F Dick 7" Offset Bread Knife
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Manufacturer: F.DickBrand: F.Dick
Model: 8505518
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of F Dick 7" Offset Bread Knife
Customer Review: A bad purchase decision...at least for me
Summary: 2 Stars
Like a nitwit, I rushed to get one of these when I read Anthony Bourdain's recommendation. I haven't had it long or used it much, but I whipped it out today to cut some slices from a tough (but fresh) baguette. I don't doubt that the knife performed as well as others of this type, but cutting up this bread with it was a serious struggle. I don't mean simply that it was not graceful and didn't feed my sense of kitchen craftsmanship; I mean that it was a tough, muscular job -- I'd say ten to fifteen seconds of forceful effort per slice.
I also happen to have a fairly new Mac Santoku knife that is scary sharp; I love dicing vegetables with it. I decided to see what it would do to this baguette and voila! It went through the baguette the way it goes through tomatoes. Well, almost that easily. It was a joy. So did I need a special bread knife? I don't think so.
Okay, the Mac Santoku is an expensive knife, especially the dimpled version that I chose. But I don't think the dimples had anything to do with the ease of slicing this baguette. The basic, 6 1/2" Mac Santoku is a little more than twice the price of this special-purpose bread knife. But when you buy the Mac you are getting both a vastly superior bread knife -- at least for crusty breads -- and one of the finest chef's knives in the world.
I was so giddy at the performance of the Santoku that I failed to try any of my other, good, smooth-blade knives. I am betting that any good chef's knife would outperform the Dick on crusty bread. And not by a little bit.
Description of F Dick 7" Offset Bread Knife
F. Dick - 7" Offset Bread / Utility Knife, Serrated Edge - Pro Dynamic. F. Dick uses the state-of-the-art production plants and guarantees a uniform, continuously monitored quality of the hardening process. Steel and plastic are firmly welded absolutely gap-free to one another. The handles are made of high-quality, resistant and foodstuffs-compatible plastic. The knives are checked on a laser angle gauge to ensure the optimum sharpening and honing angle.Bread & Serrated Knives
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