About

Cut, slice, spread, break and hold and type cheese

Full tang, stainless steel knife blades

Contoured, comfortable handles

Ideal for entertaining

Dishwasher safe

Serve brie, camembert, parmesan and more with the elegant OXO SteeL Cheese Knives, each designed fro use with specific cheese types and textures. The Cheese Knife/spreader is ideal for cutting hard and semi-soft cheeses, and the Crumbly Cheese Knife is perfect for shaving both hard and crumbly cheeses. The Soft Cheese Knife has a serrated edge for cutting through rinds, plus holes in the blade to prevent cheese from sticking. To securely hold cheese in place while cutting, use the Cheese Fork. These elegant Cheese Knives have full tang stainless steel blades and contoured handles for a comfortable grip.

  • Type: Cheese knives, set
  • Color: Silver, black
  • Weight: 10.4 oz total; 2 oz to 3-1/2 oz each
  • Made In: China
  • Warranty: Limited lifetime
  • Dimensions: 5-1/2" to 6-1/4" long x 1-1/4" to 2" wide x 3/4" deep
  • Composition: Stainless steel, plastic handles
  • Manufacturer: OXO International, Ltd.
  • Product number: 1161100

Ambitions

Apparent goal: kids gift/registry home kitchens restaurants everywhere
Intended audience: novice advanced beginner good home cook gourmet professional
Diet/nutrition: does not apply scary empty promises helpful essential
Green?: not especially neutral mixed blessing earth friendly green!
Innovative: step back standing still progress trendy genius
Problem solving: no better baby steps solid steps giant steps a revelation
Competition: outclassed follower in the pack strong challenger likely champ

Utility/Quality

Ease of use: impossible frustrating OK simple child's play
Intuitive: Ph.D. required barely logical effortless brilliant
Instructions: missing incomprehensible adequate unnecessary excellent
Quality: cheesy questionable good years of service impressive
Parts to lose: inevitable some/many one-piece self-storing not a problem
Power source: none hands batteries outlet green
Clean-up: nightmare wipe clean soap & water scouring pad dishwasher
Does it work?: not at all adequately well very well perfectly
Availability: airfare required online kitchen store department store supermarket

Packaging

Easy to open?: impossible maddening tolerable good opens itself
Green?: fills a landfill huge waste passable minimal waste impressive

Economy

Time saving: time wasting not really modest substantial huge
Labor saving: less efficient marginal a bit noticeable remarkable
Money saving: money wasted none $ $$ $$$
Beats the old way: worse no change better definitely entirely new
Where will it live?: garage/attic drawer cabinet countertop elsewhere

Summary

Fulfills ambitions: falls short almost there satisfies exceeds home run
How often used: once/twice ≥daily ≥weekly ≥monthly ≥yearly/holidays
Worth the space?: no does not apply w/unlimited space w/limited space absolutely
Need it?: a luxury discretionary basic equipment for serious cooks get it
Value: ouch! a little pricey worth splurging on the money a deal
Overall rating: skip it fair good very good excellent

Comments: Yes, you can easily make it through an entire life without a set of cheese knives, and many people will. But a cheese platter will look more elegant and be more manageable if it features knives like these.

This set includes (from right to left):

All four are forged of stainless steel with full tangs for durability. They have a nice weight and feel in the hand, and will tackle the most stubborn cheeses.