The 6 Best Cheese Gifts In the Whole Cheesy World
It includes the most awesome subscription box ever.
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WHEN IT COMES to kitchen gear, there’s a lot of useless crap out there for sale. And this is especially true when it comes to cheese. Special precious cheese boards. Glass domes to cover those cheese boards. Mice-shaped cheese knives to rest within that glass dome. And that’s not even getting into the rabbit hole that is cheese knife sets.
Like great cheese, practical cheese gear isn’t overcomplicated. These straightforward, easy-to-use (and eat!) cheese-centric products are proof.
Do you need an at-home cheese cave? Probably not. But do you want one? (Obviously.) This box lets cheese breathe, which helps enhance its flavor far beyond storing it in the fridge. The model show stores 1 pound, but the company sells containers up to 8 pounds.
You absolutely do not need a five-piece cheese knife set. In fact, you don’t even need a three-piece cheese knife set. All you need is one good, sharp cheese knife that can also stab a slice of cheese with two tines, if needed. All you need is a knife like this.
You also don’t need a special cheese serving board. What you need is a really good cutting board that’s also gorgeous enough to serve cheese on. The end grain that makes up these boards not only looks nice, it helps keep knives sharp.
Wait, a boring ol’ cheese grater? This cheese grater has grooved metal, which prevents shreds from sticking, a rubber base that won’t wiggle or shimmy, and slices so fast you’ll think it has superpowers. Who are you calling boring?
One of the premier cheese providers, Murray’s knows its stuff. This super-pack includes a funk cave-aged Gruyère, a creamy gouda, a tangy goat cheese, a powerfully awesome Cheddar, and more.
Oh maybe you need more cheese? How about 12 months of it, curated by the experts at Williams Sonoma? Their themed collections include a cheese tour of Vermont, a Cheddar flight, and an all-French package.
Paul Kita is a Deputy Editor at Men's Health, where he has covered food, cooking, nutrition, supplements, grooming, tech, travel, and fatherhood at the brand for more than 15 years. He is also the author of two Men's Health cookbooks, Guy Gourmet and A Man, A Pan, A Plan, and the winner of a James Beard Award.
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