A friend of mine gave me and my wife an interesting present some time ago:

And this pizza wheel cutter proved to be an excellent pizza tool. Even more interesting though, I tried it with other types of food, and in particular with beef. It worked even better than on pizza, as the force applied to cut had to be minimal, and it was distributed efficiently on the whole wheel blade, while working it gently back and forth over the beef.

The circular edge eliminates the issues of tip of the knife (round but blunt, sharp but pointy such as it won’t slide easily….), and no matter the inclination of the handle, the cutting outcome is the same, as the wheel rolls on and back.

Finally, this wheel cutter eliminates the need to hinge on the wrist during the cutting movement, which is needed to bring the part of the knife blade closer to the shaft correctly onto the thing to cut. With the wheel it is sufficient to move the arm back and forth, ever so lightly.

An effortless tool, recommended!

PS: This tool works best on flat surfaces, such as pizza, beef, omelette etc. The good old knife still rocks to peel an apple, or cut a bread, or to slice a tomato, or to clean meat off the bones bit by bit….

Tags: Good experiences, Informal (everyday) tests, kitchen tools, wheel cutter