If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Shopping This Is The Best Cookie Press For Making Cheese Straws, Says Our Food Editor I keep an extra one in the attic, just in case. By Josh Miller Josh Miller Josh Miller is a writer, editor, recipe developer, and food stylist who has been writing about Southern food and working in the publishing industry for the past 20 years. His work has appeared in Southern Living, Food & Wine, Cooking Light, Taste of the South, and Southern Cast Iron magazines. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on May 9, 2024 06:13PM EDT Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners; Prop Stylist: Christina Daley Cheese straws are a labor of love. My grandmother first made them using an aluminum Wear-Ever cookie press, then eventually graduated to an electric version. According to my mother, my grandmother burned up her electric cookie presses every few years, until she finally passed the cheese straw making on to younger, stronger hands. We went through several shoddy cookie presses until we found the perfect one—the OXO Good Grips 12-Piece Cookie Press Set. Amazon $18 at Amazon Why I Love My OXO Cookie Press For starters, let me assure you I am not getting paid to write this. I sincerely adore and respect this press because it takes a formerly hard task and makes it easier. Other cookie presses use a trigger mechanism, much like a caulk gun, to expel the contents. This OXO model is different—it features a hinged “crank” mechanism at the back of the press, so instead of tiresome, repetitive squeezing motions, you just grip the handle and use your arm strength to crank. It’s SO much easier.Of course you can use this press to make cookies, too. But it’s by far the best press I’ve ever used to make cheese straws. And at under $20, it’s a steal.OK now I’m going to go buy three more just in case they change the model design and it disappears forever! And by the way, if you happen to need a recipe, here's my recipe for Spicy Cheese Straws, adapted from my grandmother's recipe. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit More Must-Shop Products 17 Compliment-Worthy Nail Colors Our Editors Ask For Again And Again 18 New Fall Fashion Arrivals At Amazon We Love, Starting At Just $15 The Best Features Of This Amazon Tiny House Are Its Big Front Porch And 3-Bedroom Layout