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I use my microplane to zest, grind and grate nearly every day (it would appear that I cook a lot). I started out with the basic one that came with no handle, just a flat strip of razer sharp teeth that take a nutmeg and turn it into aromatic pile of shavings. Then I moved up to the flexible set which I love because you can swap out different levels of grater blades quickly and easily (if you're tempted by that prospect, you need to act fast as this set has been discontinued). Now there's a new microplane that I've got my eye on, and it's a cutie. Designed for spices, it catches the shavings in its little case, which makes it deadly easy to accurately measure your amounts (instead of eyeballing it or trying to scrape it off the cutting board and into a measuring spoon). Best of all is that if you buy it from the Spice House, they'll throw in a whole nutmeg, cinnamon stick, ginger and turmeric root. Go forth and grate!
Thanks K.F.!
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9-25-2007 @5:30PM jsmylie said... What a grate link.
Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week.
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9-25-2007 @7:36PM John said... The grater pictured and linked to in the article is nothing new. I have an Oxo (I think it's Oxo) exactly like it. It looks like they just rebadged it as a "spice house" product. I use it for nutmeg and it works quite well.
I do have one problem though. The top half (the black plastic part) has a sliding compartment door. I think it's to use as a nutmeg safe if you don't use the whole thing. The problem is that the thin piece of plastic that holds the door in place broke after only a few months. This causes the top half not to snap into place on the grater half. Not a big deal, but an annoyance. If I had to do it over again, I would probably just stick with a regular, full-length microplane.
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9-25-2007 @7:39PM John said... Turns out it's Microplane brand, not Oxo. Here's a link. Grater. In the picture, you can see the little plastic piece I was talking about.
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9-25-2007 @7:40PM John said... http://www.amazon.com/Microplane-34001-Grate-n-Shake-Stainless-Grater/dp/B000CO017G/ref=pd_bbs_3/002-4821633-2740015?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1190763441&sr=8-3
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9-25-2007 @7:42PM John said... Bah. I guess I can't link. Just search Amazon for "Nutmeg Grater". It's $9.95.
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9-26-2007 @2:27AM Berkana said... I use microplane's super fine graters to grate garlic. The resulting paste is way better than pressed garlic, IMHO.
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9-26-2007 @12:11PM Melissa said... Uh..its not a new item. Paderno Cookware (www.padero.com) has been selling it for at least 3 years now :)
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9-26-2007 @2:38PM Juana Moore-Overmyer said... These are great - i got mine at Ikea (sold as a nutmeg grinder, and is the best for that i've seen), and plan to get a few more.
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