In this article, we’ll talk about the different tools for cutting cheeses. Some time ago, we explained how to cut each type of cheese based on its shape and degree of maturity. This way, you’ll become true cheese experts.

There are many types of knives, machines, and utensils for cutting cheeses, and below we’ll take a look at many of them.

You may know many of them, but surely more than one of these cheese-cutting tools will surprise you.

Wire or lyre knife

It’s used for soft cheeses, as this way we prevent the cheese from sticking.

This tool consists of a handle that splits into two ends connected by a wire—like a bow with a handle.

With this tool, we prevent the cheese from crumbling or sticking to the knife.

Cheese knives with perforated blades

With these, we expand our range of options, as these knives can cut everything from soft and creamy cheeses to semi-hard ones.

They are the most common in the kitchens of cheese lovers, as their domestic use offers great versatility.

Thanks to their wide, perforated blade, there is less resistance when cutting the cheese, preventing soft cheeses from sticking to it.

They provide a clean cut with little effort.

Double-handled cheese knife

These knives are most commonly used in factories producing aged or very aged cheeses, so you probably don’t have them in your kitchens.

With these, we can apply more force when cutting the cheese. We just need to place it in the middle of the cheese and push with both hands.

We will use these knives when we want to cut an entire cheese wheel into two halves, whether it’s aged, cured, or semi-cured Manchego cheese.

Cheese plane knife or cheese slicer

This type of knife is very useful if we want to slice the cheese into thin slices for sandwiches.

We place the knife on the area we want to slice, firmly hold the cheese, and slide the plane until we obtain a slice.

We will use it on firm and soft cheeses, such as Havarti, Gouda, or Emmental.

Awl for cutting hard cheeses

This tool is used to cut very hard cheeses into cubes, such as Parmesan or our Manchego Gran Reserva cheese.

With it, you can cut the wedge by stabbing it into the cheese. This way, the resulting pieces will be irregular.

It is ideal for breaking small pieces of cheese to accompany salads.

Rallador

Raise your hand if you don’t have a grater at home. Exactly, we all have one, whether to grate cheese, fruits, or vegetables.

Most have 4 sides for grating in different ways: into powder, slices, or strands of varying thickness. But we can also find ones with a single surface offering one or several types of grating, and there are even interchangeable ones.

Cheese Cutting Tools: The Girolle

Ideal for creating cheese rosettes to decorate our tables. It is mainly used with not very aged cheeses, for example, semi-cured Manchego cheese.

We will stab the cheese onto the steel spindle and make several turns around the cheese with the scraper. In this way, we will obtain thin slices that will join together and form a beautiful cheese rosette. The more turns you make around the cheese, the bigger and more impressive the rosette will be.

You can use these rosettes to decorate your appetizers, salads, or main dishes in an original way.

As you can see, there are many tools for cutting cheese, and surely more than one has surprised you.

If you are a cheese lover or know someone who is, we have surely inspired you to give a truly original gift.