Microplane Fine Grater
by Microplane
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Microplane Fine Grater
Customer Review: Excellent kitchen tool
Summary: 5 Stars
Ever so sharp, easy to hold and dishwasher safe. Best of both worlds.Customer Review: Best Grater You Will EVER Own
Summary: 5 Stars
No kitchen--from the cramped apartment "aisle" kitchenettes to those of professional catering establishments and restaurants--should be without this wonderful implement.Zesting fruit has never been so simple! Traditional zesters produce only limited quantities of fruity zest, scraping small bits of the rind away and leaving the cook with cramped fingers and often squashed, messy fruit. The Microplane simply zips across the rinds of oranges, lemons, limes, etc. without bruising the fruit or cutting away the bitter white pith beneath.
Cheeses are a snap as well, particularly if you like a finer shredding than you get with most traditional graters. Parmesan never tasted so good!
Additional uses include grating ginger and making fine chocolate shavings (make sure to keep the chocolate cold before grating to avoid breaking or melting it, though). I have yet to attempt making fine ice shavings or grating nutmeg or other hard spices yet, but likely the Microplane will tackle such tasks just as easily as it does zesting fruits and shredding cheese.
One of the chief benefits of this particular Microplane over some of their other models is that you can purchase a little guard that holds your cheese, nuts, or whatever against the grater and thus save your knuckles. I highly recommend purchasing that accessory should you come across it, as it only adds to the excellence of this wonderful kitchen tool.
Once you've tried a Microplane zester, you'll wonder how you ever got along without one.
Customer Review: WOW!
Summary: 5 Stars
My sister bought one of these the last time she was in San Diego at Williams/Sonoma. She ranted and raved about how great it was till I was practically FORCED to buy one! It's a winner! The zest stays on the slightly scooped, concave back, the blades are ultra sharp AND you don't leave 1/2 the zest on the blades as in an ordinary grater. It's even better than my individual zesters and I thought they were wonderful! It was odd, while watching the food tv channel last Sat., the hostess of "Barefoot Contessa" was using one of the Microplanes, the long, thin one shaped like a hasp and she commented on what a terrific tool it was. I have to agree! IT'S GRRRRR-ATE F/GRATING!Customer Review: Absolutely fine-tastic!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a big fan of Kitchen-Aid quality wares so I was loathe to try this new product from Microplane, but I have to admit to being pleasantly surprised! The grater makes short shrift of ginger, and citrus zest, and copes well with most hard cheeses. It failed the acid test, Brie, but I'll let it off as the pores are very fine. You can use it for grating garlic bulbs over freshly buttered toasted french bread as well, for a potent bite of garlicy goodness. As usual, take care not to slip, because the points are fine, and will easily shred flesh. A very good purchase.Customer Review: LOVE IT AND I AM A CHEF
Summary: 5 Stars
I and a chef and own a very large catering company and I bought this for my home in the hopes I could make vry finely grated Parmesan. It is the 3rd grated I have bought and this one is by far the best!!!.