Most bread knives are built right-handed. The serrations on a standard bread knife are beveled specifically for right-hand use, which means left-handed cooks are either fighting the tool or accepting a suboptimal cut. The Shizu Morinoki Left-Handed Bread Knife corrects this directly - the serrations are ground for left-hand use, producing the same clean, controlled cutting action that right-handed users take for granted. Shizu Hamono builds this from DSR-1K6 Japanese stainless steel at 60 HRC in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture.
At 210mm blade length and 2mm spine, this is a slim, capable bread knife sized for daily use on everything from sourdough and baguettes to soft loaves and pastry. The keyaki wood handle is comfortable for the longer sawing strokes that bread cutting requires. At 118g it has enough presence to stay controlled through a full loaf without feeling heavy. For left-handed cooks who have been working with right-handed serrations and wondering why their bread cuts feel awkward - this is the fix.
At 210mm blade length and 2mm spine, this is a slim, capable bread knife sized for daily use on everything from sourdough and baguettes to soft loaves and pastry. The keyaki wood handle is comfortable for the longer sawing strokes that bread cutting requires. At 118g it has enough presence to stay controlled through a full loaf without feeling heavy. For left-handed cooks who have been working with right-handed serrations and wondering why their bread cuts feel awkward - this is the fix.
- Maker: Shizu Hamono
- Line: Morinoki
- Location: Sanjo City, Japan
- Construction: Laser Cut
- Steel: DSR-1K6 Stainless
- HRC: 60
- Handle: Keyaki Wood
- Weight: 4.1 oz (118g)
- Blade Length: 210mm
- Total Length: 355mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 2mm
- Blade Height: 30mm
- Grind: Left-Handed Serrations
