Shun Premier 9" Bread Knife

The Shun Premier 9-inch Bread Knife is an indispensable kitchen tool. The wide, "low frequency" serrations of this bread knife's blade are razor-sharp and easily slice through any loaf of bread or pastry - whether tender and delicate or crunchy and crusty - with only a gentle back and forth sawing cut. The sharp serrations keep the bread from being crushed or torn as it's sliced. In the tradition of Japan's ancient sword smiths, each elegant damascus-clad Shun Premier knife is handcrafted in Seki City, Japan with a 100-step process. The blade is forged with 34 micro-layers metal on each side of a VG-MAX* cutting core. There are alternating layers of 431 and 410 stainless steel, plus one additional layer of nickel on each side of the cutting core. Forged into one single, strong piece of metal, these layers support the core, add stain and corrosion resistance, and help the food slide from the blade. The blade of each Shun Premier knife has a hand-hammered tsuchimi finish, which adds