cheese cutter
Definition
Noun: A kitchen utensil, typically consisting of a board or a handle with a taut wire or blade, designed specifically for slicing through cheese cleanly and efficiently.
Usage
The term "cheese cutter" refers to the specific tool used for cutting cheese. It is used as a countable noun. * Could you pass me the cheese cutter? I need to slice some cheddar for the board. * A good cheese cutter prevents the cheese from crumbling. * This cheese cutter has a stainless steel wire for smooth cuts.
Advanced Usage
- As a compound noun modifier: The term can be used attributively to describe other related items.
- The cheese cutter wire needs to be replaced.
- We sell a variety of cheese cutter sets.
Variants and Related Words
- Cheese knife: A knife, often with a forked tip, designed for serving and cutting cheese. (A related but distinct tool; a "cheese cutter" often implies a wire mechanism).
- Cheese plane: A utensil with a flat, sharp blade used to shave thin slices from a block of cheese.
- Cheese slicer: A general term that can be synonymous with "cheese cutter," often used for tools with a fixed blade on a hinged arm.
Synonyms
- Cheese slicer
Antonyms
- (Conceptual) Cheese grater, cheese melter (tools for preparing cheese in a different form, not for slicing)
Noun
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a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese
