Hand Crafted Bread Lame with 5 Blades Included

I started baking my own bread in January, so I had a head start before everyone started their covid quarantine baking. I wanted to make my bread look better so I started slicing the top before I baked. Occasionally, my loaf would fall when I tried to cut the top with a knife. I purchased this lame and it has stopped the dough from falling. My 11 year old was so impressed with the way my loafs were looking, she encouraged me to cut the deathly hallows symbol into the top of a loaf before I baked it. I gave it a shot and I have to say I impressed myself! I am definitely no artist but my bread is looking great.The razor blade was a little cumbersome to get into place but once its on properly, it works great. If you are into baking bread and what your loaves to look great, get this lame. Your bread will never be lame again.

This lame design seems to have an advantage over all of the other lames I have seen on Amazon. The shank is of high hardness stainless steel that has been punched to form a small pin that retains the blade so that you can't dislodge the blade with a misplaced slash. The handle has an oval cross-section that gives good control and facilitates repeatable cuts. The stainless is highly polished so cleans up easily, and the wood handle is easy to wipe off if you get bits of dough on it. There is a 1-star review that complains about dull blades included with the lame and while I was looking for that I found the delivered blades to be quite sharp (equal to the double-edged chrome/platinum blades I buy from Walmart) and historically I put in a new blade about once a year (remember that one blade has four corners so you get to rotate it to get a clean edge every three months - unless you keep trying to cut other things than bread dough). I would buy it again and may buy some for gifts.

Works well but insanely sharp and easy to cut yourself on

I love it

The instructions for blade instalation are confusing. Should the blade be curved like a C or straight like an I? Cutting yourself because of poor instructions is a real possibility! The purpose of the product is to hold the blade in the proper orientation and proper instructions are necessary!

I had previously bought a cheap lame (green plastic blade holder) and it worked as well as my kitchen knife, which was not great. I just tried this new lame and WOW - massive, massive difference. If you've been struggling to get good scores, it might not be your bread dough....it might be you are not using a great lame. I liked the simple, picture instructions on how to insert the blade. Super easy. No issues and wow, such a great job as scoring my bread

I really like this lamé. The wooden handle is comfortable to hold and just the right size to fit in my hand at the perfect angle for cutting the tops of breads. I like that it comes with 5 blades instead of just one and it’s easy to turn each blade around so you use up all 4 corners of it before having to change blades. It comes in a plastic storage case which is nice because once you get the super sharp blade on you don’t want to just throw this into a drawer with other items and possibly cut yourself.

I was hesitant to get a lame because it seemed like it couldn't really be that much better than a knife for scoring and I hate have extra tools lying around. But boy am I glad I did. I went back and forth between different models (this basic wood-handle type, the plastic French ones with their special locking mechanism, the pretty artisan ones, a stainless one that can do straight or curved), but ultimately I decided to go for a cheap one just to see. It works incredibly well. I dip it in cold water before scoring, and it slices through even wet doughs without catching. I think I would have been upset if I had spent more than this, since it's basically just a holder for the razor blade, plus a case. This one is a great value.

Have used it a number of times and the results are always consistently good.

Love it, use it every other day.

Arrived on time and in great condition!Used it may times already with great results.Love the case it comes in, for safety.