ShunClassic 8.25" Offset Bread Knife, Handcrafted Japanese Serrated Knife, VG-MAX Core with Damascus Stainless Steel Cladding, Pakkawood Handle, Slicing Knife for Professional and Home Chefs

This was a gift for someone, they recently let me know that this is the best bread knife they have ever used.

This knife is really impressive. My wife wanted a new bread knife and specified that the new knife should have an offset. We’ve never owned an offset bread knife and usually favor German makers. Based on Amazon Reviews, we bought our first Shun. I must say that we are both impressed! This knife cuts through bread with laser precision without compressing the bread. It’s a little pricey, but we’re really enjoying our new knife!

This is a beautifully designed very sharp offset knife. Wonderful ergonomically. No knuckle scraping at the end of the run.

Great knife

I love Shun knives and this bread knife is no exception. I was using my Utility knife for most breads, but since I have started making loaves every week with my breadmaker, I needed something longer. I really like the offset edge of this knife. It is of course very sharp and also a fine tool for slicing tomatoes. Since my Utility needs to be sent out to be sharpened soon, it's nice to have another serrated edge knife on hand. This slices my large loaves very well. The handle is very comfortable to hold.

I absolutely love the Shun knives! I bought a set a few months ago, and had a couple empty slots in the knife block, so I selected this bread knife to complete the set. It’s gorgeous, as all of the Shun knives are, and I love the offset blade. It’s more interesting visually than the standard straight bread knife, and it’s really well-balanced. If you like precision knives, you can’t go wrong with Shun!

All I can add to the rest of the five-star reviews is that this is our go-to knife for slicing tomatoes - as thin as you like . Bread knife? Great. Sure! But when you can put this tooth to a tomato with quick and easy accuracy? Stupendous. Best wedding present ever.

I purchased this knife for my boyfriend's birthday; he already had a Shun chef's knife and paring knife and this seemed the logical next knife to round out a set. He initially said buying a Shun bread knife was too expensive and that a less-expensive/non-name-brand would be just fine for a bread knife, yet after using this knife to slice a crusty loaf of bread he forgot all about saying that ;-) It cuts through hard, crusty bread like it's butter - and you do not have to put a lot of pressure on it while cutting. Very pleased with this purchase and it does come in a nice gift box, as well.

I have many high end knives, including 5 or 6 Shun. This knife isn't necessarily the best knife I have, as it is just a Shun; but it is hands down the knife that impressed me most....meaning; I generally know what to expect from my knives when I purchase them and am not surprised one way or another once I finally have it at home. This one is an exception. I would never have guessed that any bread knife would perform so well, let alone a Shun (Not that Shun knives are bad....just not top of the line. I was able to cut the fresh baguette as thin as I could place my fingers and still hold the bread. None of my other knives can do that.

a superb knife to match my set.

Klasse Messer das bei der Benutzung richtig viel Spass macht. Tolle Haptik und Verarbeitung, liegt gut in der Hand (Rechtshänder) und ist nicht zu schwer aber auch nicht zu leicht, sehr ausgewogen. Habe es direkt mit dem Markenbrotmesser verglichen das ich vorher eigesetzt habe. Einmal vor und einmal zurück und die Scheibe ist abgeschnitten. Gerade bei Weissbrot merkt man sofort es auch deutlich weniger Krümel gibt als mit klassischen Messern. Die Kai Shun Messer sind ihr Geld wert.

Shun make great kitchen knives. Two features that I love about this bread knife are the offset handle which makes cutting so easy without your hand hitting the board and the convex serrations slice cleanly without any crumbs. Very high quality, extremely sharp and I use it for much more than bread. Also, the handle on all the Shun Classic series knives have a D-shaped design which fits my hand better than others.

Awesome, that's all.