Bread knife

sillyvixen

my mum uses her back step to sharpen knives .. i dont have a back step but have taken knives round to sharpen - my bread knife has not blunted so i have never tried it!

Stephen_Leak

For knife sharpeners and "amateur" usage, I strongly recommend one of the little X-shaped ones - they are much easier to use properly and also much, much safer than the long professional ones. Do not waste your money on any electric ones.

I was not aware that serrated knives could be sharpened, but if they can, I would suggest that - like "doctoring" a saw - it is a job best left to an expert. I have a long serrated Victorinox bread knife, which also deals with things like tomatoes for my sandwiches every working day, and it is still quite lethal.