Bread knives for the home baker

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 11:00 in Mathematics & Economics

For even slices. (Jude Infantini via Unsplash/)Imagine you’ve put hours of hard work into baking the perfect sourdough bread. You retrieve the loaf from the oven and set it to rest in all its crusty glory. When it’s finally ready to be enjoyed, you’re going to have to cut into that work of art. So do your dough justice! If you don’t use a good bread knife, you’ll end up with mangled, uneven slices unfit for a sandwich. This would be a crumb-y shame. It takes a sharp serrated bread knife to achieve the right slice presentation and highlight the wonderful texture of home baked bread. Here are some of our favorite bread knives on the market today.An awesome entry-level bread knife. (Amazon/)This is a high-end knife for a low price. It’s a lengthy 10 inches, with a lightweight Santoprene handle and high carbon Japanese steel blade. The handle has...

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