Location: Home » Other Home & Garden » Cook's Tools & Gadgets » Microplane 2-Sided Box Grater, Fine on one side. Extra Coarse on the other. Finger Protector

The Oenophile Network Blog & Forum Links

Wine Blog
Wine Forum

Microplane 2-Sided Box Grater, Fine on one side. Extra Coarse on the other. Finger Protector

enlarge

Colors:

Black

Empire Red

Brand: Microplane
Category: Kitchen

Buy New: $23.74 - $24.95

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

5 reviews

ASIN: B0019VWK5M

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Similar Items:

•	Oxo Good Grips Flexible Vegetable Brush
•	Snow River Wood Oil
•	Microplane Grater/Zester
•	Rsle Can Opener

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The Microplane 2-Sided Box Grater includes a protective slider attachment that protects fingers and ensures added control. Use the fine blade side for Citrus Zest, Hard Cheese, Nuts, Ginger and Garlic. Use the extra coarse side for grating of cheddar & other soft cheeses and vegetables. Product Details Two-sided grater has fine on one side, extra coarse on the other. Knuckle Protecting Slider Attachment Fits on Either Side Grating Area: 5.25" x 4.25" Dimensions: 10.25" x 5" x 4.25" Materials: Blades made of surgical grade stainless steel. Plastic body. Rubber Feet Care & Cleaning Dishwasher safe. We recommend rinsing your grater in warm water immediately after each use. Remove particles stuck in the blade from the back side whenever possible. To remove "stuck on food" from the front, first soak the tool in warm water and then use a cleaning brush and stroke in the same direction as the teeth. Store with blade covered when not in use.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous tool - but be careful! September 16, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

We bought this grater at a garage sale! The previous owner had the clear plastic slider upside down (it is supposed to sit so the door opens down and the Microplane name up.) When I tried to grate with the slider upside down, the cheese slid all over the place and it was awful. Then I realized the mistake, and I've been in love with this thing ever since.

The fine blade side turns hard cheese (e.g.: asiago, parmesan) into a snow like consistency. I add a bit of a strong flavored cheese snow on top of appetizers for a surprising zing. Cheese or chocolate graded this fine melts in an instant.

It washes easily in hot water in the sink or in the dishwasher. The slider goes on either side, and I can get a hunk of cheese (or chocolate) down to a thin wafer before it won't shred any more. I haven't tried very soft cheeses like mozzarella, but everything from cheddar to chocolate grates easily and quickly.

My mother saw mine and asked for one for a gift. I might give one to all my cook friends!

If you are careful to keep the slider in the correct position - I bet you will love this device too.

4 out of 5 stars

Microplane Box Grater April 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

The grater itself is great, but the plastic sliding finger protector is pretty useless

4 out of 5 stars

Great grater March 8, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

A great idea for grater design. Works well unless you try to put somewhat soft mozzarella through it. Oops. Easy to clean and seems to be well built.

5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful Grater March 8, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This microplane grater works extremely well. We use this all the time and have had no problems. Highly recommend this grater.

5 out of 5 stars

Powder your chocolate November 30, 2005
41 out of 41 found this review helpful

I was a little dubious when I first saw the Microplane "The Better" Box Grater. It's a box-style grater with two grating sides, one coarse-grained and one fine-grained. It has a mandoline-style acrylic slider that you fit into a track on either side, with a door that you hold against the food you're grating. My past experiences with anything mandoline-styled have been poor. In this case, however, that experience did not hold true.

My only slight negative is that when attaching the slider, it can be easy to miss the track if you aren't careful. However, this doesn't mean that you're risking your fingers or anything--it just means that sometimes it takes two or three tries to get it attached, and this can be alleviated by paying closer attention to what you're doing.

The normal-sized grating holes are everything I expect from a Microplane grater by now--incredibly sharp and effective. I find it takes less time and effort to grate with a Microplane than with most other graters, and you're less likely to end up with mush at the end of it. The slider does a wonderful job of protecting your fingers while holding the food closely enough to the holes that it ends up well-grated; this makes it much easier to grate small pieces of food such as the end of a chunk of cheese. The box grater works equally well without it however; you just need to be a little more careful with those fingers.

The small-sized grating holes are what truly won me over. The small holes on many graters are of minimal effectiveness. I find they often smush things more than grate them. If you're dealing with those awful star-shaped grater holes then... well, I've never understood how someone could even term that a grater. I always ended up with much more stuff stuck in-between those little stars than in the bowl I was grating into. Not in this case, however. Microplane uses their usual style of square hole, just smaller. And, well, let's just say I've never powdered chocolate before. Literally.

And just to make this grater truly wonderful, it comes perfectly clean in the dishwasher. It doesn't get much better than that.

Powered by Associate-O-Matic

Customer Service

Contact Customer Service
Ordering
Tracking Your Package
Shipping Information
Domestic Shipping Rates
International Shipping Rates
Returns
Gifts & Gift Certificates
Privacy & Security

Subcategories

•	Baking Tools
•	Bar & Wine Tools
•	Barbecue Tools
•	Can Openers
•	Cheese Tools
•	Colanders & Food Strainers
•	Cooking Utensils
•	Fruit & Vegetable Tools
•	Graters, Peelers & Slicers
•	Kitchen Accessories
•	Measuring Tools & Scales
•	Meat & Poultry Tools
•	Oil Sprayers & Dispensers
•	Pasta & Pizza Tools
•	Salad Tools & Spinners
•	Salt & Pepper
•	Seasoning & Spice Tools
•	Specialty Tools & Gadgets
•	Storage & Organization
•	Thermometers & Timers
•	Tool & Gadget Sets
•	Color (color_map)
•	Kitchen Linens
•	Material (material_browse)
•	Tableware
•	Test Material (material_browse)

Untitled Document Disclaimer: This is an Amazon storefront - the products referenced on this site are manufactured and sold by parties other than the Oenophile Network. The Oenophile Network makes no representations regarding either the products or any information vendors offer about their products. Any questions, complaints, or claims regarding the products must be directed to the appropriate manufacturer or vendor, or to Amazon.com.