Opinel Parallèle n°116 - Bread Knife - Wood Handle

We were given one of these for xmas last year and it's sooooo good that we've been buying them for the rest of the family. The blade retains its sharp edge, it looks good and it does the job excellently. Worth every penny.

Simple & solid Opinel. Does a big crusty sourdough no problem, serrations one sided so a doddle to sharpen if needed.

Excellent knife sharp and well balanced, good replacement for my much older bread knife

I love this knife, some I know had one and i was so impressed with it. An excellent cutting blade and comfortable handle . My partner makes his own sourdough and it needs a good knife . So pleased when I found it available on amazon.

Really good quality. Does an excellent job of cutting my home baked bread

I think the serrated blade is a bit too viscous it cuts the bread but leaves too many crumbs, it is good to look at and handle , and the price is ok but just not my favourite bread knife. it could do with being a bit longer, these have been around for years and have a nostalgic feel about them so dont be put off by this review if you dont mind crumbs it does cut well and has a nice handle .

We had another knife and I kept cutting my fingers during my sourdough bread slicing (if they were around for 2 days or more). This knife cuts perfectly and I never felt that it was going to slip on the hard crust. The tip shape is supposed to be helpful for a full slice cut- I guess it is doing its job. It also looks very nice.Overall, it was more expensive than many you can find, but it is well worth the price for me with its safe cutting. I don't have nicks or shaved skin on my fingers and that makes it a recommended product.

Thought I had a good knife last time (a fancy serrated and moulded modern one) which eventually went blunt and I couldn't sharpen it. I have other Opinel knives (foldable ones for foraging and gardening) and they are fabulous so I decided to try their bread knife. It slices through three day old sourdough as if it was a soft piece of fruit, handles bread easily that I've just got out of the oven and is still ultra soft and steamy (most knives make you squash new bread) and it's still razor sharp after daily use for a couple of months. Also it's so sharp you need apply hardly any pressure and now even my husband can cut straight slices of bread! Expensive but definitely worth every penny.