Microplane 35002 Home Series Fine Grater

by Microplane

• Fine grating surface perfect for citrus zest, onion, hard cheeses, spices, chilies, and ginger
• 18/8 Stainless-steel blades, ergonomic handle
• Reusable cover
• Dishwasher-safe; hand wash cover
• Blades made in the USA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 3.2 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004S7VK
• Item model number: 35002
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,503 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
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Product Description

Amazon.com

For finely minced garlic or ginger this is the perfect grater. The cutters are especially sharp, which guarantees easy grating. But this also means you'll need to exercise extra caution--no one likes grated knuckles. For ease in resting the grater on the counter while in use, there's a hard acrylic frame around the metal. The frame also prevents scratches to your countertop. The large handle allows for a firm grip, and the slightly curved grating surface makes it easy to use with oddly shaped chunks of ginger or garlic cloves. It's also an excellent choice for microshreds of citrus zest. --Jill Lightner

Product Description

The oversized grating area and two way blades of this tool will zest citrus, grate Parmesan and shred nuts. Also handy for pureeing garlic. Because the blades grate in both directions you get results twice as fast. Now while the teeth are tough on food, the handle is easy on your hand.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

100 of 102 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful for garlic or ginger puree May 4, 2000

By A Customer

This grater really produces a puree, rather than a fine grate, of garlic or ginger - but that's actually preferable because it's far less likely to burn if you're planning to throw either into oil in an early phase of cooking, as is common in Indian, Middle Eastern, or Italian cuisine; and if you hold a peeled garlic clove with your fingernails (I have short ones and it works fine - just be careful at the end to avoid trimming your fingernails), you can get almost all of the garlic pureed very quickly, and throw away only a very thin skin from the back edge of the clove. It is so much easier than cleaning a garlic press or mincing by hand, and it is rare that a hand mince provides any benefit over a fresh puree. A garlic press can't compete on any level and I haven't touched one since I bought this tool about six months ago.

As with the coarse grater, though, I don't think it's particularly good for citrus zest, which tends to clog - maybe it's the curve in the surface, as the size of the holes is about the same as on the citrus grater. With all 3 graters, I tend to end up with more than I planned to use because I still can't get over how easy it is. They are more specialized than I initially hoped, but once you buy one you'll probably decide you want the others, too - they really are that good.

As with the coarse grater, this is also much easier to clean than an old-fashioned grater, because the sharp edges all run in one direction - just scrub against the grain and everything will come off very quickly without tearing up whatever you're using to clean.

I know I sound like a publicist for these tools, but even my mother, who has few kitchen tools she didn't buy 20-40 years ago, far prefers all of the Microplanes to the graters she used to use - they just really are far better than what used to be out there.

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Upgrade to the Professional Version September 6, 2008

By Gail Volkert

These Microplane graters are wonderful, but I recommend the Professional versions instead. If you use your graters a lot, the plastic edges will eventually break, so spend the extra few dollars and get the steel edged Professional versions to start with. I just replaced two graters myself because they broke.

42 of 48 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best tool I've ever used on my feet! May 6, 2007

By Beauty Junkie

Forget lotions and potions, pumice,blades and files. This is by far the most effective tool for my feet in terms of ease of use and results.It does the job quickly and leaves my feet with no tough callaused spots!

I was going to use mine to grate horseradish for my roast beef but I love it for my feet alot more. I also love that it's pretty hard to nick yourself, which sometimes happens with the foot blades.

I'm mad at myself for spending what I did on the Diamencel.