Microplane Gourmet Fine Grater

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Microplane Gourmet Series Graters - Sleek and ultra sharp - with the launch of the Microplane gourmet series, the original paddle-style grater was enhanced in design and function with both the professional chef and home cook in mind. It zests and grates a variety of foods (lemons, hard cheeses, garlic) easily and has a comfortable, padded handle.

If you notice that you need more pressure and effort to grate hard cheeses like Parmesan, or your citrus zest is coming out wet and mushy, as opposed to fluffy and dry, then it’s likely time to replace your Microplane. When used with harder ingredients, a fine grater produces powder-like results that pack an intense flavor. Microplane Classic Zester/Grater: This rasp-style grater had the same quality and functionality as the Premium series, but the handle was made from hard plastic.Whether it is bottarga, cheese, black truffle, or radish, the Microplane always provides you with the right cut. It is dishwasher safe, but repeated exposure to dishwasher chemicals may dull the blades and shorten the lifespan of the product—so we strongly recommend hand washing. For ease in resting the grater on the counter while in use, there's a hard acrylic frame around the metal. The tiny razor-like cutting edges slice instead of tearing or shredding, conserving the aroma and adding more flavour.

Mixologist Consultant Julia Momose Head bartender- Michelin Star Green River restaurant "Microplane's Ultimate Bar Tool is like the Swiss Army Knife of cocktail gadgets for the at home cocktail maker. While some of the rasp-style graters were razor-sharp, some struggled at basic tasks like zesting lemons. Initially thought of after a home cook struggled to properly zest an orange with the dull, kitchenware tool, she turned to a woodworking Microplane tool for her orange zest.With different microplane graters to choose from, a chef can add subtle flavours and decorative flourishes to any dish. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Featuring Microplane’s now iconic long, narrow rasp-style blade, the Premium Classic Series Zester is outstanding in its league.

Microplane have made sure that once its work is done, their Premium Classic Zester is really easy to clean, and although it’s dishwasher safe, the clog-resistant blade can simply be rinsed clean with running water. The blades are made from stainless steel, the frames have been strengthened and the soft-grip handles are now more stable, durable and comfortable. What we liked: The larger, flat surface area of this grater made it simple to balance on a bowl and grate larger pieces of cheese or hard spices that required more pressure and leverage. Zesting Citrus Test: We zested two medium-sized lemons to see how long it took to remove all of the zest and whether each grater was capable of removing just the zest or also took off some of the underlying bitter, white pith.Microplane have over 40 years’ experience of photo-etching technology and were the first company to use the process for making culinary tools. DETAILS--- Microplane is a household name across the world for their exceptional, patented photo-edged blades, which grate ingredients without bruising and tearing. In general, we liked rasp-style graters that were one to one-and-a-half inches wide, which gave us a nice surface area to work with. Founded in Canada in 1994, Microplane designs and supplies some of the sharpest culinary tools on the market. Unless you plan on only using the zester to grate cheese or nutmeg, right-side up, avoid getting a rasp-style grater with a bend in it.

The first Microplane was conceived in 1990 by brothers Richard and Jeff Grace in Arkansas, USA, and was originally intended for use in woodworking.And, possibly worse, food would get caught in or stuck on the grater's teeth, needing more force to run them across the blade. The discovery that the wood working tool effortlessly produced the lightest, most wonderful orange zest one would have ever imagined laid the foundation for the success of Microplane kitchen Graters and not only earned them a permanent space in the kitchen, but made them a 'must have' kitchen grater. The rasp's end also had two small rubber feet, which added stability when used at an angle on a surface like a cutting board. Use it to finely grate citrus zest, chilies, cinnamon, coconut, ginger, garlic, onions and hard cheeses into a fine powder or paste. The Premium Classic Series Zester delivers the fastest and most effective method of grating incredibly fine citrus peel or lacy wisps of even the hardest Parmesan cheese, and makes the finest gratings of ginger, garlic, spices, chocolate, truffles and nuts, perfect for topping your pasta dishes, puddings and salads.