What You Need to Know
Bread knives are used for cutting bread and are one of many kitchen knives used by cooks. The serrated blades of bread knives are able to cut soft bread without crushing it.
Steps
- 1.
Pain de campagne (France): Clean slicing of rustic crust without tearing
- 2.
Pumpernickel (Germany): Precision cutting through dense rye structure
- 3.
Ciabatta (Italy): Preserving open crumb structure during portioning
The Science
Primary Reaction
Starch gelatinization