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A cheese slicer is used usually to cut semi-hard and hard cheeses like Edam cheese and brunost. It produces thin, even slices. There are different styles of cheese slicers, designed for cheeses of varying hardness. Ostehøvel, a modern cheese slicer or cheese plane, was invented by Thor Bjørklund in 1925 in Norway. [2]
A kitchen knife on a wooden cutting board. A cutting board (or chopping board) is a durable board on which to place material for cutting.The kitchen cutting board is commonly used in preparing food; other types exist for cutting raw materials such as leather or plastic.
Ancient Greek casserole and brazier, 6th/4th century BC, exhibited in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens, housed in the Stoa of Attalus. Two cooking pots (Grapen) from medieval Hamburg c. 1200 –1400 AD Replica of a Viking cooking-pot hanging over a fire Kitchen in the Uphagen's House in Long Market, Gdańsk, Poland
Cheese is so beloved that its fans have their own National Day: Jan. 20 is Cheese Lovers' Day. If that's you, check out these cheesy dishes:
A pizza cutter (also known as a roller blade) is a handheld kitchen utensil that is used to cut various items into sections or slices. Due to its prevalence in the making of pizza, it has earned the name "pizza cutter".
A meat slicer, also called a slicing machine, deli slicer or simply a slicer, is a tool used in butcher shops and delicatessens to slice meats, sausages, cheeses and other deli products. As compared to a simple knife, using a meat slicer requires less effort, as well as keeps the texture of food more intact. [ 1 ]
The handles of pastry wheels are made of varying materials depending on the wealth of their user, from simple wood or pottery, to silver, bone and mother of pearl. [ 1 ] Pastry cutters date back to antiquity , although the wheel did not appear until the late Middle Ages .
He is best known as the inventor of Ostehøvel, a popular cheese slicer which developed into an important Norwegian export product. [1] [2] [3] Thor Bjørklund was born in Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway. He was apprenticed as a cabinet maker. He also attended the Arts and Crafts School in Oslo. He was employed for some time as a master carpenter.