Victorinox 47547 10-1/4-Inch Wavy Bread Knife, Black Fibrox Handle
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Victorinox 47547 10-1/4-Inch Wavy Bread Knife, Black Fibrox Handle
Customer Review: Best Knife You Could Own
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this knife for $25 back in 1991 from a bakery service that delivered to my work. I was pleased from the very beginning with the effortless way the knife sliced bread without smashing. Though it is a bread knife, I also use it to slice meats, fruits, vegetables, and cakes. I've even used it to cut cardboard, plastic, and foam rubber. It can be sharpened, but I have not found the need to do so. It cuts as well as it did when I bought it. The handle is great - nestles in my hand, and it has a non-slip Fibrox surface. The blade is serrated and thin, sturdy and long. It's so long, it easily cuts through large watermelons. The knife is light and well-balanced. It is a pleasure to use. I must confess that whenever I see ads for this knife, I have to restrain myself to keep from buying another one! At about $25, it makes a perfect (and inexpensive) gift. On a scale of 1-5 stars, I rate it a HIGH 5! It exceeds all expectations. I hope you buy one, because I think you'll love it, and I'd like to hear what you think! To boot,this knife is a long-time, best-buy favorite of the cooking show, America's Test Kitchen.Customer Review: Wavy Edge is a Winner
Summary: 5 Stars
The best way I can describe this knife is that it's a serrated blade that cuts like a razor sharp straight blade. Unlike other serrated edges the wavy edge cuts very smoothly with no pulling or tearing. I have a bread machine and I wasn't happy with the way my expensive Chicago cutlery was mangling my bread. This bread knife slices through it like butter with very light pressure. It works great with the Norpro 370 Bread Slicer and Guide with Crumb Catcher. It also produces very few crumbs compared to other knives. As other reviewers have mentioned this knife is great for slicing just about any kind of food. I found it a bit too large to use for everything. I wanted a smaller knife with the same edge so I picked up a Victorinox Cutlery 4-1/2-Inch Wavy Edge Utility Knife, Blue Polypropylene Handle with Microban. I honestly don't believe that better knives can be found at any price.Customer Review: Simply amazing.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best sub-$100 bread knife I have ever used.
I hadn't bought a knew knife in a while before this one. My taste and my budget are at opposite ends of the spectrum. I find myself lusting after $300 knives at my local kitchen store, then trudging home to use my aging low-budget knife set. After reading several great reviews of Victorinox chef knives, and finding myself lacking a usable bread knife, I took a gamble on this one. I couldn't have done better at three times the price.
One caveat: the knife is so sharp that during shipping it cut through the manufacturer's packaging! Be careful when opening.
When preparing the dough for this knife's first loaf, I accidentally scored the top too deeply; I hadn't imagined that an inexpensive knife could be so sharp, especially after its packaging mishap. The blade passes through baked bread evenly and without grabbing (even on soft, crusty breads)...it's just smooth and effortless.
I'll be replacing all of my kitchen knives with Victorinox knives.
Customer Review: This knife can really "cut" it...
Summary: 5 Stars
I have made hundreds of loaves of bread in our bread machine. Lately, I've been baking stone-ground, 100% whole wheat no knead bread. For years, we've just used electric knife to cut our bread. The electric knife blades were getting dull, and, I had my doubts that another electric knfie was the way to go.
I scouted around at a local store. Several choices, really cheap, or really expensive. Read the reviews on Amazon, and I thought I'd give this a knife a try.
I could cut that stone-ground whole wheat bread into thin slices! Even though I let the bread set for 30-45 minutes, there was steam shooting out as I sliced the bread. We had company and made some Italian Cheese bread in the bread machine. Immediately took out the loave after it was done, and within 3 minutes I was easily slicing the hot, fresh bread with my new knife.
Great buy. Great product. Buy it!
Customer Review: Cuts crusty bread great
Summary: 5 Stars
Cuts hard and crusty bread without crushing it. It is big -- if you have room for storage it is great that it is big -- one long pull and your are through the toughest crust and complete with your slice. My other knives are very expensive (Global and such). I got this because of reviews that said you can never really sharpen your serrated knives like you can other knives. I've had my $150 bread knife sharpened professionally several times. It gets sharper but not like new. My expensive old bread knife could not get sharp enough to handle super crusty bread. So, I got this Victorinox expecting to replace it in five or so years if and when it gets too dull. I had forgotten how nice a real sharp bread knife can be until I used this one last night. This should become a go-to knife whenever a serrated edge is needed.
BTW, in spite of the low price, it looks great hanging with my other knives.