"Ribitt" > wrote in message
able.rogers.com...
> I have been totally unsuccessful in getting decent slashes on bread. I
have
> tried a freshly sharpened knife, a serrated knife, an exacto knife and a
> razor blade.
>
> Does a lame improve things? No comments, please, on my doubtful ability.
>
> The bread always is fine with a butchered look.


I use single edge razor blades from the paint department at the hardware
store. They work better than anything I have tried and the are both
inexpensive and disposable. Since they come with a piece of cardboard
protecting the blade, I just keep a stack of them in a kitchen drawer.