A food initially devised for Italy’s poor and working classes, if any foodstuff can claim to have successfully achieved global domination, it must surely be pizza.
The Naples-born flatbread-with-toppings has ignited the global appetite and taken over practically every pocket of the planet. In the UK, our love for the rudimentary combo of bread, tomato sauce and cheese has seen it become one of the most popular takeaway choices for millions, usually delivered piping hot as a weekend treat.
Yet whether you order in, throw a supermarket version into the oven, or make it yourself from scratch (dough and all), we've all struggled over slicing it up neatly at one point or another.
Some believe the popular circular shape is to blame, and point to Rome's pizza hawkers as an example of efficiency, who slice rectangular pies up into squares in a neat grid formation, while others blame blunt blades for failing to cut neatly.
A sharp blade is key for getting through toppings, cheese and a crispy blade in one pass. While a good kitchen knife should do the trick, they're best saved for other food prep jobs, especially when there are so many great pizza cutters out there to choose from.
Typically consisting of a circular blade with a handle, these cutters make slicing through your deep pan or thin-crust pizza a breeze, rolling across the dish in one instead of haphazardly sawing at it and wrecking the composition of toppings.
In terms of technique, take aim and swoop down confidently on your pizza, which you will have ideally set on a wooden chopping board to protect the blade from bluntness and roll firmly from crust to crust. In a perfect world, one pass should cut through all the layers, but two is acceptable if that’s what is required for neat cuts. It’s not just a one-trick pony either; the versatile tool can also be used to cut pies, quiches, tarts and more.
Pizza cutters make great gifts for lovers of the dish, as well as anyone moving into a new home. We’ve rounded up the coolest and most stylish below to help make shopping for a new one easier.
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Deer & Oak Pizza Cutter
This rocker-style cutter removes the need to navigate a roller blade through molten cheese. Simply rock it over your pizza to make confident cuts, even if you've got a deep pan pizza on your hands. The company promises the stainless steel blade will stay as sharp on your 50th cut as it is on its first, and it can be used to divvy up bread, cake, hard fruit and vegetables with ease. Hand wash with dish soap only.
Buy now £11.89, Amazon
Oakdene Designs Personalised Stainless Steel Pizza Cutter
A personalised gift that the pizza-obsessive in your life will adore, this compact slicer is made for gifting. Simply add the bespoke words you want on the handle and the wheel itself, and wait for delivery in as little as two days. Putting the fun in functional, the cutter comes in a mini pizza box, scoring brownie points for presentation too.
Buy now £20.00, NOTHS
AddLiving Pizza Scissors
Can't be bothered faffing around with rolling blades? Reach instead for these pizza scissors made with a food-grade stainless steel blade and plastic guide which you can use to both measure even slices and serve them up too. The silicone portion can be removed for easy and thorough cleaning.
Buy now £10.99, Amazon
DSL Pizza Cutter
The popularity of at-home pizza ovens means you can enjoy a hot slice practically anytime, anywhere. From friends' houses to campsites, cut through your fired-up creations with ease thanks to this portable cutter which comes with a sleeve to protect your fingers when you're searching for it in a messy bag.
Essentially a small rocker blade, you can use it from start to finish, from portioning up the dough and trimming herbs and toppings to cutting the final slices.
Buy now £4.99, Amazon
Dreamfarm DFSC2027 Scizza Scissors
Slice pies straight from the pizza stone with these 'scizzas' which come with a charmingly named nylon-wrapped 'shovel' to help make plating less of a struggle. We like the fact that it comes with a lock to stop the blades from opening in the cupboard and causing injury the next time you have a pizza craving.
Buy now £24.05, Amazon
ProCook Pizza Cutter
This compact wheel is ideal for both home and travel use. The sharp blade, forged from stainless steel, is topped with a sturdy handle that's comfortable to grip and is protected by a matching plastic shield. The dishwasher-safe tool comes with a one-year guarantee.
Buy now £5.00, ProCook
Gentlemen's Hardware Pizza Board & Cutter
If you're looking for a foodie gift, head to John Lewis where you can find this pizza board and cutter set. Forged from stainless steel and acacia wood, the board has grooves for six slices, making it easier to understand where to cut. Serve up piping hot pies like a pro.
Buy now £40.00, John Lewis
KitchenAid 4pc Empire Red Kitchen Utensil Set
Ideal for new homeowners and uni students, this set of KitchenAid essentials includes a pizza cutter along with a garlic press, tin opener and vegetable peeler. The set comes with matching red handles, making it easier to find what you need at a glance in a busy cutlery drawer.
Buy now £44.49, Debenhams
Ooni Professional Pizza Cutter Wheel - Ø11.3cm
You'd think one of the leading pizza oven brands would know a thing or two about slicing up pies, and you'd be right. Ooni sells a range of pizza accessories alongside its famed ovens, including this cutter. Made with stainless steel and secured onto an easy-grip handle, the sharp blade has been fine-tuned to slice neatly through pizza.
Buy now £20.00, Ooni
Mason Cash Innovative Kitchen Pizza Hachoir
A rocker with extra helpful features, the holes in the blade can be used to measure perfect portions of spaghetti or stripping herbs in one easy movement. The sharp blade promises to make perfect cuts across pizzas and flatbreads, but can also be used to portion up raw dough and chop ingredients skillfully with barely any effort.
Buy now £13.98, Harts of Stur
