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The Opinel bread knife is amazing. .
I make sourdough and it cuts it like it's butter. Well worth the money - especially as it was a gift.
Should say I have the mega bucks one Les Forgés 1890.
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I've been looking at the Opinel one (albeit the cheaper version).
I have a cheap mercer 10 inch one, which works ok, but its a bit too long to fit on my magnetic rack, so usually lies hidden in a drawer. I also don't really like using it.
Following from @nick_h.'s post, my wife can't quite understand why I would want a different bread knife when the one I have now works fine.
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That used to be about a third less..
The normal parallel 116 is 20 odd quid. Quite good still and I believe Portuguese made.
Acliff
lynx
That's why I think bread knives that have a curve at the tip like the Opinel one are often better. With a shallow handle angle like on that procook one, you will be trying to get through the bottom crust just with the very tip of the knife which doesn't have any serrations and won't stay sharp for very long.