If you're trying to pick the best steak knife, the major decision is choosing between a serrated and a non-serrated blade, ...

But regardless, you won't need to sharpen a serrated knife nearly as often as a straight blade. While a chef's knife that's used daily needs sharpening every month or two. a bread knife can go for ...

A serrated blade is great for ripping through heavy rope and other fibrous materials, and also keeps an edge longer due to its increased surface area. But, the reality of using knives is that even the ...

When it comes to sharpening serrated knives, you'll need an approach different from sharpening a dull kitchen knife with a ...

Anyone who’s battled a crusty loaf with a smooth-edged knife knows the sheer relief of switching to a serrated blade. Saw gently, and the bread’s airy crumb stays intact; press with a plain ...

And a shorter blade that’s reliably sharp is always nice to have for delicate prep tasks. There are two basic categories of serrated knife: larger bread knives with eight- to ten-inch-long ...

More important, the rounded edges that let them fit into the links of a chainsaw blade will also slide perfectly into the gullets — the scalloped parts — between the teeth of serrated knives.

A serrated blade might seem counterintuitive, but unless your chef's knife is so razor-sharp that it falls through a potato (mine is certainly not), the serrations on the Victorinox's cutting edge ...