Old bread-slicing tool
Here is an image of an apparently old (and for me, unknown) bread-slicing device from Richard Bertinet’s book “CRUMB” (2019, ISBN: 9780857835543, pg. 105):
What is this particular tool referred to as?
Best Answer
I Googled for "Raadvad" which seemed to be the text embossed on the tool, and found this video suggesting this is a 'bread guillotine'. A subsequent search for "Raadvad bread guillotine" suggests either 'bread guillotine' or, simply, '(Danish/Scandinavian) bread slicer'.
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Which tool is used in slicing bread?
A lame (pronounced la-may) is just the tool you need. This simple contraption holds a sharp razor blade that lightly and swiftly slices through the top of a loaf of proofing bread.Which is the best bread slicer?
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- Norpro Bread Slicer with Crumb Catcher. $20 at Amazon.
- Kitchen Seven bamboo bread slicer with crumb tray. $30 at Amazon.
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- America's Bread Slicer.
Can a bread slicer cut a human skull?
The faux flesh parts cleanly, but the blades can't cut through the skull. Which means that in real life, if for some reason you (a murderer) tried to push someone's head through an industrial bread slicer, you're more likely to end up with a bloody mess than a stack of head slices.Are bread slicers sharp?
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