Bread knives are used for cutting bread and are one of many kitchen knifes used by chefs. The serrated blades of bread knives are able to cut soft bread without crushing it. ==History== One such knife was exhibited at the World`s Columbian Exposition in 1893 in Chicago by the Friedrich Dick company (Esslingen, Germany). One design was patented in.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_knife