sugarcanejane, Is this the grater that you are seeking? http://www.richmonville.com/3002.htm. I have a similar grater, but I have found that a micro-plane does much better job. The little storage cup is cute, but whole nutmegs...

get out the good out microplane zester and it should be no problem

do you have a microplane?

Pikawicca loaned me her Himalayan Pink Salt Cooking Slab. Have any of you used one before and what did you cook. I have a Microplane Grater made for chunks of this salt and it is a very nice finishing salt. She was not really...

've struck out trying to find. I tried the type that you got for Christmas [a microplane grater] but it made mush of her lemon rind. Then I got the kind with little holes in the end and that made strips — but they are too...

I’ve been spending some time lately on trying to make my own perfect recipe and it seems to be a popular topic so I thought I’d share. Recipe I settled on is: 2 bottles of 95% everclear soak microplaned zest of 28...

I keep three small double lock Freezer baggies in the freezer. I zest my Myer lemons on a microplane before I squeeze them for juice, or remove the zest with a zester. Fine grated zest in one bag, course grated one, and long...

I freeze the rind whole. Well, un-zested. I wash the lemon, cut it in half, juice it, then stack the halves (nest them?). Just stick the stack in a baggie and freeze. When I need zest, I take one off the stack, and usually use a...

I’ve been using my microplane to grate fresh parmesan. Sometimes, though, I’d like a coarser (bigger)grate. Can anyone suggest something else that can grate parmesan, yet give a somewhat coarser grate? I suppose I...

I found mine swimming in tight formation at Wegmans, each in groups of six. The more important question is “where can I find a nice firm horseradish root that isn't moldy?” We grate our horseradish at the table with a...

I don’t like a lot of things on the counter so haven’t used a knife block in years. Instead I have a drawer that I call the “sharpies” drawer. It has all the knives, microplanes, can opener, corkscrew,...

I agree w/Seldomsated. I’d highly recommend you get a Microplane zester – the zest will be so fine that you shouldn’t even be able to detect it in your baked goods. It adds such a nice bright flavor!

folks scatter over polenta bowls..or pass the microplaner?

Screw the electrics, and go get yourself a Microplane grater from your local kitchen store for about 12 bucks. It makes beautiful fluffy clouds of Reggiano with minimal effort, shaves chocolate, is fantastic for zesting citrus,...

I freeze ginger in “one-recipe” chunks, wrapped tightly in foil. The papery stuff scapes off easily when frozen, and I micro-plane it frozen. I think it’s easier than fresh.