Cheese Cutting Boards

This is exactly what I thought for years. I need to note that my fiance and I are big cheese eaters, but we were more than happy using a normal cutting board and not spending the extra money to purchase one that is made for cheese (no matter how cute a Swiss cheese cutting board may look!). It just seemed like a waste of money.

This went on until about six months ago when I saw a cheese cutting board for sale at the local grocery store. It was cute, Swiss cheese holes cut into it, and was very cheap. It had a cheese wire cutter as well as soft cheese knives.

I should say, that the combination of the new knives and the wire cutter really helped us cut cheese more quickly and efficiently. We also use the board to serve cheese on and we are constantly getting asked about it! My friends totally adore it.

Overall, I would absolutely buy another one of these if faced with the opportunity. I cannot believe that we went so long without one, thinking that our regular board would do it fine.

One thing that you should be sure to look for in one of these is that it is non-porous. Most woods are porous and therefore can collect molds(which hang out with cheese) and germs. You can buy wooden boards which have been coated or finished and are therefore non-porous, or you may want to buy one which just looks like wood but is made from plastic or silicone.