Cheese wire

This is one of the best inexpensive tools you can buy, and it is carried in many supermarkets. Most have a plastic roller just below the wire, which can be easily removed. This leaves you with a wire on a handle, ideal for slicing very soft cheeses, such as goat and blue. Both of these cheeses tend to break and crumble if you try to cut them with a knife.

When you use the cheese wire, place your cheese on the corner of the cutting board. This will allow the wire to come down onto the board and cut through the cheese completely. This is because the wire is just below the top of the handle, and it wouldn’t otherwise cut entirely through the cheese.