Cheese, like wine, has an interesting history and style of eating. With so many different types of cheeses out there, many different types of cheese cutting and serving tools have been created to satisfy any cheese connoisseur's needs.
Kinds of Cheese Tools
cheese boards. Different types of cheese require different tools that help in cutting that perfect piece of cheese.
Cheese Knives and Types
Cheese knives are very essential in a kitchen. Cutting cheese is otherwise very difficult considering the product sticks to the sides of a normal kitchen knives thereby making it extremely difficult to cut piece after piece for serving.
* Soft Cheese Knife: These knives have holes in the blade which prevent the cheese from sticking. This knife is used to cut through soft cheese like the Brie, Camembert, and Ricotta.
* Hard Cheese Knife: They are sharper knives with a fork tip. The hard cheese knife can cut through Cheddar or Gouda cheese with ease.
* Parmesan Cheese Knife: Designed specifically to cut through very hard cheeses
* Cheese Wire: It is a different kind of cheese knife used to cut large slabs or wedges. The cheese wire is a long, thin steel wire with wooden handles at each end. This is most useful when the cheese is soft from the inside and will stick to the blades if cut with a normal kitchen knife.
