Best way to slice bread

shammyjack

Any old sharp knife will do , just cut it THICK !

I hate thin cut bread, nowt te gert thee teeath inta , Doorstep Butties , YUMMM !

shammy

squiggles

I baught an elecrtic slicer from amazon for about £27 as i could never slice the bread evenly,i always had a fat end and a skinny end and the slicer is perfect for me.

Fur_coat_&_no_knickers

I had a look at the cookworks slicer and the amazon one. The cookworks was £29.99 and a slightly bigger motor so i got that..Had some Nectar points so got £10 off it ..im very happy.

Can wait to try it out , Thanks for all your tips everyone

moonrakerz

Before we took the plunge and bought a BM, we read hundeds of posts, many of which mentioned the problems of slicing fresh home made bread.
We considered buying a slicer, or one of the several slicing aids.
In the end we decided to try some of the knives we had lurking in the back of the cutlery drawer.
We found the best one, by far, to be a "ham" knife. If it's kept sharp it has no problems, even when the bread is still warm. Get the one with the longest blade you can, mine is 12" (boasting again !)

This is what I mean:-

http://www.premiercutlery.co.uk/show_item.php?code=6155&thiscat=kitchen_knives&sub_cat=ergo_knives

Ticklemouse

I agree with needing a decent knife. I went out and bought another bread knife - a Judge Sabatier one (from TK Maxx) and it's fabulous - slices as thin as you want and even slices too (unless MR TM gets his hands on it )

fluffynit

Just a good sturdy bread knife works for us..bread usually hardens up a bit after 12 hours (if there is any left!) and cuts perfectly.

fluffynit

tallulah_beaulah

I've found just your average sharpish bread knife is fine. The trick is don't put any downward pressure on the knife as you slice, just gently back and forth and you slice without "mashing" the bread.

oldandhappy

We have always used an Electric Carving Knife..never had any problems whether Hot Bread or otherwise...

Kazonline

I've been making H/M bread for a few months now and still struggle to get it straight esp as I put lots of seeds in it. I usually use an electric knife, but I've recently developed a problem with my hand that the vibration seems to be irritating.
I'm sure I've read somewhere that some people use the electric slicers like the kenwood ones (also does meat). Anyone got any feedback on these please? Also, those 'guides' that Lakeland do - would they be any good with an electric knife? If they are my DS1 (16) could use the elec knife. He tried today, bless, but even a pro couldn't have skied slopes like that
Kaz x

tootles_2

I have a slicer and it works great I can cut thick or thin slices no problem, hate using a bread knife eve3n a sharp one tears the bread.