About Us Our Cheeses Our Services Cheese 101 Contact Us Cheese Knives & Tools When you’re into cheese and entertaining, you’ll want the proper cheese knives and tools to elevate the experience. From slicing and chunking to spearing and spreading, there’s a tool for every kind of cheese you encounter. Fork-Tipped Spear A “go-to” tool that gets a lot of use cutting and slicing a variety of firm cheeses. Its fork tip can be used for serving cheese to guests. Almond Knife A classic all-purpose knife that is great for scoring the rind of hard cheeses, opening wheels, dividing wedges and chunking cheeses into bite sizes. Cheese Cleaver The wide blade and shape of this cleaver helps to add pressure and force while pushing down to cut hard and semi-hard cheeses into slices. Hard Cheese Knife Hard cheeses are very popular, which means this knife will get regular use. Open Work Blade Knife Has a specially designed blade making it easy to cut soft cheeses like Brie. Rind Cutter Scores the rinds of hard cheeses quickly and neatly. Cheese Shaver Used for shaving hard and semi-hard cheeses into thin, even slices. Perfect for sandwiches or an array of slices on a cheeseboard. Small Spade Use a small spade to cut or chunk wedges of hard cheeses. Spade Knife Made for heavy-duty work such as cutting wedges and chunks of hard cheeses. Soft Cheese Knife A cheese plate essential that is used to spread soft cheeses on crackers and other accompanying foods. Flat Spatula Knife This long, thin spatula is used for cutting away excess rind and dividing small wedges. Flat Cheese Knife Most often used for cutting crumbly soft cheese or shaving, chipping and cubing firm cheese. Narrow Plane Knife A versatile tool used for cutting many types of cheeses, from semi-firm cheeses like Jack, Cheddar or Jarlsberg, to soft cheeses such as Brie or Camembert. Gorgonzola Knife If you enjoy Gorgonzola and blue cheeses, you’ll appreciate this specialized utensil. Use its sharp blade to cut into wheels and wedges and its routed tip to easily spread cheese on crusty breads and crackers. Cheese Fork A utensil used to hold a block of cheese in place while you cut or slice with a knife. It is also ideal for breaking hard, aged cheeses or softer, crumbly cheeses. Once you become familiar with the right tools, learn more about the cheeses they’re used with. Our cheeses About Us Our Cheeses News Retail Food Service & Ingredients Global Exports Cheese 101 Careers Contact Us © 2021 Schuman Cheese. All Rights Reserved.