Customer Reviews

J.A. Henckels International Eversharp Pro 8-Inch Stainless-Steel Bread Knife

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Please note that I have several Henckel knives that I really like, so this is definitely not a anti-Henckel biased review.

There is really only one problem with this knife - the blade is way too thick. If there's only one problem - then why do I give it only one star? Well, this one problem completely ruins this knife. The 'eversharp' name I'm sure refers to the fact that the serrations are not the standard "wave pattern" you'd see on most bread knives. Instead, each serration has several smaller serrations and spikes built in. I know that this is supposed to ensure that the knife will never end up dull - but in the process it makes it horrible at doing any kind of delicate cutting. Plus, the blade is not flexible in any way due to the extreme thickness. Unless you are cutting the sturdiest bread out there, you'll crush it while trying to slice with this blade. Forget about cutting any kind of soft bread or pastry. I've found that some of our cheap steak knives work far better than this knife.

I've come to the conclusion that this knife is horrible after comparing it to two other bread knives I now own. The first was a Paderno (small Canadian company) that we got for our wedding, and the second was a Global bought from Amazon. Both are considerably more expensive than this knife, but there are other, more economical options out there that are still far better. You want to find a nice, thin blade with even and sharp serrations. If you're looking to stay in this price range, you won't find anything forged - these will all be stamped or laser cut - but that's fine - the bread knife doesn't need to be strong like your chef's knife.

Pros:

-Cheap

Cons:

-Mashes your bread while it cuts

-Hard to get started through crusts due to blade thickness

-The 'spiky' serrations are dangerous to your fingers (think many tiny needles along the blade) - they tend to nick you easily - but they are useless for their intended purpose of cutting bread.

Suggestion: Steer clear. If you can afford it, get a Global (or even a better Henckel). Otherwise, look for a the thin stamped blade.

This bread knife gets the job done in record time with very little hand/wrist effort. Very little pressure on the knife was needed in order to slice through a loaf of very crusty bread from the bakery. In fact, my hand and wrist felt great after slicing the entire loaf into small pieces for appetizers, and the knife created very few crumbs.

This is definitely the sturdiest, sharpest bread knife I've ever owned. The blade is completely rigid, no bending ever. The blade is super sharp, easily cutting through bread or whatever else I put it up against. Makes me wonder how I went so long with my old bread knife.

I got tired of cutting my Italian bread loaves with our steak knives and having crumbs all over the cutting board. So I got this bread knife as a gift from my husband. We couldn't wait to use it.
Well we were so disappointed. The blade is very thick and the edges of the knife don't cut easily. We use it on Italian loaves as I mentioned, and you have to push down even harder than we used to with the bread knives, thereby smashing the loaf. And the cutting edge leaves tons of crumbs which means it's not cutting smoothly through the crust.
I would prefer a finer serated edge to cut easier through the Italian bread.

HAd one of these several years ago, but gave it to a visiting friend because they liked it so much. Bought several other brands since then. none of them as good. Finally tracked down this one again and it is as great as the first one!!!!

Not a bad value for what it cost. It saws, rather than cuts bread. I'm spoiled by my Shun slicer!

I have had a 5" Henckle forever sharp knife for several years...it is my favorite and still sharp as ever... just threw away all my old dull knives except for this one and just ordered several new Henckle forever sharp... Love them they are the best knives ever... never get dull!!!

This knife came free with the carving set I bought. Nice knife that matches the carving set. Wish it was longer to I can use my plastic holder to slice home made bread. Works well when using for bagels and free hand bread slicing.

Love this knife - rounds out a set I'd bought last year. While I don't recommend the Eversharp carving knife this bread knife works quite well.

Very poor quality. Looks and feels like a $5 knife from Wal-Mart. I returned it.