Whether you're a seasoned cheese aficionado or just dipping your toes into the world of dairy delights, crafting a charcuterie board filled with your favourite cheeses, crispy crackers and the right mix of nuts or fruit is within reach. But if you want to up the ante and present a show-stopping homemade cheese board at your next gathering, there's one pivotal aspect you ought to pay attention to: are you slicing your cheese properly?.
For those puzzled by the thought that there could be different ways to segment cheese, the pros over at Boar's Head have shared the ideal techniques for cutting various kinds of cheese. With over 24,000 virtual thumbs-up, they advise on "How to make the cheeses on your charcuterie board look cute.".
"Boar's head sharp Wisconsin cheddar cubes. Boar's head French Brie wedges," they detail in the popular clip. And when it comes to handling Parmigiano-Reggiano, they suggest that crumbles are the way to go. To get the perfect crumbles, they recommend starting with a sizeable chunk of cheese at room temperature, using a cheese pick or knife to break off pieces of varying sizes as shown in their trending video.
Finally, the cheese whizz recommends cutting Manchego into triangle shapes and setting them out in an alternating zig-zag manner across the board, with tips pointing towards each other from opposite ends. Follow these tips and you'll have a picturesque cheese board ready to steal the spotlight at any social even.
