About
Cheese slicer is 9-inch in length
Adjustable roller allows you to make thick or thin slices
Perfect for sandwiches or platters, can be used on small or large blocks of cheese
Oversized, comfort grip handle
Top shelf dishwasher safe
Today's home chef demands tools that deliver consistent, superior performance with every use. Cuisipro tools have been created to perform specific tasks with precision and ease while always providing the finest results. The new Cuisipro Adjustable Cheese Slicer is a 9-inch hand tool that glides over block cheeses with ease. The rounded guide sits flush on the cheese, gliding without dragging or catching for consistent slices. A simple turn of the knob adjusts for thick or thin slicing. Ideal for small or large blocks of cheese. Top shelf dishwasher safe, adjust roller against blade for safe and easy drawer storage.
- Type: Cheese slicer
- Color: Gray, silver, red
- Weight: 3 oz
- Made In: China
- Warranty: Only 25 years!
- Dimensions: 9" x 3-5/8" x 2"
- Composition: Plastic, stainless steel
- Manufacturer: Cuisipro
Apparent goal: | kids | gift/registry | home kitchens | restaurants | everywhere |
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Intended audience: | novice | advanced beginner | good home cook | gourmet | professional |
Diet/nutrition: | does not apply | scary | empty promises | helpful | essential |
Green?: | not especially | neutral | mixed blessing | earth friendly | green! |
Innovative: | step back | standing still | progress | trendy | genius |
Problem solving: | no better | baby steps | solid steps | giant steps | a revelation |
Competition: | outclassed | follower | in the pack | strong challenger | likely champ |
Ease of use: | impossible | frustrating | OK | simple | child's play |
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Intuitive: | Ph.D. required | barely | logical | effortless | brilliant |
Instructions: | missing | incomprehensible | adequate | unnecessary | excellent |
Quality: | cheesy | questionable | good | years of service | impressive |
Parts to lose: | inevitable | some/many | one-piece | self-storing | not a problem |
Power source: | none | hands | batteries | outlet | green |
Clean-up: | nightmare | wipe clean | soap & water | scouring pad | dishwasher (top) |
Does it work?: | not at all | adequately | well | very well | perfectly |
Availability: | airfare required | online | kitchen store | department store | supermarket |
Easy to open?: | impossible | maddening | tolerable | good | opens itself |
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Green?: | fills a landfill | huge waste | passable | minimal waste | impressive |
Time saving: | time wasting | not really | modest | substantial | huge |
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Labor saving: | less efficient | marginal | a bit | noticeable | remarkable |
Money saving: | money wasted | none | $ | $$ | $$$ |
Beats the old way: | worse | no change | better | definitely | entirely new |
Where will it live?: | garage/attic | drawer | cabinet | countertop | tool canister |
Fulfills ambitions: | falls short | almost there | satisfies | exceeds | home run |
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How often used: | once/twice | ≥daily | ≥weekly | ≥monthly | ≥yearly/holidays |
Worth the space?: | no | does not apply | w/unlimited space | w/limited space | absolutely |
Need it?: | a luxury | discretionary | basic equipment | for serious cooks | get it |
Value: | ouch! | a little pricey | worth splurging | on the money | a deal |
Overall rating: | skip it | fair | good | very good | excellent |
Comments: "Where have you been all my life?," we nearly said to this cheese slicer. (Then we thought about it and realized it sounded more than a little weird.) But after years of having cheese stick to ineffective slicers, we found one that works!
This adjustable slicer has five settings, but the one that mattered most to us is the thinnest setting. How can you make slices of cheese that are only 1 millimeter thick? With this slicer, you can, consistently, and the other increments range by millimeters up to 5 mm (about 3/16th of an inch at its thickest).
Needless to say (or nearly needless to say, for those who take everything literally), the texture of the cheese matters. A very crumbly Colby sliced well, but the back edge did crumble off as the slicer passed over it, which was not unexpected, and which we happily nibbled. A fairly soft (but not fresh) mozzarella shredded on the narrowest setting, but produced the thinnest mozzarella slices we've seen on the second setting. A firm cheese, such as a Parmesan, would require a knife. We did not test this slicer on every cheese in the world – we apologize.
Our only critique is that it has a maximum cutting width of 2-3/8" (about 66 mm, for the curious). If your cheese is any wider, you'll have to slice it at an angle or be creative in some other way.
The adjustable roller closes one notch beyond the narrowest setting to protect the slicing blade in storage (and innocent fingers), but we still see the potential for it to get a little banged up if just thrown into a drawer. Perhaps upright in a container of kitchen tools on the counter would offer the most protection.