Where can I find left-handed serrated knives?
I recently discovered that the reason I hate cheese knives (but love cheese) is because they are made to work for right-handed people.
So where can I buy a (reasonably priced) cheese knife, or other serrated knives?
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We have been selling left handed products now for 50 years this year - supplying the vast majority of specialist left handed stores around the world.
I can confirm that Left handers do indeed need knives that are sharpened / scalloped / serrated on the opposite side to a right handed blade. So, holding the knife in your left hand - pointing it away from your body - the scallop / serration / etc should be on the right (nearest your body). This will dramatically improve the way that you cut meat / veg / etc - and be safer for you as well.
You should be able to find Paring / Vegetable / Cook's / Bread / Cheese knives - and many more at any good left handed specialist store.
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Are there special knives for left handers?
Western knives or double-edged knives such as Santoku or Gyuto can be used equally by right-handed or left-handed people. Single-edged Japanese chef knives have left-handed products in addition to regular right-handed products. You should choose one suits your dominant hand, otherwise you cannot cut well.Are serrated knives right-handed?
Bread knives can be right-handed or left-handed. A right-handed bread knife has serrations on the left-hand side of the blade to help keep your hand straight as you cut. A left-handed knife has serrations on the right side for the same purpose.Is there a left-handed bread knife?
There isn't a vast amount of difference between right-handed and left-handed kitchen knives, at least not without looking a little more closely. The blade on a left-handed knife is angled differently and while this is a very intricate aspect of the design, it can make cutting so much easier.More answers regarding where can I find left-handed serrated knives?
Answer 2
All professional knives (except for single-bladed Japanese sashimi knives) are ambidextrous.
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