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| Microplane Grater/Zester | 
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| Brand: Microplane
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $11.95
Buy New: $8.38
You Save: $3.57 (30%)
New (26) from $8.38
Avg. Customer Rating:  254 reviews
Sales Rank: 92
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 12 x 1 x 0.3
MPN: MP-001
Model: 40020
UPC: 098399400204
EAN: 9007084022608
ASIN: B00004S7V8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Microplane Grater / Zester March 25, 2008
Slickest gadget for grating/zesting money can buy. Inexpensive, well made and quick delivery. Recommend to anyone wanting to slick up an operation.
The "go-to" grater March 13, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
OK, I've now got too many five star reviews - that's what happens when you trust the Amazon reviewers before you buy - you end up satisfied.
And this little grater is very satisfying. I keep three ziplock bags in my freezer, orange, lemon and lime, and I don't touch a piece of citrus without running this grater over it, tossing the zest into the proper bag and back into the freezer for future use.
The freezer is your friend for soft products, too. Some reviewers don't like this grater for cheddars, for example. I keep a chunk of cheddar in the freezer just to use with this plane - it works great.
And you don't have to lean into this grater like some other products. Concentrate on moving your hand parallel to the grater with a very light pressure, and you'll end up with fewer of the skinless knuckles some other reviewers have mentioned.
And the reviewer who explained that this grater ruined parmesan by "breaking down the amino acid crystals" - you owe me a new keyboard - I spit a mouthful of good Dutch lager all over mine. It turns out my organic chem buddies have been doing deamidation of lysine the wrong way all these years - all they needed was a sharp grater. Here's a tip - if you're grating something with "amino acid crystals" large enough for this grater to even notice, you don't have parmesan - what you have is a lab experiment gone wrong. Too funny.
Seriously, though, get one of these graters. It may not be the grater you use for everything, but I'll bet it turns out being the grater you use most.
Grated Parmigiano Reggiano Like Snow Flakes! March 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this zester/grater. It grates the softest Parmigiano Reggiano - like snow flakes. Works "grate" (sorry - I couldn't resist!) as a lemon and lime zester as well. It is effortless to use. Also, I have had no problems with cleaning it - I'm just sure to clean it immediately after use with hot water so remnants of what I just grated will not dry into to tiny blades.
Like other reviewers have noted, you just need to be careful when handling & washing it as the small blades are quite sharp. It comes packaged in a thick plastic sleeve that the grate slides into - save this as it is ideal for storage in a drawer - it'll protect you from cuts while rummaging in the drawer!
best hard cheese grater you can buy March 5, 2008
I love my Microplane zester! It has earned its stellar reputation. On lemons and ginger it zests smoothly and without tearing up the fruit underneath. It turns hard cheeses into piles of fluffy shavings with minimal effort. Also, because of the handle and design, I've never injured myself with this grater -- a miracle in and of itself! However, it does not work well on soft cheese.
Great Grater Greatest! January 22, 2008
Excellent, excellent, excellent grater/zester. Soooooooo easy to use. Even my husband can "operate" it and likes to grate the cheese. I also have the very small grater which I use only for nutmeg and which I like very much. Wonderful kitchen gadgets!
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