Best pizza cutters

When you’re dishing up slices, an excellent pizza cutter is essential to keep toppings in place. These designs make the grade.

Cuisinart CPS-050 Alfrescamore Quick Cut Pizza Cutter
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Speed is of the essence when you’re cooking pizza to share with family and friends in your garden. To dish up slices hot, a cutter that will do the job with ease is a must-have. Our brilliant selection will cut through a loaded pie without moving the toppings so slices look and taste great.

Best overall

Cuisinart CPS-050 Alfrescamore Quick Cut Pizza Cutter

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Cuisinart CPS-050 Alfrescamore Quick Cut Pizza Cutter

15 inch blade

Cutting through thick crusts and large pizzas is a breeze with this cutter. You just need to use a rocking motion to create slices at high speed. A rubber grip makes using it comfortable, and you can hook it on to your grill with the hole in the blade making it ready to grab.

Best multi-tasker

KitchenAid KO113OHAQA Gourmet Pizza Wheel

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KitchenAid KO113OHAQA Gourmet Pizza Wheel

Heat-protective finger guard

This model will slice up pizzas with its sharp stainless-steel blade, plus it’s ideal for cutting through waffles, pies, and cookie dough. There’s a choice of appealing handle colors to pick from and it’s easy to grip. Clean-up is simple. It goes into the dishwasher.

Best for staying sharp

KitchenStar 14 Inch Pizza Cutter

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KitchenStar 14 Inch Pizza Cutter

Rocking action

A protective plastic cover protects this pizza cutter’s blade when you’ve put it away, and avoids accidents when you next take it from the drawer. It’s made from food-grade stainless steel, and the 14-inch blade will go straight through a pizza without moving the toppings. The handle’s an ergonomic design to make slicing comfortable. 

Best for value

LILMDAG Pizza Cutter Wheel

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LILMDAG Pizza Cutter Wheel

Non-slip handle

This neat cutter is a low cost option that’s made for the whole family to use safely. The protector keeps fingers away from hot pizza, and the handle’s padded. The three inch wheel and handle are made using stainless steel for durability, and it’s dishwashable.

For big & small hands

OXO Steel Pizza Wheel and Cutter

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OXO Steel Pizza Wheel and Cutter

Strong and sharp blade

Suitable for all hand sizes and mobilities, this cutter will slice up pizza as well as pie crust and pastry dough. The brushed stainless steel handle has soft grip areas plus there’s a thumb guard to keep the blade and your digits apart. As for cleaning, it goes into the dishwasher.

For any food prep

Love This Kitchen The Ultimate Pizza Cutter Rocker Blade

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Love This Kitchen The Ultimate Pizza Cutter Rocker Blade

Easy grip

Take hold of the two handles of this cutter to slice through pizza in one pass. You can also use it for other kitchen tasks, such as chopping vegetables and herbs. The protective cover is longer on one side to ensure it can be put in place without involving your fingers, and the blade itself is made from food-grade stainless steel.

Our verdict

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Choose from wheels or rocking blades to cut through even fully loaded deep crust pizzas in one go and keep toppings where they should be. Our favorite is the Cuisinart CPS-050 Alfrescamore Quick Cut Pizza Cutter, which is super sharp, simple to use, and can be hung on the grill ready for swift outdoor slicing.

Prefer a pizza wheel? The OXO Steel Pizza Wheel and Cutter is comfortable whether your hands are large or small and if you have less mobility in them. A guard keeps fingers away from the sharp blade, and it can be cleaned in the dishwasher.

Sarah Warwick
Freelance writer

Sarah is a freelance journalist and editor writing for websites, national newspapers, and magazines. She’s spent most of her journalistic career specialising in homes and gardens and loves investigating the benefits, costs and practicalities of home improvement. It's no big surprise that she likes to put what she writes about into practice, and is a serial house revamper.