Kai Wasabi Black Bread Knife, 9-Inch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002ABBW5Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uli5CbXVVDHDA

I love this knife. Glides through everything.

This thing is a beast. It makes quick work of even the heaviest crust.

Mercer Culinary M23210 Millennia 10-Inch Wide Wavy Edge Bread Knife, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PS1HS6

America's Test Kitchen agrees:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GWewefvCZXM

The ATK winner Mercer has already been mentioned. I like my Dexter sani-safe knife but it's the first non-generic thrifted bread knife I've used, though I never felt a need for another.

I love my Furi pro 20cm stainless steel bread knife.

I have a 12" Mercer Culinary wavy edged knife for cutting my bread. It's sharp and was $30 or so.

https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Cutlery/Bread-Knives/Swiss-Classic-Bread-Knife/p/6.8631.21B

The manufacturer has been around and supplying restaurants and consumers for decades.

I am obsessed with my serrated Shun.

Don't bother buying expensive serrated knives. They're a pain to sharpen so the extra money is just wasted, it's easier to get a new knife

Zwilling PRO bread knife has never disappointed me

been using the same Global bread knife for the past 7 or 8 years and it’s still doing great. i wouldn’t invest in anything super expensive since the sharpening and whatnot is pretty annoying. use them only on bread and maybe some tomatoes and they’ll last a really long time without any problems.

we used mercer knives at the place I cooked at. I have wusthof knives for most of my knives but I use a mercer serrated knife for my bread. I just looked up the knife I have and the 10 inch bread knife is 16 bucks on amazon

I use a Victorinox bread knife (this one, to be exact). I’ve used it for about 15 years both at home and in restaurant kitchens, and it will still slice the crustiest bread easily and will slice soft sandwich bread without ripping it to shreds.

It’s not the prettiest knife, but it is designed for professionals, so it’s dishwasher safe and doesn’t have any little crevices that will hold bacteria. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

I got this one on amazon and it works really well

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I have the Mercer Millenia M23210 ten inch bread knife. About $20 on Amazon. Had it for 5 years and love it.

It was the top rated bread knife on Americas Test Kitchen

I have an opinel bread knife. If you wait till a loaf is cold it is fantastic. Had it four years. Never regretted it only cost around £30. I have custom kitchen knives worth £250-300 but I still rate the opinel bread knife.

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I LOVE my Opinel breadknife. It’s €30,00.

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This knife is the best. Just over $40 on the Amazon place.

Hi. For me, it is not the brand but the sharpness and maintaining it. Most blades come sharpened to an evil edge with the serrarations ground in at an oblique angle from one side. Without proper tooling, this is near impossible to redress. However, it is not necessary. I simply polish the flats of the blade on both sides on a sheet of fine wet and dry emery paper (3000 grit). I do this roughly once a month to remove any slight flats, and it has the added benefit of polishing the blade so it does not drag on the dough. I always cut on a polypropylene board to prevent dings. My blade is a Sabatier 10" bread knife.

A sheet of emery paper is way less than a replacement knife.

Hope this is helpful

Happy baking

Surprised no one has suggested victorinox offset bread knife. Pretty much what was used in every restaurant and bakery I've ever worked in

Get a good bread knife. it makes a world of difference. I've always had good chefs knives but skimped and used the bread knives that came with cheapo knife sets. Once I got a good one I had to wonder why I waited so long. The difference is night and day.

It doesn't have to be expensive. Serious Eats did a test and recommends a $25 model by Tojiro as their winner for performance, not just value. At that price you can get a new one every couple of years instead of sharpening.

Mercer bread knives are a good one. I just bought one and it's done beautifully. They're also, supposedly, used in culinary school

Mercer 10in bread knife. I love mine!

It’s amazing what you can find at a Home Goods or TJ Maxx for very little money. I got a Zwilling bread knife for around 20 bucks during the pandemic

Buy anything from Zwilling Henckels and your great grandchildren will still enjoy a great knife. Want to go a couple of notches higher, buy a bread knife from Global.

Many professionals use these. Don't be brought into any marketing-driven overpriced knife, there are few brands professionals will widely trust and these are 2 of them.

Here’s some cool bread knives link from Bernal cutlery in sf, I ordered the PALLARES 8” and it’s awesome

In general, I wouldn’t spend the farm on a bread knife. They are harder to sharpen because they are serrated, so many recommend cheaper and to replace them more frequently. Last I checked, both The NY Times (Wirecutter) and America’s Test Kitchen had recommended this one:

Mercer Culinary M23210 Millennia Black Handle, 10-Inch Wide Wavy Edge, Bread Knife https://a.co/d/aSu3HGZ

Shun serrated 10 inch. $99 on Amazon. I swear by it. The teeth go in different directions and they aren't pointed, so they slice nicely instead of shred and crush.

Besides the knife mikd tonuse proper technique when cutting. Avoid pushing the bread down for example

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It feels intuitive to saw at bread using force, but as someone who slices a loooot of bread trust me - the harder you push down the more damage you're going to do. Let the knife do the work, don't push down too hard.

Get a victorinox pastry knife,rosewood handle.cheap,reliable.$100-ish

I prefer slicing bread with my non-serrated Japanese knives. The cuts are way cleaner than a bread knife. Of course it requires your knife actually be sharp, which mine always are since sharpening is one of my hobbies.

I use my old Ginsu knife! This is pretty cool though and not too expensive.

https://www.asseenontvlive.com/product/deli-pro/

The lefties are sad

Best bread knife is 8" or 9" thin serrated stainless steel blade. Allow your loaf to cool completely before slicing to get cleaner cuts.

Victorinox 10.25".

I like the idea of an offset knife, but their offset is 1.25" shorter and I just prefer the longer blade for my larger loaves.

Victorinox. Great quality and not too $$$. I love the 9" Offset Bread Knife

Not sure what your metric is for breaking the bank but I got a decent Cuisinart one for around $15. Not the fanciest, but it's sturdy and does a decent job cutting through my loaves. I imagine there are better ones out there but as long as I can get a decent slice I'm happy

Cheapest, longest (always need extra long knife in the kitchen) serrated knife you can find.

A bread bow knife! I tried many different knives without good results. This bread bow knife works awesome: Bread Bow Knife for Sourdough, Bread Saw for Homemade Bread, Sourdough Knife Slicer Cutter for Left-handed Slicing

You still need to cut the bread in half but then you can easily cut the half loaves into slices. Saved my fingers for sure!