After a chef's knife and a paring knife, some cooks say that the knife they most can't live without is their bread knife. It's a crime to ruin a fresh loaf of bread by smashing it beneath the blade of a dull knife. The wide, “low frequency" serrations on the shun classic bread knife are not only razor-sharp, but they do a much better job slicing any type of bread than a straight-edged knife. The undulating serrations provide the power you need to gently saw through a crusty loaf without tearing the tender interior. And it works equally well on very soft breads and even pastries. Whether your bread is delicately tender or wonderfully crusty, just gently saw back and forth to cut off the perfect slice of bread with nary an unsightly rip or tear. The shun classic bread knife is part of the shun classic line of tasteful and contemporary cutlery. The shun classic line features beautiful damascus-clad blades and d-shaped ebony pakkawood handles. Yet behind these handcrafted knives' beauty is function: razor-sharp blades offering top performance. Shun's proprietary high-performance vg-max steel, which provides incredible edge retention, is clad with damascus stainless steel, then ground and bead-blasted, revealing the flowing pattern of the layered steel. The result is a line of knives that are sharp, durable, and corrosion resistant, as well as beautiful to behold. The shun classic line also offers you the widest assortment of both traditional culinary blade shapes and cutting-edge designs, so you can always find the right knife for the task. Slice tender or crusty breads with no ripping, squashing, or tearing hand-sharpened 16° single-bevel blade steel: proprietary vg-max cutting core, 32 layers of stainless damascus cladding handle: d-shaped ebony pakkawood blade length: 9 in. (22.9 cm) handcrafted in japan