Bread Lame Knife

$19.90
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Score your sourdough loaves with precision using this beautifully crafted bread lame, designed for clean, controlled cuts and excellent oven spring.

Features a smooth wooden handle with a stainless steel blade holder, plus 5 stainless steel razor blades. A small leather pouch is included to safely protect both the blade and your fingers during storage.

Each side of a blade can be used for approximately 50 cuts, giving around 100 loaves per blade.

For replacement razor blades please see here.

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A bread lame, pronounced “lahm” (French for “blade”), is an essential tool for scoring bread dough just before baking. Designed to create deep, clean, and precise cuts, a lame helps control how the loaf expands in the oven, improving both appearance and oven spring.

This beautifully crafted bread lame features an attractive wooden handle with a stainless steel blade holder and comes complete with 5 stainless steel razor blades. A small leather pouch is included to safely protect both the blade and your fingers during storage.

Scoring bread serves both a practical and decorative purpose. Beautiful patterns and signature designs can be created on the surface of the loaf, while deep cuts allow the bread to expand properly during baking. Without scoring, expanding dough may crack or burst unpredictably in the oven. Proper slashing helps guide the expansion of the loaf, reduces unwanted splitting, and encourages excellent oven spring.


Here is a wee video to show you how to attach the razor blade onto your bread lame.

See loaves below with the great expansion where the loaf was scored.



Bread scoring techniques by Maurizio Leo from The Perfect Loaf




photo: Maurizio Leo from The Perfect Loaf

Ingredients: 1 bread lame with wooden handle and 10 double sided razor blades

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