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The best bread knives The best bread knives overall: Mac Professional Series 10.5-inch Bread Knife, $100 on Amazon An innovative and extra sharp bread knife: Wusthof Classic Bread Knife, $150 on ...

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For the cook who works up a lot of vegetables, Wusthof has developed the 8-inch classic vegetable chef’s knife. A seemless fit within the Wustof classic line, the 8-inch vegetable chef adds a ...

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How It Compares Though the Wüsthof 8-inch classic chef’s knife is our pick for best overall chef’s knife, we also like the Mac Knife 8-inch hollow edge chef’s knife.

For the best classic design, there’s the heftier Wusthof Classic 8-inch Chef Knife for $150 ($180 in Canada). The blade is a single piece of steel that runs from tip to handle.

My husband, of course, sidled over to inspect the knife. Made by Shun, the renowned Japanese knife company, the Classic U2 Ultimate Utility Knife, has a serrated curved blade, the better to rock ...