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<\/a><\/p>\nIt\u2019s called a cheese slicer. This is in fact a Norwegian invention by Thor Bj\u00f8rklund, who in 1925 is said to have been given cheese on a slice of bread for lunch. The had cheese melted before he had had a chance to eat it. Since he wanted to have thinner slices he looked around his carpenters workshop. The first attempt was with a knife, but to no avail. He then tried using one of his planes and it did the job, but he couldn\u2019t store it in the kitchen and it was hard to use as well. So he made it smaller therefor becoming the inventor of today\u2019s indispensable cheese slicer.<\/p>\n
This kitchen tool is used every single day in Sweden, by millions of Swedes. Many are faced with a sort of culture shock when abroad and find their favorite way of eating cheese not available.\u00a0\u00a0Many Swedes\u00a0probably can’t even imagine cutting cheese with a knife. If you know any Swedes, ask them if they could even consider the thought?<\/p>\n
The cheese slicer, even though it wasn\u2019t a Swede who invented it, is a brilliant present for Swedes to give international friends as a thank-you for letting them stay at their place \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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Do you know what this is? In Swedish it is called an Osthyvel. It\u2019s called a cheese slicer. This is in fact a Norwegian invention by Thor Bj\u00f8rklund, who in 1925 is said to have been given cheese on a slice of bread for lunch. The had cheese melted before he had had a chance…<\/p>\n