Spec me a £20 bread knife from Amazon

Feek · 30 Jul 2020 at 14:35

My current bread knife hacks through the loaf, creating far too many crumbs.

I have a £20 Amazon voucher.

What's the best bread knife I can get on Amazon for that twenty quid?

/edit - I've ordered the Victorinox, it'll be here tomorrow. Thanks all.

Ta.

Gray2233 · 30 Jul 2020 at 15:10

My brother recently bought me one of these after raving about the one he bought himself:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ashwood-Ro...nements=p_72:419153031&rnid=419152031&sr=8-13

It's actually a very nice knife, looks great too.

Would definitely recommend.

Raikiri · 30 Jul 2020 at 17:43

Just get a Victorinox at £20. Get the larger bread/pastry knife if you can spend another £6-7.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorinox-Swiss-Classic-Serrated-Blister/dp/B0050DLERU/ref=sr_1_6?crid=14JVFHUODYEZ4&dchild=1&keywords=bread+knife+victorinox&qid=1596127352&sprefix=bread+knife+vic,aps,175&sr=8-6

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorinox...pastry+knife+victorinox&qid=1596127420&sr=8-4

Feek · 30 Jul 2020 at 22:32

Gray2233 said:
It's actually a very nice knife, looks great too.

That is a pretty knife.

Raikiri said:
Get the larger bread/pastry knife if you can spend another £6-7.

That looks bland compared to the one above the the longer length is tempting.

I'm still undecided though, any other comments on the above or other suggestions?

Gray2233 · 30 Jul 2020 at 23:03

Feek said:
That is a pretty knife.

That looks bland compared to the one above the the longer length is tempting.

I'm still undecided though, any other comments on the above or other suggestions?

If it helps he also bought me the Chef Knife with the above as a combo, I've been baking a lot of bread of late and cooking. I got my bro' into it so he wanted to give me something in return.

I really, really like the knives.

jpaul · 30 Jul 2020 at 23:22

I was going to say look at raikiris suggestions from cutting crusty bread thread, if I rememeber right , he beat me to it. - his food pics speak for themselves

victorinox get good reviews for their value ... and their santoku, i have, is till going strong.

seabiscuit · 31 Jul 2020 at 19:50

We've got the Rockingham forge 5" Santoku, twice. Was so impressed with the first, bought a second for us, and another for my parents. I don't think it's the hardest steel, so have sharpened it a few times, but based on these I'd happily get more from their range for the price. Except possibly a serrated bread knfe as that would be harder to re-sharpen. Although it's a bread knife, it may not (k)need (sorry, sorry) it.

arknor · 31 Jul 2020 at 20:13

I've never got on with serrated bread knives, just seems to rip up any load that's soft

Feek · 31 Jul 2020 at 20:25

arknor said:
I've never got on with serrated bread knives, just seems to rip up any load that's soft

What do you suggest then? I’m tending towards the Victorinox one at the moment (although I don’t understand the difference between the bread and the pastry one).

arknor · 31 Jul 2020 at 20:49

Feek said:
What do you suggest then? I’m tending towards the Victorinox one at the moment (although I don’t understand the difference between the bread and the pastry one).

I just use a terribly sharp knife I'd use to cut vegetables like tomatoes.

manage just fine, but my loaves are from a bread maker so might be a bit smaller than whatever your baking.

Quartz · 31 Jul 2020 at 20:49

Feek said:
What's the best bread knife I can get on Amazon for that twenty quid?

If you're left-handed, make sure the scallops on the teeth are on the right-hand side and vice versa.

Feek · 31 Jul 2020 at 20:51

arknor said:
but my loaves are from a bread maker so might be a bit smaller than whatever your baking.

Mine are coming out of a bread maker as well. I use 400g of flour so they’re a sensible size and not growing out of the top of the pan.

arknor · 31 Jul 2020 at 20:55

Quartz said:
If you're left-handed, make sure the scallops on the teeth are on the right-hand side and vice versa.

^ could be my issue I'm left handed never thought about it

Raikiri · 31 Jul 2020 at 23:38

Feek said:
What do you suggest then? I’m tending towards the Victorinox one at the moment (although I don’t understand the difference between the bread and the pastry one).

Pastry one is a little longer and slightly thinner, makes it easier to cut in one motion so you're not sawing away at it. I'm a chef, we use one and cut through probably 40+ ciabatta loafs and 100+ pitta breads daily.

Also yeah, the Rockingham Forge one is definitely prettier, but it's a tool. When you're spending £20 funtionality comes first imo. If you're spendning £200 then you can worry about aesthetics.

gEd · 1 Aug 2020 at 00:34

Victorinox

My mum bought me a complete Victorinox set several years ago, complete with wooden storage block.
Initially I was a tad "disappointed" as they looked a bit meh with their plain plastic handles and I already have a global block with multiple global knives...(so yes, now I have 2 x knife blocks)

However I've been really impressed with the Victorinox knives. They're made of really good steel and hold a sharp edge really well. Plus you can throw them in the dishwasher. The bread knife is excellent.

Feek · 1 Aug 2020 at 09:54

I've ordered the Victorinox, it'll be here tomorrow. Thanks all.

MrRockliffe · 1 Aug 2020 at 09:57

Feek said:
That is a pretty knife.

That looks bland compared to the one above the the longer length is tempting.

I'm still undecided though, any other comments on the above or other suggestions?

I got a Victorinox recently after a recommendation from here and it’s excellent

Feek · 2 Aug 2020 at 13:02

Ta-da!

Gray2233 · 2 Aug 2020 at 13:03

Very nice!

Nothing better than a nice fresh home made loaf of bread.

Feek · 2 Aug 2020 at 13:07

Gray2233 said:
Nothing better than a nice fresh home made loaf of bread.

The purists will say that because it's out of a bread maker that it's not real bread. I disagree