A bargain find

As the saying goes, 'a bad craftsman always blames his tools'. When you buy, or better still, make your own real bread you need a proper bread knife to do it justice.  A sturdy steel blade with a serrated edge and long enough to allow a comfortable sawing motion is what you need. As with anything you could pay as much as you liked for a quality bread knife but it pays to look around. 

I was lucky enough to notice this vintage Sheffield steel bread knife at a second-hand sale, in its original box and hardly used for £4.50!

It's smart, stylish, as good as new in condition and cuts like a laser beam!