"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 7 Aug 2011 20:05:56 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>When John was here in June he fell in love with a little kitchen implement
>>called a cheese planer. I buy blocks of cheese rather than pre-sliced
>>cheese. I have to admit, this ia s great cheese planer. I looked and it
>>has a hallmark - Karlsson & Nilsson. Swedish. Go figure It looks a
>>little like this:
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/3w3ly2n
>>
>>So I looked it up. I found something similar online at Sur la Table and
>>am
>>having one sent to him. This way he won't try to smuggle mine out of my
>>house in his suitcase. LOL Besides, he's got a birthday coming up so what
>>the heck, here honey, cut the cheese!
>
> I think that's way over priced for an ordinary cheese plane.
> http://www.amazon.com/Fox-Run-Wooden...2816605&sr=8-1
>
> Actually I've seen those cheese planes at the 99¢ stores. I know some
> can be pricey, those with ruby encrusted handles... but otherwise they
> are all the same.
>
> I have a cheese plane that cuts with a wire, I got it many years ago
> as a freebie from Chef's Catalog. It works fine especially on soft
> cheeses (cheese planes like yours don't work well on soft cheeses)


I rarely buy soft cheeses so the point is moot.


> I rarely use it, I much prefer an ordinary paring knife... not an hour
> ago I sliced cream cheese with a paring knife, used it as a spreader
> too... one tool to wash.
> I hope you packaged that cheese plane for your honey bunny with some
> good cheese to plane... tell him it'll get all gummed up with
> Velveeta. LOL


My "honey bunny" has probably never bought Velveeta. John prefers swiss
cheese or extra sharp cheddar, in blocks I found a planer like you
posted but when I went to buy it it said "out of stock". So I got the one
from Sur la Table. More expensive? Sure. But he's worth it.

Jill