Wicked fast blade and enjoyable to use on thick crusted baguettes, pugliese or rustic loaves.I cook 3 meals a day from scratch and only use 2 knives regularly (paring knife and Chinese vegetable cleaver) because I hated my Gerber bread knife so much. For the past 31 years I cut bread with my vegetable cleaver and only rarely used the Gerber. With this addition, all three daily knives are now Lamson. This knife is not only well balanced, feeling light and responsive, it give my knuckles wide clearance from the chopping block.This offset bread knife has a good look and feel. Years ago I found a local artisan who created offset bread knives and I immediately feel in love with not banging my knuckles on the cutting board.This knife has many serrated teeth and sharp Edge giving very clean cuts of the bread with little tearing. The slight curve of the blade means that you get good cuts by further keeping your fingers safe from getting banged. The weight of the knife feels nice to the hand and gives good control. This is then further enhanced by the design and color of the handle that makes it pop to the eye.This knife is a high quality product that works very well. The combination of the off-set handle and the curved blade makes it very easy to slice through large round loaf breads in one continuous motion without having to re-position the bread. (Especially easy on the Poilane style loaves.)Blade is very sharp and knife feels very secure and stable in the hand.The bright red acrylic handle is outrageously cool! I think wooden handles are great, but this acrylic handle is very nice also just because of the bright red color. Sure is easy to find among all the other knives!Would definitely buy other products from the same manufacturer.If you need a good bread knife, look no further. This knife has a great feel in the hand, it's well balanced and just feels like a quality knife. The minute you pick it up you will know you have a knife that will probably last forever. It will slice through any bread with no effort at all. I use it everyday to slice the dough of my artisan bread and it glides through the wet dough effortlessly because of the nice serrated edge it has. I really like having an offset bread knife too. You can slice through the bread, to the board, without hitting your knuckles before you're all the way through it.If you need a bread knife and want a good quality knife that will be sharpened for FREE for as long as you own it, buy this knife. It's a nice one.Love that this knife is made in the USA. My husband loved it for his xmas gift. Our old knife just smooshed the bread, but this one cuts it with minimal effort!! Highly suggested!I was using this knife and commenting to my husband how much I love it. I bought it in 2011 and use it frequently. I bake homemade bread often and this knife is perfect for slicing through any type of bread. The offset handle helps to slice all the way to the board without hitting your knuckles. It's a quality knife, built here in the United States. It might seem expensive, but it will last you a lifetime and you will help support a local business.This knife shaves through bread like a butter knife. The serrations bite right into the crust and gentle sawing slides through the loaf quickly. The forged blade is stiff but not heavy.The handle is fantastic, too. The offset keeps the blade horizontal through the entire slice while preventing your knuckles from knocking on the counter. The rosewood and brass create the classic elegant look of fine craftsmanship.Combine all of this with a lifetime "free" ($10 for return shipping) factory re-sharpening and you couldn't ask for anything more from this beautiful, comfortable and effective knife.Absolutely the best knife we own. Cuts tomatoes like nothing else, not only bread! What a nice piece of equipment! I now own two, one for our Winter home as well as the main home.