Hard cheese knife

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  Alan6984 on 17/09/2022 - 23:46

  We use a… cheese slicer, which looks like a big peeler (sort of), and you draw it across the cheese to thinly slice it.

  Had it years and years - cannot imagine how it would ever break, so must be very different from what you had.

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    sunshinenz on 18/09/2022 - 09:33

    Do you have a fancy slicer? I have this one. 1.5 years, I still have the receipt (email) but not the packaging so I don't know how long the warranty is. One bit of the plastic that held the wire broke.

    https://www.spotlightstores.com/nz/kitchen/food-preparation/…

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      Alan6984 on 18/09/2022 - 10:31

      I found a picture - it looks like this:

      https://thekitchencommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/B…

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        sunshinenz on 19/09/2022 - 08:39

        Thanks. Can it cut semi-hard cheese like Edam and Colby? How big are the slices you can make from yours?

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          Alan6984 on 19/09/2022 - 09:15

          @sunshinenz: No problem - it will go through anything except a very soft cheese like brie which would just mush up.

          The slices are very thin (too thin to measure) - far thinner than I could ever cut with a knife, and I would say maybe half the thickness of the cheese slices you get in packs, although not as consistent of course.

          You can make them thicker (up to a point) by pressing down harder, but if I wanted a thicker slice, I would just use a cheese knife.

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            sunshinenz on 19/09/2022 - 21:44

            @Alan6984: Sorry I meant how wide are the slices? Enough to cover the bread slice, i.e. similar width to ready-made cheese slices?

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              Alan6984 on 20/09/2022 - 00:50

              @sunshinenz: No, about half the width of the pre-packed ones - perfect for crackers, or do two for a slice of bread.

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                sunshinenz on 20/09/2022 - 10:40

                @Alan6984: Thanks!

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                  Alan6984 on 20/09/2022 - 12:47

                  @sunshinenz: To be fair, I always slice across narrowest face of a block of cheese, so I am getting narrow slices due to that!

                  I'd get exactly the same area of cheese if I used a knife, albeit much thicker.

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  Arsonist on 19/09/2022 - 08:50

  I recommend the Westmark Cheese Slicer.
  You can make thin or thick slices depending on the angle you hold the slicer.

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    sunshinenz on 19/09/2022 - 21:45

    Thanks. That one seems to have good reviews but having just broken a wired slicer I'm not sure if I want to go for another yet ;)