Relieve knives have an angled handle and sharp blade which make cutting easier.
 
The handle: The angle keeps the wrist straight and the grip friendly oval shape ensures a stable grip. The top of the handle is smoothly curved to enable a comfortable thumb position.
 
The blade: To facilitate cutting, the blade is very sharp. In order to minimize the risk for the hand to come in touch with the food the blade is lower than the handle.
 
The blade is sufficiently long for cutting food and bread. The handle angle is designed to keep the wrist straight when cutting standing up.