The slice is right.
A simple wire cutter makes the perfect cut in an array of cheeses: cheddar, fontina, gouda, feta, muenster, you name it. The wire goes through the cheese cleanly without deforming your wedge, and is a snap to clean.
Photography by Mark Weinberg
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Formaticum
Oneida, NY
Let's get this out of the way, because it was the first thing we asked, too: “formaticum” was first used by Roman Legionnaires to describe compressed curds of milk (essentially, cheese!). Back in present day, Mark Goldman was sampling cheese in Paris when he realized each type was wrapped differently, impacting the flavor. He set out to find the première cheese packaging manufacturers in France and has since dedicated his life to defending cheese's flavor. It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it.
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