Microplane Gourmet Fine Grater

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For a healthy and varied diet, we have an equally versatile range of graters for you in the ZWILLING online store. Here you will find a range of blades, sometimes in completely different shapes, for ribboning, grating and slicing fruit, vegetables, cheese and chocolate. As you can see, there's a lot to do in a healthy, versatile kitchen, and we have plenty of handy, practical grating products to help you put your culinary plans into action. Find out about our kitchen graters and discover the tasty possibilities that these kitchen utensils open up for you. Who it’s for: People who want a grater that’s effective for grating cheese but isn’t as bulky as a box grater.

It depends on what you typically cook. We found during our testing that rasp graters with fine blades tend to do the best when it comes to zesting, like the Microplane Classic Zester. If you find yourself frequently zesting citrus or grating spices for recipes, both Slagle and Flores recommend having a rasp grater in addition to a box grater.A Microplane grater is an essential tool in the chef’s knife roll, and any chef will tell you they go through a lot of these over the years—a lot.As a chef, Renu Dhar has used her fair share of these tools for baking and cooking. In fact, some of the ones she's used in the past and liked are on this list.

We grouped our assessments under crucial performance areas, including Grating Ability, Versatility, Ergonomics, Features, and Ease of Cleaning. Below, we dissect each performance metric and highlight standout models for each area. Grating Ability In our final product review, we’re taking a look at a two-fold grater from the popular OXO Good Grips collection. This gatefold design is unique looking and is the perfect double-use tool. It’s a kind of halfway house if you like between a box grater and a hand grater combining the best of both worlds. You can stand this style over a bowl and grate directly where you need to without making any mess. Or, if you prefer, you can snap it apart and grate over a chopping board instead. We really think the versatility to operate two ways thanks to those detachable surfaces is an excellent feature. This grater performed well in our tests, producing even shreds of both hard and soft cheese. The big surface area of the sides and the wider, flared opening at the bottom came especially in handy while grating larger volumes. Since it is lightweight, despite its size, we noted that it might not last as long with heavier use (more than the average home cook). Cleaning was easy—both in the dishwasher and while washing by hand—and the rubber bottom is removable to ensure that no smaller pieces of food are caught underneath. All in all, this grater is a great value for the price. Comfortable: A grater’s handle should feel comfortable to grip and not be too unwieldy to hold onto for an extended period of time. Ideally, a handle also shouldn’t be slippery when wet.

This zester's rubber foot gives it some traction when you brace it against the counter to add a little more muscle to your zesting. This can also be used for veggies or coconut when you want to add flavor, but not a lot of texture to your soups or smoothies. This cheese grater from Microplane features surgical-grade stainless steel blades and is dishwasher safe.