Cheese knives come in all shapes and sizes. But if you're anything like me you wouldn't know the first thing to look for in a good cheese knife. Here are a couple of tips to get you started. First, look for a serrated edge and a curved, forked tip. The former will help cut through the cheese and the latter is for piercing the cheese that was sliced off. Second, look for large holes cut in the center of the knife. This helps the knife move smoothly through softer cheeses without crushing the paste. This design is also good for crumbly cheeses.

Despite all of these things many say the best way to cut cheese is with a cheese wire. Wires cut cleanly through the cheese because there are no sides of a wire to pull at the cheese.