Why is the bread knife called WAVY. I've read the description and can't figure out what that refers to.
597822
Serrated in a wavy edge as opposed to sharp spiky cutting edge. The knife is wonderful. So glad I purchased it.
597823
The long blade has a very tiny wavy cut into it so it can slice through bread, angel food cake and tomatoes or anything else that may be difficult to slice.It is a fabulous knife to add to your kitchen!
597824
No idea - only thing I can think of is referring to the fact that it is serrated and has a slight curve to the blade. Otherwise the knife is excellent and very sharp
597825
I believe the description refers to the serrations. Some knives only have teeth, which wear out quickly, but this design ensures a longer life. Note, however, that it will wear out. I'm on my third in about 40 years (and I only recently put the most recent to use), so figure it has a life of about 15 years.There's a family joke about these, though. You're going to nick yourself with one before it is truly yours. Always seems to happen. Overall, I think I bought about a dozen of these for myself and family members. It is a good deal, especially if you like sour dough boules.
1492785
not in the traditional definition of the term...Gerber has designed a separation between the large hidden tang from the pommel/glass breaker on the end of the knife. This was designed to prevent electric shock if the knife slashed into electric wireup to reasonable voltages and there are user stories confirming this works. I would trust my life to this knife as much as any other I won.
533414
Straight side cuts the blade, the wavy side chops the cuttings. Straight side towards the earth.
1376636
Hi, I've never had that problem with this knife. It's really awesome actually. It works great and is really nice looking and cuts smoothly and cleanly without crushing, smashing or ripping the bread.
381344
I make jerky all the time. I use the non-serrated for cutting meat. It seems to work best to have the meat frozen firm but not solid. I don't even know anymore where the serrated blade is that came with it. I haven't tried cutting cheese, but I suspect that the non-serrated one would be best for that as well. Not sure what the serrated one would be good for, maybe bread??
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I have sliced everything from thinly sliced tomatoes to crusty french bread. I love this knife. bagels. english muffins, sweet bread, muffins, heavy, crusty bread all perfectly sliced, love the adjustable blade guide from the thinnest to the largest slice no problem. Can you tell I REALLY love this knife??
270834
As shown in the photo, the slicing guides have a wavy top, which I think is a design feature rather than functional. The shortest guide reaches 4.5" above the shelf the bread sits on, and the tallest guide is 5".
81872
You smooth it as best you can when you are done kneading and shaping the loaf. Mine came out fairly smooth but in my opinion it's kind like wrinkles on a face-- gives it character and individuality. And thi EVERYONE knows it wasn't mass produced. :-)
2048057
It's called jimping. There is no purpose to have it the length of the back of the blade. I have a tiger shark elite from SOG with the same design, and you aren't going to notch anything with it without a great deal of effort. You really only need jimping at the spot where your thumb would hit the back of the blade just above the handle to help with controlling the knife.
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There is a tool that you can use to get the blade out, it came w/the machine. I find I still have to search for the blade which tears the bread up. The instructions mention to grease the blade before putting it on the post. I DON'T do this. That way the blade will stay on the post when I tip the bread out of the pan. It is easy to remove the blade from the post after soaking in soap and water. If it still doesn't come off the post, you can twist the blade off by holding the blade and twisting it opposite directions with the silver thing on the outside of the pan on the bottom. Hope this helps. There is a tool that you can use to get the blade out, it came w/the machine. I find I still have to search for the blade which tears the bread up. The instructions mention to grease the blade before putting it on the post. I DON'T do this. That way the blade will stay on the post when I tip the bread out of the pan. It is easy to remove the blade from the post after soaking in soap and water. If it still doesn't come off the post, you can twist the blade off by holding the blade and twisting it opposite directions with the silver thing on the outside of the pan on the bottom. Hope this helps.
699097
don't know....but I just love my wisk...it is a cool gadget to display on my kitchen wall and I love making bread with it. just hold like a ski pole and enjoy your new toy!
1321819
Wolfgang Puck machine has 2 paddles. I used the hell out of mine until the element went tits up and the machine had to be trashed as it kept tripping my GFI in the kitchen. Great machine while it lasted though and made some pretty great bread. Horizontal loaf also
1299509
I prefer the Victorinox's length when slicing sourdough boules, because you can let the bread sit normally on its flat bottom. The 8" blades are just a tad too short and thus more likely to have either a messy slice or create a hazzard. I have both styles, but my go to one is the longer.,
1044999
I like using a stiff curved blade. As silverskin is never uniform thus a smaller portion of the blade comes in contact with the meat and allows exact directional cutting. The stiff blade allows me to be in control of the angle and direction I cut. Hope this helps, Jim
581628
I bought this machine for my friend. I don't know how the bread comes out. Sorry that I can't answer your question.
1668827
My Instructions say in order to create the "Lattice or Waffle" cut, you cut first with the wavy blade, then turn food item 90 dgreesand cut again.
1911227
I see someone replied for the dimensions. I wrote a review about preventing the rods from splitting and bending. As of today, I have yet to bend one or see any shavings coming out of my block using the care I described. I love mine still! It looks great on my counter... If it helps, for large knives I have a chef knife, a santoku, a bread knife, a utility knive and two slicing knives. I have 4 smaller knives, two of which are paring knives. I also have two pairs of kitchen shears. I wouldn't put anything else in it. The largest blades do stick out a little but it's never been an issue. There is enough room that things wiggle in easily. Hope that helps! I see someone replied for the dimensions. I wrote a review about preventing the rods from splitting and bending. As of today, I have yet to bend one or see any shavings coming out of my block using the care I described. I love mine still! It looks great on my counter... If it helps, for large knives I have a chef knife, a santoku, a bread knife, a utility knive and two slicing knives. I have 4 smaller knives, two of which are paring knives. I also have two pairs of kitchen shears. I wouldn't put anything else in it. The largest blades do stick out a little but it's never been an issue.... » Read More I see someone replied for the dimensions. I wrote a review about preventing the rods from splitting and bending. As of today, I have yet to bend one or see any shavings coming out of my block using the care I described. I love mine still! It looks great on my counter... If it helps, for large knives I have a chef knife, a santoku, a bread knife, a utility knive and two slicing knives. I have 4 smaller knives, two of which are paring knives. I also have two pairs of kitchen shears. I wouldn't put anything else in it. The largest blades do stick out a little but it's never been an issue. There is enough room that things wiggle in easily. Hope that helps! « Show Less