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primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« on: April 02, 2013, 05:44:47 PM »
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Tab (9,137 posts)    Mon Apr 1, 2013, 09:13 PM

Is there a good way to get Brie cheese slices?

I was making sandwiches tonight that included Brie as cheese, but it was a pain to cut. Normal snacking, I just spread it with a knife on a cracker or whatever, but to prep it for sandwiches got me a lot of little curled up slices.
 
It there a trick, like cooling it to a certain temp or something, that makes it easier to get contained, consistent cuts?

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Duer 157099 (16,244 posts)    Mon Apr 1, 2013, 09:16 PM

1. Unwaxed unflavored dental floss

Never tried it but seems like it would work well

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Warpy (67,908 posts)    Mon Apr 1, 2013, 09:35 PM

2. You'd have to cut it with wire, I think

but I'd be more inclined to spread it. It's not really meant to be a slicing cheese.
 
Nuking it for a few seconds would make it more spreadable.

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ProgressiveProfessor (21,509 posts)    Mon Apr 1, 2013, 09:57 PM

5. A wire cheese cutter is indeed about the only way, though nuking it really helps it spread

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cbayer (119,497 posts)    Mon Apr 1, 2013, 09:36 PM

3. Some brie is definitely softer than others.

I've had the same problem when dealing with really soft bries. Harder ones tend to be cheaper and easier to cut and should be great for a sandwich.
 
I love a sandwich with brie, pear and turkey (grilled).

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Stinky The Clown (50,773 posts)    Mon Apr 1, 2013, 11:11 PM

8. Brie, tomato, a grind of pepper, and bacon, into a baugette, and grilled.

mmmMMMMMmmmm

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cbayer (119,497 posts)    Tue Apr 2, 2013, 11:01 AM

9. Oh, yeah! That sounds amazing.

Have you tried turkey bacon. I recently tried it and was surprised that it was a good as it was.
 
Not perfect, but not bad.

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Stinky The Clown (50,773 posts)    Tue Apr 2, 2013, 04:46 PM

10. I haven't tried it.

I eat very little bacon. When I do, I tend toward the thick sliced premium stuff. I cook it really well done and then savor each bite as if it were the meal itself!

Given the adroit sparkling old dude's age and heart condition, that's ^^^ probably a good idea, to go easy on the stuff.  Not cut it out entirely, but to be more temperate in its consumption.

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cbayer (119,497 posts)   Tue Apr 2, 2013, 05:16 PM

11. Check it out and tell me what you think.

It smells like bacon when it's cooking. It cooks easily and crisps up nicely and it has very little grease.

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Stinky The Clown (50,773 posts)    Tue Apr 2, 2013, 05:22 PM

12. Okay, I will.

I have actually touched packages of it before but never actually put them into my cart.

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TreasonousBastard (20,732 posts)    Mon Apr 1, 2013, 09:42 PM

4. I would try a pizza cutter...

the mess is caused by the cheese sticking to the knife as it passes through. A pizza wheel might reduce the friction.

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Major Nikon (9,224 posts)    Mon Apr 1, 2013, 10:45 PM

6. When you get good Brie in France it's very much a soft cheese

A slice off the round will flatten simply from the weight of the rind. It's made to be spread on bread, not cut into slices.
 
In the US it's usually much firmer because US food laws don't allow for the use of non-pasteurized milk for interstate sales.

^^^and that's a very good thing, too.
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2013, 07:43:06 AM »
A pizza cutter is the stupidest idea I've heard.  Just spread it, don't slice it.  The problems these people have!

What about that turkey bacon?  Seems heretical to me. 
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2013, 08:43:20 AM »
Quote from: Karin on April 03, 2013, 07:43:06 AM
A pizza cutter is the stupidest idea I've heard.  Just spread it, don't slice it.  The problems these people have!

What about that turkey bacon?  Seems heretical to me. 

It's gross and it smells.  Don't try it.  If you want bacon, eat bacon!
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2013, 10:01:47 AM »
It's good that the DUmmies don't have sharp knives.
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2013, 11:18:49 AM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on April 03, 2013, 10:01:47 AM
It's good that the DUmmies don't have sharp knives.

Why? 
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2013, 11:50:45 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on April 03, 2013, 11:18:49 AM
Why? 

 :runaway:

Uh oh. That statement up there that you responded to is seeming a little mole-y. 

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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2013, 11:58:06 AM »
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Duer 157099 (16,244 posts)    Mon Apr 1, 2013, 09:16 PM

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Never tried it but seems like it would work well

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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2013, 12:10:21 PM »
Quote from: jukin on April 03, 2013, 11:58:06 AM
Pretty much sums up everything about leftists. 0bama couldn't figure out why unemployment was not going down when spending a trillion dollars in the stimulus. No real world knowledge and no real world experience is what defines DUmmys and democrat party members in good standing.



I've actually used the DUmb****'s suggestion, for cutting cheesecakes.  Works like a charm.
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2013, 12:35:53 PM »
Just make the damn cheese sandwich with normal cheese instead of weird sounding crap
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2013, 12:49:08 PM »
There really isn't anything they can't make harder than it has to be. 
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2013, 02:01:46 PM »
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Stinky The Clown (50,773 posts)    Tue Apr 2, 2013, 05:22 PM

12. Okay, I will.

I have actually touched packages of it before but never actually put them into my cart.

 

ummmm, okaayyy.


Brie will slice with a wire cheese cutter, if it's cold. Otherwise, if warm, it's spreadable.



Those people have to turn everything into an intellectual debate! For heaven's sake, it's cheese SLICING, not rocket science!  :thatsright:
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2013, 02:12:46 PM »
Quote from: debk on April 03, 2013, 02:01:46 PM
Those people have to turn everything into an intellectual debate! For heaven's sake, it's cheese SLICING, not rocket science!  :thatsright:

To them, anything that they would rather have Big Brother Gubmint do for them is rocket science.
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2013, 02:16:57 PM »
Sharp knife and a plate. That easy. Brie cheese is delicious with kraft singles and you make a grilled cheese. You don't poop for a day or two.
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2013, 02:46:42 PM »
Man are they inept...I bet they need directions on how to boil water.
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
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Stinky The Clown (50,773 posts)    Tue Apr 2, 2013, 05:22 PM

12. Okay, I will.

I have actually touched packages of it before but never actually put them into my cart.

sooo that's what was on that package!
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Re: primitives discuss slicing Brie cheese
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2013, 03:45:40 PM »
Sgt Snuggle Bunny's patented soft cheese slicer



































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