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A kitchen utensil that is designed and shaped to allow for ease of cutting and serving a variety cheese textures. A cheese slicer may refer to either a knife with a metal blade or a thin stainless wire, each designed to cut easily through soft to semi-firm cheese textures. If a harder textured cheese is being served, the wire version may not be the best utensil for cutting, thus the need to use a cheese knife containing a blade.
Bladed cheese knives are typically manufactured with narrow-blades or short wide blades. Quite often, the narrow-bladed version will have a forked tip that is used as a lifter for pieces of cheese as they are cut. This knife may also be referred to as a forked-tip utility knife, which is used as a bar knife for cutting through citrus fruits or spearing garnishes for drinks as may be required for pickles, onions or maraschino cherries. Wider or heavier bladed knives are generally produced to accompany a cheese plate containing uncut cheese. Since cheese begins to harden as it is exposed to air, cheese is often kept whole when placed on plates or trays requiring the cheese to be cut as it is served. Shorter knives work well for this purpose, enabling the person cutting to slice through soft to firm textured cheeses. |
