Give your kitchen knives a break and reach for the pizza cutter the next time you need to do some quick cutting in the kitchen. Pizza cutters are great for pizzas of course, but they can cut:
And any number of other food products much faster (and neater) than using a knife! Use a pizza cutter to:
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If you don’t have a pizza cutter on hand, Kim recommends a larger chef’s knife that’s big enough to fit the circumference of your pizza. To cut, you can rock the knife back and forth; however, unlike the pizza cutter, Kim recommends waiting before you start to slice.
And any number of other food products much faster (and neater) than using a knife! Use a pizza cutter to:
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Give your kitchen knives a break and reach for the pizza cutter the next time you need to do some quick cutting in the kitchen. Pizza cutters are great for pizzas of course, but they can cut:
A recent Harris poll asking more than 2,000 U.S. Americans what their favorite food is, had the saucy, cheese-topped treat coming in first place (via MSN), but of course, it seems like everyone loves pizza, no matter which borders they reside within. Pretty much all of us can report chowing down on pizza with some frequency, whether we choose to phone our favorite joint for delivery, step into a restaurant for a sit-down pie, or go the extra mile to bake pizza at home.
For pizza-cutting, Lahey told Food & Wine he prefers a sturdy pair of kitchen shears, such as these from OXO. But if youre in a pinch and need to grab your office scissors from your desk, those will probably work, too. Just allow for some cooling before slicing into a super-hot or super-loaded pie, Lahey cautioned, or “youre probably gonna burn your hand.”
When getting down and dirty in the kitchen with a bag of flour and a carton of yeast, however, the result should be a well-cooked, crunchy-chewy, and not-all-that-easy-to-slice-into-treat (via Serious Eats). Typically, most of us will awkwardly cut into a homemade pizza with a chefs knife or else bust out that utensil that almost always hides at the back of the drawer — a pizza cutter. But theres a better, and easier, option for cutting pizza, and were willing to bet its already sitting on your desk.
If you like baking pizza at home, youve undoubtedly found yourself face-to-face with a hot, delicious, and surprisingly hard-to-cut pie on more than one occasion. Depending on the type of pizza, a great crust should range from chewy to crispy to blistered, Serious Eats writes, and those crusts — plus the steaming toppings above them — call for an extremely sharp knife, or else a pizza cutter. But if you want to cut pizza as Italians do, then you should opt for scissors next time.
If youve ever visited an authentic pizzeria in Italy, you would have noticed workers cutting off your desired size slice with a pair of scissors, then weighing the slice to come up with your bill. According to Food & Wine, that practice is the rule in Italy, especially in Roman pizzerias that sell long, slab styles of pie. In the U.S., professional pizza cutting using scissors can be found at pizza and bread maven Jim Laheys Sullivan Street Bakery locations in New York City and Miami (via Sullivan Street Bakery).
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FAQ
What else can you cut a pizza with?
Can I use a knife instead of a pizza cutter?
How do you eat pizza without a pizza cutter?
Is it necessary to use a pizza cutter?
How to choose the best pizza cutter?
When choosing a pizza cutter for your kitchen, you should try to pick one that is durable and will last you a long time. Stainless steel pizza cutters are ideal for most people because they do not rust. The blade should be sharp to give perfect slices.
What are the best substitutes for butter?
The substitute that you might want to use depends on what you are using butter for. In baking you can use any fat such as olive oil, nut butters, or even avocados. In baking you can also substitute non-fats for butter such as Greek yogurt, mashed bananas, pumpkin puree, or even applesauce. For replacing butter as a spread, you can use any fat, hummus, avocado, nut butter, or cheese. For cooking, canola oil can be a great sub, or avocado oil is also good because it has a high smoke point.
What can you do with a pizza cutter?
Here are (at least) 20 things you can do with a pizza cutter, other than cutting pizza. Cut tortillas into strips or quarters to bake or fry for salad toppers or salsa dippers. Cut flatbread into portions. Cut a quesadilla into halves or quarters. Cut ham steaks into cubes to add to soups or salads. Use as a pastry wheel to cut homemade pasta.
What can I do instead of a pizza?
Instead of a gooey, tomato- and cheese-filled pizza, try toasting half of a bagel and adding some fresh or canned diced tomatoes, then add a drizzle of olive oil for extra taste and nutrition. You can buy all types of bagels, from whole-wheat to egg bagels, adding some extra flavor to your new “pizza.”