Best way to slice bread

maryb

Cookworks electric slicer from Argos - magic!

mrbadexample

thriftlady wrote:

Are you lefthanded ? Standard breadknives are designed for righthanders (isn't everything ?), it's something to do with the slant of the serrations. I'm lefthanded but have learnt to cut bread fairly well after years of practice

My granny was left handed. She'd cut the slices ok, but always end up with a triangular-shaped wedge at the end. :rotfl:

ka7e

I'm left-handed, and I always get left with a triangular "wedge", too! I lay it flat on the breadboard and manage to get another slice out of it. It's OK if I cut the whole loaf myself, but if someone right-handed cuts a slice they get a very uneven one. And then I get another wonky one when I go back to cutting it.

thriftlady_2

ka7e wrote:

I'm left-handed, and I always get left with a triangular "wedge", too! I lay it flat on the breadboard and manage to get another slice out of it. It's OK if I cut the whole loaf myself, but if someone right-handed cuts a slice they get a very uneven one. And then I get another wonky one when I go back to cutting it.

Fortunatetly my OH is a leftie too so this doesn't happen in our house

Rabbit

Having made my bread in the panny, I have tried to leave it as long as poss before slicing but I just can't get a decent slice, more like wedges or with a hole in the middle. I slice the crust off ok but then it's downhill from then on.

Can anyone help? how do you all get decent slices? does it have to be completely cold first?

Thanks

apple_mint

We have one of these

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!1951

I was sceptical about it - a lot of money for a lump of plastic - but I have to say it does work. We got ours second hand from ebay so it didn't cost as much.

Yesterday OH forgot to set the breadmaker to finish earlier and we only had 15 minutes from the bread coming out of the Panasonic and my leaving the house. OH did perfect slices from the warm loaf using this. So I still got my sandwiches

moonrakerz

You MUST have a decent knife. I have one of these, had it for years, gets used for everything from roasts to bread !

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sabatier-30cm-Ham-Knife/dp/B000LCN8IS

apple_mint

My bread knife is by Sabatier too. Had it for years and years and years

Kazonline

You can't beat a kenwood slicer I had mine for christmas and I'm in love (haven't felt this in love since...... I got my pani )
Kaz x

apple_mint

Oh .. I do so want a Kenwood Slicer ... but for my gammon Am working at my virtual savings for that. Does the slicer work with warm bread?