Pie cutting tool????
I use a knife....
Linda c

I use a knife and an offset icing spatula.

Kate - I just got a King Arthur catalog and noticed a tool I have never seen before. It's called a pie dam. It expands so as you remove a piece of say (cherry filling) the filling stays.

It along with a pie spatula would make a nice gift for someone that bakes alot of pies. I love when someone gives me an idea for a gift. If you don't have a kitchen specialty store in your area you could order it online. Wow - one gift down and it's still September!

I was in Costco and they had poinsettias.......what?????? I know the seasons often arrive early here in Minnesota. However, the holidays don't!

Teresa

Here is a link that might be useful: King Arthur Pie Dam

Are you talking about something like the one at this site? I've used pie cutters before, the ones I used were heavy duty & had prongs along the "cutting" edge. I think what I used was more to mark the slices, you still had to use a knife to cut through the bottom crust completely. It worked pretty well though, especially if you wanted equal slices. I don't know about the one here

Here is a link that might be useful: pie cutter

Well Miss Linda, I saw that one coming a mile away:) I am trying to find something that can be described as pie specific.

Thank you Claire and Teresa. Teresa I will check that out. Something kind of fancy would be fun I think.

So ng an adjustable pie cutter? That's a new one on me. I have to go read more.

Thank you so much everyone! Fun suggestions.

Kate

Take a look at this:

Pie cutters

dcarch

Didn't someone post about a high heeled pie cutter not long ago?

Here is a link that might be useful: High heel pie cutter search.

dcarch - that link covers just about everything related to cutting a finished pie, or cutting dough ornaments, or lifting the piece out of the pan.

That diagram from the 1933 pie cutter looks interesting.

I guess they threw in the "Pipe Cutter" just in case there was a typo! :-)

Well there is a "pie piece removal tool" and there is a cutter....for a cutter I use a knife....for a removal thing I have all sorts or silver and silver handled wedge shaped spatulas....but I still prefer using a knife to cut nice even pieces.
As for those segmenting tools, I never saw one that worked well, unless the crust was more dough like than flaky.
Boiling grape juice for jelly....wish I were making a pie...

Like LindaC, I've always used a knife to cut pie, and a wedge shaped pie server to serve it.

It never dawned on me that there would be such a thing as a pie cutter, go figure...

Annie

I use a sharp knife to cut, but always take my rectangular shaped offset spatula with me when I bring a pie somewhere. Lots of people just don't have one, and I think it's the best thing for serving neat slices.

I don't own a pie dam, but have seen them in the King Arthur catalogs. Everytime I serve pie (like last weekend..) I keep thinking I should order one. I think that would be a great gift for a pie baker.

I use a Pie Marker to evenly mark the slices, then a sharp knife to cut. The Markers are available in several sizes (6 slice, 8 slice, etc).

Here's a link to one:

Bonnie

Here is a link that might be useful: Amazon Pie Marker

You have all given me many good ideas and suggestions. Thank you bons I'll check out your link. In talking with my sister in law tonight I found out that also she does not have a cake saver. So that is my next stop after getting the pie tool for her.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Kate

Here's the pie cutter/server that I have. Made by Pampered Chef - normally I'm not too crazy about their products, but this is one tool I use constantly.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pampered Chef Slice 'N Serve

Kate, I have a number of old cake and pie servers but I have one really nice set that was a gift that I really love. It's a two piece set of a serrated cake knife and a pie cutter/server that is serrated on one side. I've had this set for quite a few years. I'm not sure where Christy got it, but it's engraved with my name.. lol.. The handles are a pretty porcelain with flowers. I'll try to take pics of it tomorrow and see who makes it and if they're still available. I keep it in the original box.

Kate, I finally managed to take a few pics of the set I was talking about. I could do without the monogram, but... smiles, it was a present. I think if you check a nice department store you'll find some interesting sets, some which might be geared towards weddings but certainly some meant to last forever.

A few pics of some of my cake servers and the set.

closeup of the handles

Boy, that table needs a good cometizing..lol. The server with the stains is a rescue. It was only a dime and I felt sorry for it. LOL. I should try bleaching the poor thing.

Onieda makes a very nice looking pie cutting/serving utensil. Serrated cutting edge, wedge shaped pierced platform. I have tried servers like this in the past. It was awkward for me to use. I had to hold my hand at a strange angle to cut the pie crust. Because of the poor design and angle of these type of servers I've had it slip out of my hand while cutting. Scooping out the piece of pie, it worked fine. I went back to cutting it with a knife and using the pie utensil to scoop out the piece. NancyLouise

Mine isn't from Pampered Chef but it looks almost identical to the one in pat t's link. The cutting sides are quite sharp so it has a triangular shaped plastic cover that slides over the metal part for storage.

Here in PA Dutch country, pie is a major food group so it gets a lot of usage.