Cheese knives: the right knife for every kind of cheese
Cheese knives come in many different shapes and sizes. There's a suitable knife for every kind of cheese. This is necessary because the hardness and structure of cheese differs greatly with each type of cheese. Which cheese knife you need thus depends on the hardness of the cheese you're cutting. It therefore pays to have several cheese knives in your drawer, especially if you're regularly serving a cheese platter.
Cheese knives for soft cheese
When buying a cheese knife, it is important to consider what kind of cheese you will be using it for. For example, there are knives specifically meant to help you spread soft cheeses. For soft cheeses, there are either brie knives or knives with cut-outs in the blade. These knives have in common that they have the smallest blade surface as possible, so the cheese is much less likely to stick to the blades.
Cheese knives for semi-hard and hard cheese
For semi-hard and hard cheeses, there are a variety of cheese knives, cheese hatchets and Dutch cheese knives. Sometimes these knives are even fitted with a forked tip, so you can easily pick up and serve blocks of cheese. In addition, there are knives specifically for breaking, shredding and scraping Parmesan cheese wheels. In short: there's a suitable knife for every kind of cheese!
Cheese knife? Or try a cheese wire!
This is a taut wire with handles at both ends. A cheese wire can be used to slice soft and semi-hard cheeses such as mozzarella or cheddar without crushing them.