Victorinox 47547 10-1/4-Inch Wavy Bread Knife, Black Fibrox Handle
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: VictorinoxBrand: Victorinox
Model: 47547
Product features:
- Professional quality 10-1/4-inch bread knife handles crusty exteriors without crushing tender insides
- Ice-tempered, high-carbon, stainless-steel blade provides maximum sharpness and edge retention; conical ground for wider break point
- Blade stamped from cold-rolled steel; bolsterless edge for use of entire blade and ease of sharpening
- Patented Fibrox handles are textured, slip resistant, and ergonomically designed for balance and comfort; NSF approved
- Hand washing recommended; lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects; expertly made in Switzerland
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Victorinox 47547 10-1/4-Inch Wavy Bread Knife, Black Fibrox Handle
Customer Review: Mislabeled product
Summary: 5 Stars
After six weeks of ownership of this knife (Forschner 40547) I can tell you it is mislabeled. It is called a "Bread Knife," but it should be called a "Bread, Meat, Carving, Sandwich, and Other Stuff Knife."
Here's how I made a sandwich a few minutes ago. Use knife to slice large rye bread. Use knife to slice some corned beef into slices so thin you can't pick them up with your fingers. Go ahead and use same knife to swab some mayo onto the bread. Use knife to slice sandwich in half (duh). Use knife to pick up two sandwich halves from cutting board. That's five uses for one sandwich, and not one other utensil needed.
The edge is still deadly sharp.
The Fibrox handle gives a good, solid grip.
The curved edge allows you to cut through only the very center part of a tough bottom crust. And if you draw the knife straight across, say, a slice of soft bread, the curve causes the knife to act as a guillotine as it enters the leading edge of the victim, which reduces tearing.
Although I haven't tested it because my little brother does all the fancy knife-work at family get-togethers, my guess is that this knife would carve a turkey or a smallish emu just dandily.
At a total length of 15 inches, this will likely be the longest knife in your collection, so I'm not saying it would be your first choice for slicing an olive. But if you can learn to handle a knife this long, it does a lot more than slice bread, and it does it well.
My only complaint is that the top edge of the blade is also curved, so you can't use it to scrape a cutting board of its contents. But maybe there's a design reason for that that I don't know about.
I wish I had owned this knife 20 years ago.
Update of December 2007: The more I have this knife, the more I realize how often I reach for it first among the five knives I use.
Update of January 2009: Still sharp, still a favorite.
Description of Victorinox 47547 10-1/4-Inch Wavy Bread Knife, Black Fibrox Handle
The R H Forschner by Victorinox Curved Blade Bread Knife features an 10.25-inch wavy-edge blade that is 1.25-inches wide at the handle. High carbon, stainless steel blade is hand finished at Victorinox in Switzerland by skilled craftsmen. A special tempering process is used to produce an edge that can be resharpened over and over again, so the knife can keep its original sharpness throughout the entire life of the blade.Bread & Serrated Knives
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