A 250mm bread knife from Sakai Takayuki, the Sakai (Osaka) house with over 600 years of blade-making heritage. The serrated edge in molybdenum stainless steel saws cleanly through crusty loaves and soft crumb alike without tearing — and handles tomatoes and pastry just as well.

• Type: Bread knife (serrated)
• Blade length: 250mm
• Steel: Molybdenum stainless steel
• Maker: Sakai Takayuki, Sakai (Osaka), Japan