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Cheese Knife Buying Guide
Which Knife for Which Cheese?
Serving cheese with the right knife makes a big difference to the enjoyment of the board. Avoid cheese sticking to your knife, or knives bending against hard cheese with the correct cutting tool. Use this guide to learn about which cheese knife suits which cheese, then purchase the colour, material and set that pleases your aesthetics.
Cutter type
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Cheese Type
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Description
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Example
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Soft Cheese Knife
Prevents cheese sticking.
Can be used for other sticky food eg cake, egg.
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Soft cheese
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- Serrated
- Holes
- Vertical ridge
- Pronged end
- Angled handle
- Blade has wide tip and thin base
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Cheese Slicer
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Soft cheese
Can also use for butter, zucchini, cucumber
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Fine gauge blade or wire, fitted to slotted board
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Cheese Spreader
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Soft and creamed cheese, pate, or butter
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Short, rounded blade and short handle
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Wire Cheese Cutter
Cuts without sticking
Slices even pieces for sandwiches
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Medium Hard cheese
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Fine wire attached to handle
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Hard Cheese Knife
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Aged, hard cheese
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Tough short, thick blade
Stubby
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Cheese Cleaver
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Hard cheese
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Rectangular shape blade
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Cheese plane
Shaves cheese
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Extra hard cheese
(eg Berner Alpkase)
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Triangular head with sharpened slot at base
Handle with good grip
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Choose a board to match your knife set to serve your favourite cheeses from our extensive range.
- Gentle on knives
- Light and robust for serving
- Paddle boards available
- Chill before serving to keep cheese at suitable temperature
- Combination wood and marble for cheese slicing
- Attractive and decorative
Conveniently holds cheese hands free while you slice.
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