How To Cut Cheeses- Easy Cheese Cutting Guide
This is your guide on how to cut cheeses for your cheese & charcuterie boards! There are SO many different kinds of cheese and if you’ve ever wondered how to cut them then this is the guide for you.
I have hosted over 450 virtual charcuterie & cheese board making classes teaching people how to cut cheeses and make the perfect charcuterie board for their get togethers. Cheese board making is truly an ART and with a little bit of knowledge on how to cut cheese, what to pair with them and some creativity- you will be making them like a pro! 🧀
My number one tip: when making a cheese board, ALWAYS cut your cheeses into bite sized pieces or people won’t eat them. When people come over they want easy bite sized nibbles to snack on without having to worrying about cutting anything. make it easy for your guests and have everything precut and ready to go.
Find my free guide on how to cut cheeses below and happy hosting! 🧀 Get ready for how to cut cheeses to make a cheese board below.
brie cheese:
Any round cheese wheel you can cut like this but this technique was really made for brie cheese. Since it is a bloomy rinded cheese, the French say that this is the correct way to cut it so that everyone gets a piece of the rind.
Step one: Cut your brie cheese wheel in half
Step two: Cut the half in half
Step three: Cut the half into quarters
Step four: Cut each quarter into smaller wedges. Usually I get 3 bite sized wedges out of each quarter
Style on the board to make look fancy! You now have bite sized cracker friendly pieces for people to eat and enjoy with a sweet jam, honey or fresh fruit.
Manchego cheese:
Any triangular wedge of cheese you can use this as a guide to cut like this but the rind on this one is special. The cheese rind on a manchego cheese is was and although it is “food safe” it shouldn’t be consumed and really does not taste good. Some cheeses like brie have an edible rind and others like manchego do not.
Step one: On the two flat ends of your manchego cheese wedge, cut the waxy rind off. I like to leave the rind on the rounded end as if you cut it will waste cheese since it’s rounded but it also looks fancy styled on the cheese. Just remind guests not to eat it :)
Step two: Once the rind is removed on both ends, cut into triangle cheese slices about 3/4” thick. Think bite sized! Not too thin and not too thick.
Step three: Once cut arrange in a fun pattern like you see below. I call this “the zipper”!
best served with savory salty accompaniments or sweet ones! Think olives, a sweet jam, a grape or even something spicy. This cheese pairs well with just about anything.
Hard cheese:
A hard cheese like gouda, aged cheddar, asiago, parmesan, etc can be suggested into smaller pieces. These are SO easy to cut and look really fancy.
Step one: Use the tip of your knife to dig it into the cheese
Step two: Twist the knife to break off a bite sized piece of cheese
Step three: Keep doing this to the cheese wedge until you have your desired amount of cheese for the board
Step four: Style in a cheese pile
SUPER EASY way to style a harder cheese. Each suggested piece will look a bit different, like a nugget chunk that looks rustic. Perfect for a cheese board!
SHOP THE REICPE
semi-soft cheese:
A semi-soft cheese like swiss, havarti, gruyere, jalapeño jack, an orange cheddar, etc is really just a cheese that is not hard or aged. This cheese can’t be nuggets like hard cheeses can because it is not aged or crumbly. The best way to cut it is in cubes. I know, super basic but basic works here! If you really want to jazz them up a bit more then cut your cheese cubes in half to make cheese triangles.
Step one: Unwrap your goat cheese log
Step two: Put it on your serving board or tray with a small spreading knife sticking in it
I like to make a few cheese piles on my board with my cheese cubes so you will see 1-3 cheese cube piles on some of my boards just to spread things out.
goat cheese:
A log of goat cheese or wedge of blue cheese can get messy. especially if you try to cut is when its soft and at room temperature. My suggestion is to unwrap the goat cheese and leave it as is with a knife in it so people can spread it on crackers as they would like. Since this is a soft spreadable cheese, this works great and creates less mess on the charcuterie board.
Step one: Unwrap your goat cheese log
Step two: Put it on your serving board or tray with a small spreading knife sticking in it
EASY! You can always drizzle some honey on it or add some fresh fruit, edible flowers or a garnish to spice this cheese up.
After you’ve cut your cheeses add on your jam or jars of sweet and salty accompaniments like olives, mini pickles, nuts, etc….
Then add on your crackers. You could do a variety of crackers if you’d like! Usually I like to do one really basic cracker that is salted and then one cracker that looks a bit fancier, maybe that has dried fruit or rosemary in it. Totally up to you!
Lastly, fill in spaces with fresh fruit like grapes, blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate seeds, etc.I like to use seasonal fruits so this changes with each season that passes. After your fresh fruit feel free to fill in the small spaces with nuts, chocolate and a fresh garnish like rosemary or sage.
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This is your guide on how to cut cheeses for your cheese & charcuterie boards! There are SO many different kinds of cheese and if you’ve ever wondered how to cut them then this is the guide for you.