On Sat 12 Jul 2008 12:41:17a, Sky told us...
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> On Sat 12 Jul 2008 12:05:58a, Leonard Blaisdell told us...
>>
>> > I once owned a cheap cheese cutter. It looked like an ordinary cheese
>> > cutter that anyone could buy anywhere and anyone still can. But it
>> > was dirt cheap and the roller fell off. From that point I could cut
>> > cheese up to an inch and a half thick. After many years, the wire
>> > broke. I thought it would be no big deal to get another and destroy
>> > the roller, but it is a big deal. I can't find a cheese cutter that
>> > is made as poorly, and the damned roller is riveted in or worse with
>> > newer cutters. I can't remove the roller without destroying the
>> > contraption, and that's a shame.
>> > I crave a three and a half to four inch taught wire on prongs with an
>> > ordinary handle. I've googled and failed, but I'm willing to be
>> > enlightened.
>> >
>> > leo
>> >
>>
>> Not cheap, and not the same design, but this slicer would allow you to
>> cut cheese of almost any thickness...
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/698con
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>
>
> I have a cheese cutter that's practically exactly like the one you've
> shown, Wayne! I love it! It's tiny - perhaps something like 5" x 8"
> overall . The one I have was purchased at Schnucks (IIRC), and it even
> came with an extra wire or two (taped on the underneath). But, this one
> is dark green marble, not white. I use mine often enough it tends to
> stay on the counter, otherwise, it's in the cabinet with the 'regular'
> dishes.
>
> Sky, the cheese straw maven ;>
>
> P.S. A good substitute for the wire replacement is to use "guitar
> strings" or some such.
>
I don't have one like this, but I really do like it. I have an antique
cheese slicer that has a wire about 6" long, as well as 4 tines spaced
about 1-1/2" apart, with a handle on the end. It's shaped much like an
angel cake slicer. It does a nice job.
--
Wayne Boatwright
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