Microplane Gourmet Fine Grater

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A microplane grater is a much more refined and elegant way to grate food and ingredients than other methods. It's also worth noting that our top pick, the Microplane Premium Classic Series Zester/Grater, has teeth that wrap around the edges, giving you an all-over useable surface. Made in USA, the tiny teeth behave like sharp knives, cutting ingredients with precision rather than tearing them. DETAILS--- Microplane is a household name across the world for their exceptional, patented photo-edged blades, which grate ingredients without bruising and tearing.

A clear guard helps keep the blade in tip-top condition, and allows for safe and secure storage in a utensil drawer. We also found that rasp-style graters with thick, plastic frames tended to have deeper inset undersides, which also posed a usability and cleanup challenge. Microplane are known and loved all over the world for their exceptionally sharp graters and zesters. Whatever you’re cooking, Microplane’s zesters and graters make it easy to add cheese to your favourite dish, or add a splash of ginger or nutmeg to your favourite drink.A Microplane has small, sharp notches that result in finely grated results; they are commonly used for zesting citrus or getting fluffy flecks of hard cheeses, like Parmesan. The grater by Microplane has elegant, stylish design in stainless steel with practical, black handle perfect for cooking a variety of dishes. An extra-coarse grater with razor-sharp blades, scratch-resistant matt black finish, and a no-slip rubber base for easily shredding cheese, fruits, vegetables, and more. Unless you plan on only using the zester to grate cheese or nutmeg, right-side up, avoid getting a rasp-style grater with a bend in it.

We've also used our winners longterm and will continue to update this review with insights as they arise. It had teeth that wrapped around the edges of the rasp, allowing you to grate and zest small or hard-to-reach spots. And, possibly worse, food would get caught in or stuck on the grater's teeth, needing more force to run them across the blade. When used with harder ingredients, a fine grater produces powder-like results that pack an intense flavor. Grating Hard Cheese Test: We grated one-and-half ounces of Parmesan cheese to see how long each rasp-style grater took to do so and what the resulting texture of the cheese was like.

Because of its width, however, it takes up more drawer space and is less versatile than our top picks.

The discovery that the wood working tool effortlessly produced the lightest, most wonderful orange zest one would have ever imagined laid the foundation for the success of Microplane kitchen Graters and not only earned them a permanent space in the kitchen, but made them a 'must have' kitchen grater. Featuring Microplane’s now iconic long, narrow rasp-style blade, the Premium Classic Series Zester is outstanding in its league. Mixologist Eamon Rockey General Manager and author of the beverage program Michelin-s "Working with Microplane means working with the industry standard for quality, precision and comfort. A wide grater with small, razor-shape blades, a soft-grip handle, and a no-slip rubber base for finely grating citrus, chocolate, garlic, ginger, cheese, and more.

With different microplane graters to choose from, a chef can add subtle flavours and decorative flourishes to any dish. What we liked: This grater easily grated and zested, removing lemon zest efficiently and without disturbing the white pith underneath. This Microplane Master Series Walnut Fine Grater has a long-lasting, ultra-sharp, stainless steel blade, a tasteful walnut handle and a non-slip rubber foot for comfort and stability.