On a knife mail order catalog, I saw a plain and a partially serrated version.
2006-12-27 19:23:02 · 2 answers · asked by Alvin D 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
To grab fibers and force them against the cutting surface, so they can make it easier to cut rope, cloth, meat, etc. That's why bread knives are serrated.
2006-12-27 19:31:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were "partially" serrated, I'd guess they were trying to offer a sort of "dual-function" knife... both non-serrated and serrated at the same time.
Serrated knives are definitely good for some things (slicing bread as mentioned, but also slicing tomatoes and cutting steak, for example, since they don't have to rely on just being sharp at the edge of the blade to work quite well).
Diane B.
2006-12-28 13:58:12 · answer #2 · answered by Diane B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋