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Serrated bread knife

Every baking friend should have at least one of these, for cutting cakes, bread...

It is not as decisive as cutting vegetables. One cut to the end, but sawing back and forth.

There are many brands of serrated knives on the market. When I first started baking, I didn’t understand the importance of knives. I bought one casually, but when I used it to cut bread, I found that the cutting surface was very rough and a lot of residue fell off.

I always suspected that there was something wrong with my cooking. Later, after talking with baking friends, I found that it is very important to choose a good knife. Although it cannot cut out the flowers from the bad bread, it can ensure the cut surface. Smooth and flat, allowing people to easily find the problem.

Wallpaper Knife

It seems that this knife has nothing to do with food processing, but in fact it is very useful when making shortbread. We all know that puff pastry is divided into layers of dough by coating it in oil, and the emphasis is on layers. If the knife is not sharp during shaping, it cannot guarantee that the dough will be cut at once, and the layers at the cutting point may be stuck together, affecting the shaping. The wallpaper knife is very sharp. Whether it is thick brick dough or thin croissant dough, it can cut quickly and neatly without any sloppy or sticky layers.

Bread shaping knife

It is mainly used for cutting European bread. The blade is thin and sharp, and has a certain curvature. It can quickly cut the dough, and the cut can be adjusted according to the shape. At any angle, if you want the dough to split evenly on both sides or open one side to have ears, it can satisfy it.

Of course, having a good knife does not guarantee the success of the incision. It also requires the control of other aspects, which is a story for another time.

Scalpel blade

As the name suggests, this is a medical tool. How can it be used to make bread?

When making incisions in soft dough, a scalpel blade is definitely a "sharp tool" - sharp, beneficial, and extremely powerful! It is extremely sharp and can cut openings in the dough cleanly. A beard blade can also handle this task, but based on my long-term experience, a surgical blade is better for cutting soft bags. When making European-style bread that requires even cuts, such as country bread with cross or tic-tac-toe openings, a scalpel blade is also suitable. However, for baguettes and the like, it is not as easy to use as a bread shaping knife for European bread.