Cheese Slicer Styles

Combining art with utility

If you're a cheese lover, you'll appreciate the many finely crafted cheese slicers available. A good cheese slicer is essential in creating appealing appetizers and hors d'oeuvres for friends and family.

Perfect slices every time

Shaving off thin, even pieces of cheese can be tricky--especially when you don't have the correct kitchen tool. Using a quality cheese slicer makes the task much easier. Following is a listing of cheese slicer styles that are productive as well as comfortable and easy to use:

Hand held blade slicer. A hand held blade cheese slicer is designed to be drawn across a piece of cheese. A simple spring loaded steel roller gives you a smooth slicing motion on soft to medium soft cheese. The thin wire keeps soft cheeses from sticking.

Adjustable hand held blade slicer. An adjustable blade cheese slicer makes the job even easier by having cutting wires positioned at varying distances from the central roller. Choose thin, medium or large thicknesses with a simple turn of a handle!

Slotted slicer. To properly serve firm cheeses such as cheddar, swiss and gouda a slotted cheese slicer, or plane is essential. The hand held slotted cheese slicer is shaped like a spatula, with a knife blade in the center. As you draw it across a block of firm cheese, it neatly peels off a thin slice.

Wooden cheese board. A wooden cheese board with slicer is ideal for a cheese and cracker presentation at a party. The attractive natural wooden cheese board features a built-in replaceable cutting wire that sinks easily into even the hardest cheese. Guaranteeing perfect slices, thick or thin, every time.

Marble cheese board. The marble inlay on a marble cheese board keeps cheeses fresh and firm for serving. The board also features a built-in wire slicer for perfectly cut cheese, hard boiled eggs, butter, soft fruits and veggies.

Stainless steel cheese board. A stainless steel cheese slicer has a sleek modern design. Instead of a single wire used by most cheese slicers, this slicer has a stainless steel blade for cutting through many cheese varieties.

Stock up

When you're buying a new slicer, it's a good idea to stock up on cheese slicer replacement wires. That way when the wire is dull, you can simply string a new one through the cheese slicer to continue cutting smooth, even slices.

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