Cutting the cheese

[Cock Womble 7]

Is there a PH-recommended, fail-safe, tried and tested way of knifing off slices off of a lump of cheese without it ending up looking like something that Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards would practice on?

Whenever I start taking slices off of my fave matured cheddar, I end up with slices that are one micron thick at one end and six inches thick at the other.

Where am I going wrong?

[Plotloss]

http://www.allianceonline.co.uk/cutlery/specialist...

[Cock Womble 7]

Plotloss said:

http://www.allianceonline.co.uk/cutlery/specialist...

Are you suggesting that a ten quid fancy-Dan knife with bits cut out of it (so you're not actually getting a whole knife) will improve my cheese-slicing performance?

[EarlOfHazard]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wooden-cheese-wire-slice...

[CommanderJameson]

if you will insist on doing such things yourself, ask your butler (or, at a push, the cook) to show you how to do it.

[deeen]

Cock Womble 7 said:

Plotloss said:

http://www.allianceonline.co.uk/cutlery/specialist...

Are you suggesting that a ten quid fancy-Dan knife with bits cut out of it (so you're not actually getting a whole knife) will improve my cheese-slicing performance?

No, you need an Ostehøvel.

[IndyAndy777]

Cock Womble 7 said:

Is there a PH-recommended, fail-safe, tried and tested way of knifing off slices off of a lump of cheese without it ending up looking like something that Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards would practice on?

Whenever I start taking slices off of my fave matured cheddar, I end up with slices that are one micron thick at one end and six inches thick at the other.

Where am I going wrong?

It's VERY dependant on the knife you use to cut it- one of our knives gives a perfect cut, the others give what you describe. The knife isn't a special cheese one, more a case of trial and error.

[ClubSmed]

If cutting cheddar I sometimes use a peeler to get an even and thin slice perfect for a cream cracker. Of course this only works if you want relatively thin slices and does not work for softer cheeses

[dickymint]

Bread knife is perfect.

[NoVetec]

I use a steak knife - perfect straight bit of mature every time.

[Mr Roper]

I use my potato peeler, gives equal slices every time.

ETA

Do you really struggle 'cutting the cheese' in all these years? Or did you want an excuse to make a reference to farting in the title??

Edited by Mr Roper on Friday 2nd September 15:30

[Frankeh]

EarlOfHazard said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wooden-cheese-wire-slice...

Why would you not just get one of these? They're fab.

[PJ S]

Sharpness is key - straight down without pressing on the cheese.
The less effort used, the less of a ski jumping slope you'll generate.
That knife linked above with bits missing is designed for soft cheeses.

[Mr Gearchange]

Pistonheads. Perfectly symetrical cheese matters.

[mrsxllifts]

I can't cut anything straight especially cheese! I normally cut a wedge one way then turn the block over and cut a wedge the other way! Either that, or just use a grater to hide the 'slope'

But for some strange reason, I can cut bread straight if I lay the loaf on its side! On its base, I cut what mr xl calls a miser-doorstep.

[mattdaniels]

I thought the point of a cheese knife with bits missing in it was to stop the cheese "gripping" the knife so you get a cleaner cut - which is what harder cheeses like cheddar do?