The bread knife, without a doubt, holds an important place in the kitchen since, in addition to being the knife for cutting bread, it lets you cut larger foods with hard rinds with minimal effort, such as pumpkin, cabbage or pineapple, and even remove the rind from ham.
Why do bread knives have teeth?
Although it may seem incredible, bread blunts knives easily. The crust of a simple loaf of bread is hard enough to blunt any knife, no matter how hard the steel. That’s why bread knives have teeth, to make the edge last much longer. Also, when you start cutting, it grips the smooth surface of the crust better, helping us avoid accidents.
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Pastry knives
Their wide, long blade design is very useful in baking, as you can divide any type of sponge cake into portions while keeping its appetising look for presentation.
How to choose a bread knife
When choosing your bread knife, look at the shape of the handle and pick the one that best suits the size and shape of your hand, bearing in mind that it’s a long-bladed knife, so it’s important to consider the balance between the handle and the blade.
Everyone’s budget always has a big influence. If what you’re after is a knife with good value for money, I’d recommend the 3 Claveles Uniblock 20 cm bread knife. Above that, we’ve also often recommended the Arcos Riviera bread knife in white, or the Arcos Riviera bread knife in black itself. From there up to the Japanese Damascus steel TDM-1705 bread knife from KAI Shun Premier.
Which one would you choose?
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