Z-CUT serrations

[buckthorn]

I've been using Spydercos since 1989 when I started with a Worker. When the kitchen knives were introduced I added them as well. A couple of years ago I purchased a pointed tip, serrated Z-Cut and have been very pleased with it. I recently ordered another from an authorized dealer, accepting that the only option for a serrated blade was the round tip. I ordered one and it arrived today but I was surprised to find a much more mild, uniform serration pattern. Has anyone used both types of serrations and able compare the performance of the two patterns? Thank you.

[Cl1ff]

The blunt tip is more like a bread knife to me and are a little less aggressive, but they are still sharp and will cut just about anything. I'm not really sure why the regular serrated ones were discontinued.

[JD Spydo]

The serrations on Spyderco's kitchen knives are more of a rounded/wavy type of serration pattern which are good for food applications. However I've found a few utility type jobs where those rounded/wavy type serrations seem to have certain advantages.

Even as super expensive as many of the Japanese and German culinary blades are I still regard Spyderco's kitchen/culinary blades to be the best available. I still use the old K-05 & K-04 models I've had since about 2003. Yep if it isn't broke then I don't try to fix it. I love lots of the older Spyderco models from that era.

Spyderco's kitchen blades are as unique as many of their folders and specialty knives.

[Dnwrghtsr]

I absolutely love my z-cut. Best all around kitchen knife I have ever owned.

[Doc Dan]

That Z-Cut rocks in the kitchen! Awesome little knife. I'd like to have a shorter version, as well.

[Bill1170]

My serrated Z-cut is the go-to in the kitchen for tricky cuts, often involving packaging. The wonderfully thin blade does suffer from steering and deflection in firmer foods, however, thanks to the chisel grind of SE.

[Ramonade]

I have both a pointy and blunty SE Z-Cut. and yes the serrations are different like you mentionned. I prefer the ones on the blunt tip Z-Cut, it cuts tomatoes like a laser ! But except for tomatoes, it's kind of the same cutting experience for both configurations