No need for bread knife for no-knead bread?

[BangorDin]

My crispy crust no-knead Lahey bread seems to cut more easily with just a very sharp knife, rather than a serrated bread knife. Is this something that everyone else has known all along? Are bread knives superfluous?

[Pei]

I've always used my chef's knife to cut all kinds of bread, including the no-knead bread. Call me crazy, but I've actually destroyed fewer loaves that way.

[katiepie]

My serrated knife worked great, but my parent's serrated knife did not... it could be the brand/age/sharpness of the knife as well...

[ChowFun_derek]

My serrated bread knife works perfectly...when I am not using my hands to pull off chunks of this bread to slather with sweet butter!
However, I find that I hold the bread up on its' rim and cut down the long way rather than holding it flat and cutting it top to bottom...

[Euonymous]

I couldn't cut it with my serrated bread knife, the crust is too crisp. I have been using a sharp chef's knife and lots of pressure. Works well and the bread springs back nicely.

[Anonimo]

I had to saw through the hard bottom crust with a pro serrated bread knife. I wouldn't have trusted a non-serrated knife to do the job.