Best cheese grater you've ever had?

[tony heath]

Grated cheese is better in almost every instance. The only exception I can think of is cheese and biscuits.

yes that's right, but the best way of appreciating cheese is with biscuits, not bread, not potatoes, not slimy pizza. Perhaps the exception is Parmijiano..

 

[Looby]

Cheese on toast, cheesy chips, double cheese pizza with extra cheese. Mmmmmm

 

[tony heath]

A truly 'greater' grater thread

Until now! Crack on heathy.

 

[bmd]

Cheese on toast, cheesy chips, double cheese pizza with extra cheese. Mmmmmm

I had Doritos with cheese on yesterday. 1 minute in the microwave and a load of sour cream. Lovely.

 

[tony heath]

Cheese on toast, cheesy chips, double cheese pizza with extra cheese. Mmmmmm

This can all be done with slicing or fine chopping, I like to be lavish with my cheese, it's a great treat.

 

[Looby]

This can all be done with slicing or fine chopping, I like to be lavish with my cheese, it's a great treat.

It melts differently, I don't like it.

 

[tony heath]

Grating is being mean to the cheese and mean with the cheese, it's also very painful

 

[fucthest8]

Even though you're completely wrong about your grater.

To be fair, I did qualify it as saying it was "only good if you want really finely grated cheese".

So whilst not ideal for every grating situation, it still falls into the "Best you've ever owned" category on several counts:

- specifically good for finely grated cheese
- setup time involved* creates a sense of occasion and expectation
- enormously satisfying rotary action for one hand, coupled with crushing action by the other hand, delivering a superior grating experience far beyond the tedious, run of the mill grater-in-one-hand-cheese-in-the-other grating that most people have to tolerate
- the finely grating cheese spilling from the device is visually pleasing.

I stand by my choice.

*Cut cheese to size. Assemble grating device, taking care to ensure rotary handle is on the correct side, depending on where you need the cheese to exit and which hand you prefer to grate with. Place cheese in appropriate receptacle. Set crushing plate on top of cheese. Pick up device by crushing handles, using appropriate pressure to hold cheese in place with hand in correct position to increase pressure as grating commences.

 

[tony heath]

It melts differently

I don't notice any difference other than I get less when cheese is grated, just a personal preference, some people love it and even buy it ready grated because it's cheap

 

[tony heath]

creates a sense of occasion and expectation

I'm liking this, it's for Parmijiano

 

[fucthest8]

Not even a mention of the Boullier/Hunt question

I have to claim ignorance. Do tell.

 

[tony heath]

I have to claim ignorance. Do tell.

I'm short of time and without my specs, but will get back on this

 

[bmd]

To be fair, I did qualify it as saying it was "only good if you want really finely grated cheese".

So whilst not ideal for every grating situation, it still falls into the "Best you've ever owned" category on several counts:

- specifically good for finely grated cheese
- setup time involved* creates a sense of occasion and expectation
- enormously satisfying rotary action for one hand, coupled with crushing action by the other hand, delivering a superior grating experience far beyond the tedious, run of the mill grater-in-one-hand-cheese-in-the-other grating that most people have to tolerate
- the finely grating cheese spilling from the device is visually pleasing.

I stand by my choice.

*Cut cheese to size. Assemble grating device, taking care to ensure rotary handle is on the correct side, depending on where you need the cheese to exit and which hand you prefer to grate with. Place cheese in appropriate receptacle. Set crushing plate on top of cheese. Pick up device by crushing handles, using appropriate pressure to hold cheese in place with hand in correct position to increase pressure as grating commences.

I'm not the last word on cheese graters mate. Plus I'm just hoping to spark a cheese grater argument that runs for a few hundred pages.

"cheese grater argument"

 

[Onket]

Almost 6 pages and still no mention of Harry Roberts.

Or his favourite cheese grater.

 

[bmd]

Almost 6 pages and still no mention of Harry Roberts.

Or his favourite cheese grater.

It's puzzling for sure.

 

[Onket]

It's puzzling for sure.

There's nothing on his website about a grater-

http://harryroberts.co.uk/?s=grater

 

[bmd]

There's nothing on his website about a grater-

http://harryroberts.co.uk/?s=grater

I think his site is broken. I've emailed him to let him know.

 

[Onket]

Recipe using grated cheese-

http://harryroberts.co.uk/2011/03/spicy-chorizo-pasta-bake/

 

[bmd]

Google says he has a face like a badly worn cheese grater. So kind of like killer b's one.

Weird.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is a sensible design.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is what you call a proper cheese grater.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Do magazine titles count bmd?

 

[spanglechick]

I don't know where my grater is, but the further away from the cheese the better. Perhaps there's a role for carrots, although I have got into Julianas lateley. Cheese is for slicing or best of all in chunks.

Grated cheese is most efficient for a cheese sauce (eg for macaroni cheese).

Also, what is that prickly bit on the back of graters for? The bit that looks like tiny punched holes? There's no way cheese is getting through those holes and if it's for zesting then it doesn't really work. Plus it hurts like hell if you rasp your fingers on it.

Nutmeg and citrus zest.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

 

[bmd]

That's amazing farmerbarleymow. If you squint it almost looks like there's an image of Jesus on that grater.

 

[ringo]

I don't think that would work. It would need some serious down force to stop it moving about. And also, the cheese just drops onto your work top so you'd have to scrape it off, which would mean you'd end up with cheese smeared on there.

Most cheese graters deposit their grated cheese on the worktop. This is not a new thing. I'm very suspicious of any cheese grater receptacle - you risk losing cheese squished into the corners and it creates more washing up.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

That's amazing farmerbarleymow. If you squint it almost looks like there's an image of Jesus on that grater.

It's a miracle!

 

[ringo]

"Best cheese grater you've never had?" thread is over there>>>>

It's just a n. Poetic license innit.

 

[bmd]

It's a miracle!

Amen brother mow. That reminds me, "one man went to mow, went to mow a meadow." Is that you? Did you to a meadow go with one man and what happened next?

I seriously need to go outside for a bit or something.