting into the carton again and this time it appears to be much easier.

After cutting it open, amazed Kyran stands with his mouth wide open struggling to say anything.

“Oh my… Look at that,” he says has he holds the carton up to the camera.

Amazed at the discovery, he then gives the newly sharpened scissors a trial go on a black t-shirt and seemingly cuts through it with ease.

“I can’t believe how sharp it is,” he adds.

But the science behind sharpening scissors with foil may come as a let-down to the TikToker.

While knives may appear sharper after cutting foil, they are actually just cleaner.

The foil helps remove any sticky residue or fabric fibres from the scissors.

This means they have a sharper cut and perform better in the kitchen - but they aren't as sharp as they could be if sharpened professionally.

Elsewhere, a savvy mum on TikTok revealed her clever hack to make lasagne in a slow cooker.

Heidi Ondrak, known online as @duchessofthrift, regularly shares money-saving content with her 30,000 followers on TikTok.

“Layer up with pasta, with a lasagna sheet, add some bolognese.

“Layer of bolognese, layer of pasta - it’s a bit like doing a jigsaw and you just have to break it up to fit the slow cooker.

“White sauce, add another layer of pasta, another layer of the bolognese, pasta, then more white sauce. Sprinkle with cheese.

“I’m gonna cook that on high for about three hours in the slow cooker, and then I’m going to turn it down for the next three to four hours and I’m just going to do away and carry on working and that will cook beautifully.”