Stainless steel slicer set works great for the Easter holidays and beyond.
I ordered these 2 Pack Butter & Cheese Slicers, Stainless Steel Multipurpose Wire Cheese Slicer Cutter with Cheese Plane Tool for Cutting Cheese, Butter, Eggs, Fruits and Other Food Use because I needed another cheese slicer for our Easter buffet this coming weekend.This two piece kitchen set is made from sturdy stainless steel. The cheese slicer I received is about 8” long from the to if the slicing head to the bottom of the handle. There’s an attached loop for hanging on the handle that adds about an extra 3/5” to the overall length of the slicer. The slicer’s “mouth” is about 2 1/4” long and about 1/4” wide. It’s lightweight and sturdy, and the polished stainless steel design works great with all styles of serving trays and platters.We needed a second cheese slicer for our Easter buffet, and I was very pleased to find this inexpensive, easy to use slicer. My teenage son enjoys helping with holiday meals by making up charcuterie and cheese boards; having an extra hand slicer for the cheese means we can put one on each cheese platter.There’s also a handheld wire butter slicer in the set; I’ve never used this style of slicer before, but I can see how it would be useful. I had wondered if it could be used for vegetables, like slicing a cucumber or halved grape tomatoes. I didn’t try it on the vegetables because I was concerned they would be too difficult for the wires, which are fairly slim. This does work pretty well on butter, though I don’t have a lot of opportunities to need to make butter pats, and if I did, I’d just slice them up more quickly than I could find the slicer in my kitchen cabinet. I haven’t had a chance to try it out, but I have a hunch the wire slicer might work well on cookie dough or other soft things.Honestly, I needed the cheese slicer, and the wire butter slicer was just a nice bonus item. It’s also made from stainless steel, and it’s about 8” long from handle to handle. The slicing area is about 4” long; it has 19 sections, and the wires are just about 1/4” apart.Both slicers are dishwasher safe; I’ve also been hand washing them in interests of longevity, and they clean up quickly and easily. At the current price ($9.99) I think this is a nice deal; the stainless steel design is sturdy and gives these an industrial, old school diner vibe. The cheese slicer is sharp and works well; you can make big chunky slices or super thin ones. I haven’t used the butter slicer much so far; it does slice butter fresh from the fridge quite easily. It’s a nice little kitchen extra; once I’m past the upcoming Easter meal, I’ll have time to play around with the wire slicer more. I suspect it’ll be useful for slicing and other plating effects.The cheese slicer works great on harder block cheeses like Jarlsberg and cheddars, and my teenage son loves being able to shave off thin slices of his favorite smoked cheddar to melt atop our homemade quarter pound burgers.