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Rating: - Wish I'd bought this grater MONTHS ago!
I purchased this after spending 2 hours zesting limes for a gourmet cookie recipe with the traditional potato-peeler+ food processor method. The most time consuming part is carefully scraping way all the white pith on the inside of the peel. The pith is very bitter and can ruin your recipe. This zester did the same job in 30 seconds and didn't even touch the pith. Just pure, perfect lime zest with no effort. Totally worth its weight in gold. Now I can make those cookies again without my hands cramping up after hours scraping the peels. Who has time for that? I've also started using it for grating parmesan. Definately takes Ceaser salads and pasta up a notch. I'm purchasing several more as gifts for my friends. Would make an incredible (and cheap) holiday/birthday gift for anyone, even the casual cook. Please note that the size of the grated zest or cheese is very fine and not ideal as a garnish. Parmesan or Romano grated with this tool melts quickly into the pasta, and doesn't lend much to the presentation. Tastes great, but hard to see. If you're looking for a garnishing tool, this is not it.
Rating: - Best of the product line
I have been a long time fan of this grater. I have the whole line but I keep gravitating towards this one for most of my jobs. Besides being good for hard cheeses like parmesan and pecorino romano it works well for zesting fruit. Which is great since the fruit zester in this line has no handle.But be warned -- the softer the cheese the more difficult it can be. Also, for the asian cook who needs ginger grated super fine to extract juice or for more traditional ginger paste this is not the tool of choice. You are better off using the specialized Japanese ginger grater which will handle more fibrous roots better. This grater will produce a very fine shred so if you are hoping to get the larger shred try another cheese grater in the line or fall back on the more traditional methods. Because of the fluffy nature of the shredded product you must pack firmly if using a measuring cup or else you are measuring more air than expected with the more traditional larger, heavier shred. This is one of the most useful gadgets in the kitchen and is a necessity for anyone who needs to zest anything . This grater will save you alot of time zesting any fruit and make super fine grating of cheese easier. A great introduction on the product line. Highest recommendations.
Rating: - There is no greater grater
The entire Microplane line is a marvel of culinary engineering. The well-stocked kitchen will have several Microplane graters, but this one is perhaps the most versatile. Just a few quick and easy passes around your favorite citrus, and you've got a nice neat pile of zest, pith-free, suitable for your angel food cake, dessert souffle, or fruit cookie. You will never again buy pre-grated Parmesan cheese, nor will you ever again waste your money on the cardboard specks your grocery store calls pre-grated nutmeg. (And trust me, you haven't had eggnog until you've had it dusted with fresh nutmeg.) Need chocolate dust? Not a problem. Takes a couple of seconds. Buy a whole set of Microplanes and throw away your uncomfortable, unsafe, and hard-to-clean box grater. One of the best low-tech kitchen innovations in years.
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