Chances are you own a bread knife that you use for, well, cutting bread. After all, it's called a bread knife, what else would it be for?! And while serrated knives do make cutting bread much easier, there are so many other uses for them in the kitchen. Bread knives are the real MVP when it comes to cutting, and you should start pulling that bad boy out more often! Bread knives are typically long, serrated blades - that means they have little teeth along the blade, instead of a smooth, sharp edge. Those little teeth help the knife cut through stuff like crusty bread with ease, but the magic doesn't stop there. Stop using your bread knife for just bread - use that serrated knife in all these ways, too!

One of the best uses for a serrated knife is cutting tomatoes. Cutting tomatoes is the worst! Using a regular smooth blade can crush the flesh and squeeze out all those good tomato juices. But a serrated bread knife slices through the skin and flesh with ease, giving you clean, uniform slices. Another way to use your serrated knife? Citrus! Get a smaller, paring-sized serrated knife, and use it to supreme citrus like a pro.

Serrated knives are great for slicing through pastries and other filled treats. Again, even a sharp smooth blade can smoosh out some of the filling, so you need something that will cut through the pastry and filling without too much pressure, like a bread knife. Same concept when it comes to cutting cakes into stackable layers; a serrated blade will cut, not tear, giving you smoother layers with less crumbling. Plus, a traditional bread knife is long enough to reach all the way through most cakes. Another use? Cutting chocolate! If you've ever cut a block of chocolate, then you know it can make quite a mess. Using a sawing motion with a serrated knife gives you more control over the cutting, and less mess when you're done.

Finally, don't forget to use your bread knife for what's intended: cutting bread. But don't stop at just cutting through a crusty loaf. You can use a bread knife to cut sandwiches without pushing out all the insides, and you can even use it to cut bread dough into clean, small segments for proofing and baking. It's an all-around kitchen knife!

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