Block of Swiss cheese with the paper and a knife and crispbread
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A Fork Is The Secret To Chopping Equal Cheese Slices Every Time
BY ANNA STAROPOLI
Block of cheese with even slices next to it on cutting board with knife
If you’re trying to get nice-looking, equal slices of cheese for a charcuterie board, a fork can help you out. This technique was popularized on TikTok by user ConVino Board.
Person using fork to make holes in a piece of cheese on a cutting board
Simply poke the tines of a fork directly into your block of cheese in evenly-spaced intervals. This creates slight indents that you can use to guide your knife.
This technique works better on hard and semi-hard cheeses as opposed to softer ones, because soft cheeses don't take on imprints as well and don't always hold together.
Even if you outline your cheese with a fork, brie or goat cheese might end up doing its own thing. Still, this hack is a perfect way to help you cut hard cheeses.