If you bake or buy whole loaves of bread, a bread knife will be 1 of the most used knives in your kitchen. Whether you love wonderfully crusty or delicately tender bread, the shun premier bread knife will be your loaf's new best friend, no matter what its texture. The key is Shun’s razor-sharp, wide, “low frequency” serrations. Unlike a plain edged knife, the serrations let you gently saw through the bread without crushing and with much less crumbing. Unlike sawtooth, serrations that are spaced closer together, the Premier 9" Bread and serrated knife's wide serrations will gently glide through the bread without tearing. This keeps the bread’s texture intact and enhances eating pleasure. Cakes and pastries also benefit from the shun premier bread knife’s smooth cutting capabilities. The bread knife is part of the beautiful Shun premier line, which calls to mind the hand-forged knives of ancient Japan. While each knife still takes at least 100 handcrafted steps to complete, the materials shun uses are among the most advanced in the industry. Each blade has a cutting core of Shun's proprietary VG MAX “super steel” to take and hold a precision edge. The layered Damascus cladding supports the core and provides additional stain resistance. Near the edge of the blade, where the steels meet, an undulating line is formed—similar to the Hamon formed when samurai swords are tempered using a traditional clay-baking technique. The hammered tsuchime finish acts like a series of hollow ground cavities to reduce drag. The handles nestle comfortably in the hand, while the embossed end cap adds balance and beauty.
