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	Cheese Type	Description	Example
Soft Cheese Knife Prevents cheese sticking. Can be used for other sticky food eg cake, egg.	Soft cheese	Serrated Holes Vertical ridge Pronged end Angled handle Blade has wide tip and thin base
Cheese Slicer	Soft cheese Can also use for butter, zucchini, cucumber	Fine gauge blade or wire, fitted to slotted board
Cheese Spreader	Soft and creamed cheese, pate, or butter	Short, rounded blade and short handle
Wire Cheese Cutter Cuts without sticking Slices even pieces for sandwiches	Medium Hard cheese	Fine wire attached to handle
Hard Cheese Knife	Aged, hard cheese	Tough short, thick blade Stubby
Cheese Cleaver	Hard cheese	Rectangular shape blade
Cheese plane Shaves cheese	Extra hard cheese (eg Berner Alpkase)	Triangular head with sharpened slot at base Handle with good grip