Use to cut soft cheese and the holes prevents the cheese to stick on the knife. The pointed slant tip would be used to stick or insert to the cheese then followed by a smooth backward and forward motion to cut the cheese. Global knives are made from the finest stainless steel material. The blades utilize Molybdenum/Vanadium stainless steel, Ice tempered and hardened to Rockwell C56-58 degrees which holds a razor sharp edge longer than any other steel and resists rust, stains and corrosion.