Two things distinguish this from the moulded-handle pizza cutters: the handle is aluminum, which gives it weight and lets it be sanitised hard, and the DEXSTEEL high-carbon wheel is replaceable rather than fixed. A dull wheel becomes a parts order instead of a new tool.
The weight helps in a pizzeria — you let the cutter’s own mass do the work rather than pressing down, which keeps cuts straight through a hot crust. Replaceable wheels matter anywhere the tool runs all day and dulls on a regular cycle.
Dexter-Russell has manufactured cutlery and kitchen tools in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818, and is the oldest such maker in the United States.
