Unpopular opinion: that $200 bread scoring lame kit was a total waste, my $3 razor blade does the same job

Nina Ross · 2026-09-13T20:05:04.201946+00:00

Dropped $200 on a fancy lame kit with a walnut handle and 20 replacement blades back in March, and my boules still tore open like a busted couch cushion. A baker at the Saturday market in Ann Arbor handed me a plain razor blade and showed me how to hold it at a 30 degree angle, and the ear popped open on the very next loaf. I sold the kit on Marketplace for $60, so I ate $140 on a tool that never beat a blade from the hardware store. Save your money and grab a pack of double edge blades for under $5, then spend the rest on good flour. What little tool did you overspend on before figuring out the cheap version works fine?

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