"Steve B" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> 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 another have since been replaced by the company.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!
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> 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.

Thanks! Henckels is probably out of my price range, unless I find one at a
garage sale. But I will look for one.