My aunt had an uncanny ability to upend a loaf, cut the crust off, butter the bread then slice it, butter then slice, doing the whole loaf whilst holding a conversation with her mother and brother, watching the children, organising the rest of the meal. Each slice would come out with almost mathematical precision, so it looked machine sliced.

I tried it once, nearly stabbed my grandmother and her budgie, almost took my own eye out and made a wedge that was fully 4 inches thick at the wide end!.

I tend to buy a lot of sliced bread.....

LTS