ShunClassic 9" Bread Knife, Handcrafted Japanese Serrated Knife, VG-MAX Core with Damascus Stainless Steel Cladding, Pakkawood Handle, Slicing Tool for Professional and Home Chefs

Goes thru bread like a dream AND it’s beautiful too. Worth the high price but it does need good care.

Only knives I’ll buy. Great feel, easily sharpened, high quality. Great aesthetic.

I just recently discovered the joy of 100% rye bread - very healthy, low-carb, high fiber! The problem is that it’s dense, hard, and difficult to slice (without the right tool). I was using a serrated Shun that I think is meant for slicing meat, and it didn’t work at all on the thick, tough crust of the rye loaf. Enter the Shun bread knife - it really helps to have the right tool for the job. This knife slices through the rye like butter; it makes it easy to make even, thin slices of bread, as the rye is better when sliced thin. Definitely a great knife for dense, hard breads, and I imagine that it would work equally well on a lighter type of bread - very happy!

It looks great and cuts even better

I run the AM pantry in a higher end restaurant. I slice, on average, 200 orders of toast a day. Plus slice house made breads. Started with a cheap bread knife, bought a couple of higher end bread knives, but the serrations were always too sharp and bit in instead of slicing. The more rounded edges on the serrations of this knife. work much better for me. Incredibly sharp. The handle is not symmetrical. It seems to have been designed for a right handed person, which I am. Fits great, feels great, has perfect balance right at the bolster. Expensive? Yes. Worth the money? For me, certainly yes. I use every work day for hours. Wish I had invested years ago. For a casual cook? Probably not.

This knife completes my set of shun knives. super sharp. great quality.

I am an artisan bread freak for many years and have been frustrated with the run of the mill bread knives that I have used. I do not recall how I came across this knife on Amazon, but I was immediately taken by the artistry of the steel work, so I thought it was worth a try just to have such a beautifully made object to use every day.In practice, the knife is a work of art, but also an extraordinarily functional article as well. The blade is scary sharp as well as incredibly stiff, so it slices through whatever loaf of bread you throw at it with ease. It feels like you're wielding a miniature samurai sword.Needless to say, I feel this was worth every penny and appreciate the craftsmanship every time I use it. How often can you say that?

Yes, its expensive, but it's sharp and very good at cutting home-made sourdough bread with a thick bottom crust.