Bread Lame | Breadtopia

Chosen as a baker’s gift by Southern Living (August 2024)Rated #1 Lame by Serious Eats (November, 2022)Rated #1 Lame by America’s Test Kitchen (September, 2015) A Lame (pronounced LAHM, meaning “blade” in French) is typically a long thin stick made to hold a metal razor used to cut, or score, bread dough to help control the expansion of the loaf as it bakes. We had not carried a bread lame prior to this one because at the time, we were unable to find one that we liked. They were either over-priced or disposable. To work well, the blade needs to be extremely sharp, so a replaceable blade was a necessary feature of an acceptable lame.  We believe our bread lame is an excellent balance of form, function and price. It’s designed to be easy to see and pick up. This may sound funny, but one model on the market is so small and thin as to be nearly invisible when set down. It’s difficult to pick up barehanded and almost impossible to use while wearing protective oven gloves. Our lame’s easy gr