Were you cutting tomatoes with a serrated knife? If not, you should be - they do a far better job.

Aardwolf an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Can one even sharpen a serrated knife without destroying the teeth? Google search autocomplete shows I'm not the only one wondering that

	▲	petepete 26 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I guess it depends on the style of serrated edge. But if you look at commercial tomato knives you'll see they're all serrated.
	▲	GLdRH 17 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I don't think so, not at home.

dlcarrier 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I cut through tomatoes with my pairing knife all the time, with no resistance, and it has a straight blade.

	▲	petepete an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah if it's sharp enough it'll be fine. All tomato knives are serrated though, they glide through allowing thin, delicate slices. https://sabre-paris.co.uk/collections/tomato-knife