IMHO, partially serrated is a "Jack of all trades, master of none" type of thing. And that "Jack of all trades" part is being especially generous. I would recommend a plain edge. If you absolutely think you need serrations, then get a fully serrated knife. I cannot think of any scenerio where I would recommend partially serrated. You end up with a knife that's not very good at anything IMHO. Maybe on the really big knifes where you have such a long blade that you have enough room for both functional serrations and functional straight edge. But the typical knife is just not long enough to support both types of edge IMHO. Unless you buy one of those Mall Ninja Rambo knives. Those may be long enough, but are so crappy in other ways that it totally negates any benefit of their long blades. Plus, a long blade can be more of a hinderance than a help in most situations.