Customer Reviews

Swissmar Cheese Plane, Hard Cheese, Stainless Steel

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I have been looking for a good cheese plane, and this one isn't it. It works fine for rubbery semi-soft cheeses like swiss, but not for harder cheese like cheddar, which tend to crrumble before I can finish a slice. The problem is that the plane it too thick and rigid. It should be thin and flexible.

Also, don't let the name fool you. This utensil is made in China, a country which consumes very little cheese.

Contrary to the previous review on this item, this is an excellent cheese plane that I would recommend to anyone that likes hard cheese, as I do. In fact, its excellent for the specific fact that it's so hard and rigid. Most cheese planes (basically, every other one I've come across) is cheap and floppy - when you want to cut really hard cheese like aged Gouda or Parmesan, the plane practically falls apart before the cheese does. Not this one, which is as sturdy as it gets. It is, without question, the most useful cheese implement that I have in my collection.

It's not perfect; I don't care for the handle (or in general, Swissmar's handles in general). They're a bit lightweight and unimpressive; not molded at all, feel a bit flimsy in the hard. Compare these to the J.A. Henckels cheese knives, for example, which feel a lot better in the hand and more impressive to look at (hey, if you're entertaining people, that's important!). Oh, and its true that they're made in China. Pretty disappointing for a company named "Swissmar".

Despite imperfections, though, I wouldn't be without it.

The slicer does as advertised in working on hard cheeses and being utilitarian for scraping, slicing and cutting

I LIKE THIS ITEM. IT'S NOT FLIMSY. IT WORKS PERFECTLY FINE AND LOOKS NICE ENOUGH TO LEAVE ON A SERVING PLATTER.