Bakers Blade Lame - Pack of 3 - Disposable Professional Bakers Yellow Scoring Tool

Stainless steel bakers blade is the classic bakers tool for scoring perfect slashes into French baguettes and other crusty breads, which help the dough expand as it bakes. Made in France. What do you use to score bread? The blade used to score bread is often referred to as a lame (pronounced lahm) This is simply a French word with means blade. Breads may be scored with straight or curved razor blades, either held in the hand or mounted on a handle. Scoring may be performed with other sharp, straight blades, even with a straight razor. Some bakers prefer serrated blades. For some types of scoring, a straight blade is preferred. Straight bladed knives are preferred for cuts made with the blade held perpendicular to the loafs surface. This sort of cut is generally used for round loaves (boules). For other types of scoring, a curved blade works better. Curved lames are generally used for long breads like baguettes which are scored with cuts parallel to the long axis of the loaf