I am in need of a good knife for carving cake and also one for cutting it when I have to construct a cake. I'm not sure which brand or what size...any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for the advice!

I have two that I rely on when carving cake. One is a good serrated bread knife (I have two of those) and one is a small sharp paring knife. I use both of those on every cake I carve. HTH

So just a regular bread knife? A certain length or anything? Thanks again.

I would also like this information, I think you need a smooth knife for trimming the sides of cakes, I use a long serrated knife for torting small cakes. I don't remember the brand name, my husband insisted I get them bless his heart and they were pricey.

I use a bread knife as well--I prefer the one with really really fine and small teeth.

I use a large bread knife for bigger cuts and then I have another smaller knife with teeth that I use for the other trimmings. I like the different sizes depending on what I am doing.

I don't like using a serrated knife.... too many crumbs and jagged edges. My hubby just bought brand new knifes (Wusthof Classic Knifes). Bed Bath and Beyond sells these. If you want to buy a good quality super sharp knife I recommend spending a few $$$ and get one of these. I would go with a 6" kitchen or sandwich knife. Size and style is just preference. Just be sure to go with a really sharp one!!

I also use a bread knife for some of my carving. My absolute favorite is a tomato knife. It has a narrow blade that is easy for cutting curves and is very sharp and serrated.