It is listed as a bread knife because that is what the scalloped grind was designed around, but the edge does the same job on anything with a tough exterior and a soft interior — smoked salmon, a cured side, a crusted fillet.
Blue keeps it on that station. The scallops shear rather than tear, so the surface of the slice stays intact instead of being dragged, and the stain-free steel handles brine and acid without marking.
Dexter-Russell has made cutlery in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818 and is the oldest cutlery manufacturer in the United States. The Sani-Safe line is its NSF-certified foodservice range, built around a textured polypropylene handle moulded to the tang so there is no seam for food to lodge in.
