Looking for a new bread knife: anyone using a Mac?

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So, with all the attention given to knives on the cookware board recently, I thought let's chime in with my dilemma. Currently I have a cheapo Nogent bread knife. But I'm realising now that I actually use my bread knife a lot and hence the Nogent is due for an upgrade imho. 

There are four main contenders at this stage - from cheap to expensive:

1. Victorinox
2. Mac Superior
3. Mac Professional
4. Robert Herder KB2

Since I use a bread knife all the time, I'm willing to pay say 200 euro. I've heard quite a few good stories about the Mac bread knives. Anyone has any experience with their knives? 

I already have a Robert Herder paring knife so I know the brand's reputation and quality. Meaning I’m leaning to this now. 

Thanks!

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I have the Chef series MAC bread knife and its been great. This thing works wonders and was a huge eye opener for us.

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I'm fond of this one: https://shop.poilane.com/en_US/shop/product/poilane-bread-knife-with-wood-handle-2345

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The only knife in my collection I don't want to spend any kind of real money on is the bread knife.

I still use an 8 year old Zwilling Twin Cuisine 20 cm bread knife and a 6 year old Global 15 cm serrated knife for buns. I'm often very lazy, when I wake up and frequently cuts the bread directly into a porcelaine plate, so I will never spend big money on serrated knives for that reason alone :)
Both serrated knives still perform excellent.

Sorry I couldn't give you any advice.

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Tojiro makes two, and the less expensive one, about $23 on CKTG as I recall, gets extremely good reviews. When I need a new bread knife, that is what I'll get.

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I have a MAC Superior bread knife, and while it's great I wouldn't splash out that kind of dough for a bread knife(I won mine from a contest on FB) My other bread knife is an ugly, el cheapo MUNDIAL that works fine..

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Are Gude or Misono offerings available locally. I'd take a look at those...

I have a Mac. Haven't gotten around to it using much at all - there is a sharp bur on the top of the spine where it meets the handle. Enough annoyance that I tend to still grab the $10 Dexter/Mercer that it replaced almost 99% percent of the time out of the drawer.

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Well, the one knife of my Wusthof classics that I haven't been impressed with that had so much promise and rave reviews is the double serrated bread knife. I don't think it cuts into bread as well as the cheap Kuhn Rikon knife I had gotten some time before.

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I have the MAC Superior, and I recommend it highly.

There is ample room for overthinking knives of all sorts, but if this is a dedicated bread knife, I'd buy any high-quality, but fungible, one (like the MAC) and move on.

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I'm using an apple Mac and a Zwilling 10 inch bread knife that got bad reviews but was cheap and looked really good

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I wish I knew what made a good bread knife. I bought a 10” Zwilling Pro Ultimate only because it was on sale for $49, and because it had a rosewood (palisander wood) type handle. Not sure how I feel about reverse scalloped serrations. Also it is stiffer than what I was using before. But really, I have no idea. They sell the same knife with a resin handle for $150.
https://www.cutleryandmore.com/zwilling-ja-henckels-pro/ultimate-bread-knife-palisander-wood-handle-p138718?refSrc=31254&nosto=nosto-page-product1

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Okay so just a quick update. I bought a Mac Professional, which was available at a local store here. The price was okay, I paid 146 euro. Haven't used it yet but will give an update after a few weeks or so. Thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions!

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One possible bread-knife strategy:

1. Set the budget as high as you'd be willing to pay.

2. Divide that number by 4 and save the result 

3. Buy the best bread knife you can for that amount, and test it.

4. If you like it and it works well, buy three more the same, and keep them in the closet.

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Damiano,

I remember the days when it was a Shun vegetable cleaver and a paring knife for you.

I had already committed to a collection that hadn't seriously considered a cleaver of any kind, but you made me think. Maybe my nakiri wasn't enough. . . .

I had kept putting off purchasing a bread knife, thinking about a Wusthof Precision I could get as a discontinued bargain, but my serrated ultimate utility knife did such a great job on bread, I never made the purchase.

I did purchase a complete collection of European, American, and Japanese knives that I really enjoy--and even ended up buying a cleaver I love, to go with another Chinese knife I now own.. You're becoming a bit like me--and I'm becoming a bit like you.

What made you go away from the simplicity you had?

Ray

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