Not every serrated job calls for a full size bread knife. The Suncraft Seseragi Bread Knife 140mm is the compact member of the Seseragi family, sized for splitting bagels and dinner rolls, slicing croissants and demi baguettes, cutting tomatoes and citrus, and working through salami, cheese, and melon rind at the table or on a small board. It is also a handy picnic and charcuterie knife, and it comes with a protective sheath so it can travel in a basket or bag.
The blade borrows the idea that made the full size Seseragi popular in Japan. Instead of one tooth pattern, it combines two sizes of wavy serrations, larger teeth that bite into crusty, rustic bread and finer teeth that slice the soft crumb and delicate foods cleanly, with a short straight section at the tip for starting cuts through tough skins and crusts. Suncraft makes it in Seki City, Japan, from molybdenum vanadium stainless steel hardened to 57 to 59 HRC, so it resists rust and keeps its bite. At just 55 g with a 140 mm (5.5 in) blade and a 1.5 mm spine, it is light and easy to control, and the Western style pakkawood handle has a gentle curve that fills the palm.
Care Instructions: Hand wash with a soft sponge and dry right away; do not soak it or put it in the dishwasher. Use a wood, plastic, or rubber cutting board, and avoid frozen or very hard foods, which can chip the serrations. Store it in the included sheath. When the serrations eventually dull, have it sharpened by a service experienced with serrated edges.
The blade borrows the idea that made the full size Seseragi popular in Japan. Instead of one tooth pattern, it combines two sizes of wavy serrations, larger teeth that bite into crusty, rustic bread and finer teeth that slice the soft crumb and delicate foods cleanly, with a short straight section at the tip for starting cuts through tough skins and crusts. Suncraft makes it in Seki City, Japan, from molybdenum vanadium stainless steel hardened to 57 to 59 HRC, so it resists rust and keeps its bite. At just 55 g with a 140 mm (5.5 in) blade and a 1.5 mm spine, it is light and easy to control, and the Western style pakkawood handle has a gentle curve that fills the palm.
Care Instructions: Hand wash with a soft sponge and dry right away; do not soak it or put it in the dishwasher. Use a wood, plastic, or rubber cutting board, and avoid frozen or very hard foods, which can chip the serrations. Store it in the included sheath. When the serrations eventually dull, have it sharpened by a service experienced with serrated edges.
- Brand: Suncraft
- Series: Seseragi
- Model: MS-002
- Location: Seki City, Japan
- Steel: Molybdenum Vanadium Stainless
- HRC: 57-59
- Edge: Two Size Wavy Serrations with Straight Tip
- Handle: Western Style Pakkawood
- Sheath: Included
- Weight: 1.9 oz (55 g)
- Blade Length: 140 mm (5.5 in)
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 1.5 mm
- Blade Height: 20 mm
