A set of kitchen shears are spring-assisted to provide efficient cutting action and, at the same time, to allow disassembly into two or more components to facilitate cleaning of the unit. The kitchen shears include: a first shears segment including a first handle rigidly coupled to a first blade, and a second shears segment including a second handle rigidly coupled to a second blade, wherein at least one edge of at least one of the first and second blades includes a sharpened edge; the first and second shears segments being removeably coupled about a pivot point such that the shears have an open state and a closed state, wherein the closed state corresponds to a user applying compressive force to the first and second handles, and wherein the open state corresponds to the absence of a compressive force to the first and second handles; and a spring apparatus mechanically coupled to the first and second handles to position said shears in said open state.