I left out from my adapted kitchen a pair of scissors. These aren’t kitchen shears! In today’s kitchen, many ingredients come in thin plastic bags and usual kitchen shears aren’t constructed to fine enough tolerances to cut the plastic. So, get two pairs of regular sewing scissors.
Why two pairs? Often you will be opening something like meats and the juice will contaminate the scissors. It is easier just to have two pairs so you can switch to the new pair after opening beef, chicken, or pork rather than move to the sink to wash them. Be safe its simple and the cost is small!