Review on Update International KGE 06 Forged Bread by Dandy Sulley

Simply put, this is a commercial knife with a beautiful design, forged steel blade, very sharp, well balanced, bulky and "heavy". The big problem is that it doesn't cut bread well. The blade feels very sharp, but the geometry of the teeth is insufficient to easily cut through the crusty bread crust. Normally a soft loaf of bread will be at least slightly crushed when slicing with this knife. The smaller knife I have, made by Henkels, cuts MUCH easier - if I had to work in a restaurant all day slicing loaves of bread. I would have preferred this smaller German knife, although much smaller and intended for home use. My guess is that Update International knives are copies of Henkels or Wüsthof knives that lack some subtle but important design features. I would not recommend this knife. I will not buy from this manufacturer again.