Okuzeka
Culinary Arts & Cooking vocabulary · Kitchen Equipment

Serrated knife

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, serrated knife means: A knife with a toothed edge that cuts using a sawing motion.

In Turkish: tırtıklı bıçak

How it is used

Common for bread and foods with a firm surface and softer interior.

Example sentences

  1. Slice the crusty loaf with the serrated knife.

    The toothed edge works through the crust in a sawing motion.

  2. A small serrated knife cut the ripe tomato cleanly.

    The same edge design is useful beyond bread slicing.

Common collocations

  • serrated blade
  • serrated bread knife
  • sliceTo cut something into thin, flat pieces. As a noun, a slice is one of these pieces, such as a slice of bread or lemon.
  • chef's knifeA large all-purpose kitchen knife with a broad, slightly curved blade, usually 20 to 25 cm long, used for most chopping, slicing and dicing.

More terms: Kitchen Equipment

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level: