Hard Cheese Knives
Hard cheese knives are typically one of the largest you will find.
Hard cheese knives. You will often find hard cheese knives with handles on either end to allow for even pressure distribution. Bekith 8 pieces set travel cheese knives with wood handle stainless steel cheese slicer cheese cutter 2 cheese knife 2 cheese shaver 2 cheese fork and 2 cheese spreader by bekith 10 95 10. Cheese cleavers or cheese spades are excellent for cutting hard or firm cheese into both wedges and chunks. Planning a cheese and wine pairing party or a dinner party that starts with appetizers.
A traditional hard cheese knife bears a resemblance to a miniature cleaver with a nearly straight blade and a substantial feel. The cheese planes or slicers are used for shaving even slices of semi hard or hard cheeses. They are sharp so they can cut exact slices and often have a forked tip allowing them to be used as a serving utensil as well. Cheese knives are a category of kitchen knives designed for cutting cheese with precision.
Hard cheese knives are specially designed for slicing hard cheese. Remember to include a pointed hard cheese knife to cut hard cheeses such as parmesan and aged cheddar. They are made for pressing downward and cutting through a whole wheel or wedge of aged hard cheese to form smaller portions. I guess getting fat should be fun and this set looks like it s trying pretty hard to make it that way for us making every single tool in the set perforated certainly makes for a fun thought puzzle.
A set of cheese knives will also typically include a rectangular knife for soft cheeses and a broad knife for everything else. Opt for a cheese plane when serving semi soft selections such as havarti or fontina or semi hard cheeses such as. Individual knives and cheese knife sets we have individual cheese knives as well as sets in all the most useful shapes and styles. Cheese slicers are also used.
A soft cheese knife with a sharp blade and holes throughout to keep delicate cheeses from sticking a hard cheese knife with a. Good for hard and soft cheese. This set from the brand s gourmet line includes three knives. There are different kinds of cheeses from soft to hard requiring a specific knife for cutting or slicing.
One fundamental and versatile cheese knife is the fork tipped spear which features a broad sharp spear as well as a fork edge to slice firm cheeses and then pick up pieces to place on your plate. Choose a hard cheese knife for selections such as cheddar or manchego. While using these knives it is best to use a cheese board as the base for slicing for a safe and smooth cheese cutting experience. The cheese fork can be used to hold a block of cheese.
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