K Sabatier / Tartine / Bernal 12" Serrated Slicer Stainless Olive

K Sabatier / Bernal Cutlery / Tartine Bakery 12" serrated slicer. Drop forged stainless steel blade. Riveted olive wood handle with red and blue inner spacers.

Co-designed with their San Francisco Mission district neighbor Tartine Bakery and the venerable French knife maker K Sabatier, established in Thiers France in 1834. Do not put in the dishwasher. Oil handle every six months.

The idea for the Tartine - K Sabatier - Bernal Cutlery collaborative bread knives was sparked during a conversation between Tartine's Chad Robertson and Bernal Cutlery's crew. Chad confessed that he prefers to use a chef knife to cut bread (especially the big sourdough loaves that Tartine is famous for) but sometimes wished the knife was more aggressive at the tip. We all agreed on trying to combine the great cutting ability of carbon steel and the merits of the old standby of the bread knife phylum; the serrated knife. With this in mind, the possibility was discussed with Philippe Bournilhas of K Sabatier. Philippe was excited and came up with a new take on the solid olive wood handles that are a Bernal Cutlery favorite, adding blue and red spacers as an homage to the colors of France and USA. Our two collaborative bread knives were born from these conversations: a 10" carbon steel chef knife with a serrated tip and a 12" stainless steel serrated slicer.

While there are other serrated-tip chef knives, we wanted one in French carbon steel, with superior toughness and edge life to the stainless. Most likely, folks will find this an all-around workhorse in their kitchen, not just for Tartine bread! We decided on a stainless 12" round tip slicer shape for the partner, as some folks will undoubtedly prefer a more traditional style bread knife with less maintenance needed.