Equipment expert Adam Reid reveals his top pick for graters.
Buy Rösle Stainless Steel Medium Grater:
Buy Cuisinart Boxed Grater:
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Now I know what grater to get and use. Thanks ATK
Those rectangular prism cheese graters are a nightmare to clean, the one I used to use had a faulty handle also. I prefer the ones that are flat, I just got one that can grate in two sizes: large and small, and it can slice. Great for sandwiches and pastas.
I wish you guys made a steak knives video 🙂
Do the small holes of a box grater do just as good a job as a microplane?
I've seen several grater comparisons and the cuisipro won them all, best grater by far.
I got the Cuisipro one pictured in the video and it's my favourite grater I've ever used. 3 size options (plus slices) and really sharp.
The only down side is that the base has a ginger/garlic grater built in, so it's a bit annoying to clean.
I have 3 graters depending on the dish. My go to for tacos is my Salad Shooter!
I feel like I have a Cuisipro box grater because ATK told me it was the best. Not so much anymore??
Can you add the playlist in description please
I cant help but noticed the yellowish eyes area… Perhaps you can opt for a body check up to make sure nothing goes wrong. Great video content tho 👍
Just an opinion piece with actual use included. These "reviews" aren't really reviews any longer. They use to include a lot more content. Guess those days are gone.
I have no problems completing my strokes on 3-3/4 inches
I like the handheld Microplane Professional series for small jobs, and bust out the food processor otherwise.
I wanted a vote, & a name with cost.
Is that the Greater grater or the lesser grater?
I buy my cheese already shredded. I don't have a dishwasher so I dread having to wash a grater by hand. Ugh!
I’ve had paddle graters my whole life, I don’t see myself getting on the box grater train now.
I got the Medium Grater from Oxo. I like that it comes with a plastic sheath, and it cuts cheese like angel hair style.
Gonna get the Course next, hopefully it's as good.
Rosley is too damn expensive lol
Did he really say Rosle, rust-ly? lol…. Thought it was pronounced rose-lay or roice-lay
Perfect in the market right now.
I bought the Rösle a few years ago and just now tossed it. It really was my favorite until the grating surface became detatched from the side supports. I ordered a norpro today for half the price of the Rösle; I hope it works well
Grate video
What about non-coarse shredding for paddle graters
What? OXO didn’t win? You guys might have not gotten their monthly check in the mail.
I see you left out one of the best 4 sided box style grater/shredders. None of these are worth looking at.
I don’t know how many graders I have from box to paddle but I look at the holes and one grader does a better job then another depending on the type of food I’m grading. But the ultimate test is cheese. The hole size any shape is important. In a lot of my meals I like fine grade cheese and I keep a large 2 quart container full of graded cheese in my refrigerator so if I want some cheese on my food dish I just pull out enough and sprinkle some on my food, so convenient that I don’t have to cut a slice off a large block. I mainly use medium sharp cheddar cheese and I buy it in 5lbs blocks and keep it wrapped well in plastic bag in my refrigerator. It lasts a long time. I found one box grader that had a unique rectangular 2 step cutting hole design that does the best for fine grading of cheese. Also graded cheese melts faster and easier on hot food , so it takes less time and me food doesn’t burn in the cooking pan while I am waiting for the cheese to melt. So it’s kinda a crapshoot when buying a grader. Theirs no one all food grader and theirs no real bad or good grader in my opinion, that’s why I have a lot of them. But I’m always looking for the next best grader🤪🤪🤪🤪👍. I’ve got pretty good at sizing them up by looking at the hole shape and layout.
I have Microplane flat graters and bought them after everything else failed. I love them and they are very sharp.