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Examples: Bonne Bouche from Vermont Creamery, Camembert from France, Mt Tam from Cowgirl Creamery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4436d0657a0b6cc0a33d09/1586367242744-LEWS60WGS4W6EXD9FMDE/How-to-Cut-Cheese.jpg Blog - How to Cut Cheese the Right Way - Square It’s the same philosophy as the round wheel: you want a little rind and a little paste. Slice into triangles just like you would a grilled cheese. Cut it in half diagonally, corner to corner. Then, cut in half from the opposite corners so that it’s in quarters. Bisect perpendicularly, from both top-to-bottom and side-to-side. Examples: Taleggio from Italy, Pont-l’Évêque from France, or block cheddar like Red Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4436d0657a0b6cc0a33d09/1586367266103-2CTFQQNA6LZ78HUCF0EM/How-to-Cut-Cheese-Log.jpg Blog - How to Cut Cheese the Right Way - Logs These are usually soft goats. Slice into coins, about 1/4“ thick. If it has a large diameter, like bucheron, you can then cut it like a pie, the same way you would cut a round wheel. Examples: Saint-Maure, Cana de Cabra, fresh chévre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4436d0657a0b6cc0a33d09/1586367339041-EE9Y3VKDFP74OLGK5YMM/How-to-Cut-Cheese-Pyramid.jpg Blog - How to Cut Cheese the Right Way - Pyramid You’re going to take the same approach as you would a square for this small category of bloomy-rinded cheeses. Keeping the bottom flat, cut in half from corner to corner. Then, cut in half perpendicularly on both sides. Examples include Capriole Pipers Pyramid, Baetje Farms Bloomsdale, and Valençay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4436d0657a0b6cc0a33d09/1586367413063-BRH1S9EQ216U34PHWC5X/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How to Cut Cheese the Right Way - Spruce-Wrapped Rounds Keep these ladies inside their bark, or they’ll ooze all over the place. 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