"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
> Costco has been out of Tillamoos. If you don't know what those are, they
> are single serve packets of Tillamook, medium cheddar cheese. So I bought
> a 5 pound block of the same cheese. I had a heck of a time cutting it. I
> used a butcher knife.
>
> After that was all eaten, I bought a 2 1/2 pound block of the same cheese
> at a different store. I thought this would be easier to cut. I tried a
> smaller ceramic knife, but it slipped sideways and I grazed my cuticle.
> Not a big deal. No blood.
>
> So now I have another 5 pound block that I will need to cut up soon. I
> have been cutting them in cubes. Is there some other way to cut this
> besides a knife? I have Wusthoff knives (except for the ceramic one) and
> I once broke the blade off in a much smaller block of cheese. This was
> some years ago and the knife was less than a year old. That knife plus
> another have since been replaced by the company. They were still under
> warranty.
>
> I just don't want any more accidents. Is there some other way to cut
> cheese in cubes? Would dental floss work? Thanks!

I have a Henckels cheese knife that works nicely. It is about eighteen
inches long, and has a handle on each end. They are great. I got it at a
yard sale for $10.

Steve