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Cheese Graters

Box graters, rotary graters and microplane zesters for cheddar, parmesan and hard cheese.

Cheese grater selection depends on the cheese type and the desired shred texture. A box grater provides four grating surfaces: coarse for cheddar, medium for mozzarella, fine for hard parmesan and a slicing blade. A rotary grater feeds cheese through a rotating drum that produces light, fluffy shreds without pressing the cheese against a static surface; it is most effective on semi-hard cheeses. A microplane zester produces extremely fine shreds and zest from hard cheeses (parmesan, pecorino romano) and citrus zest; it is too fine for most shredded cheese applications. Stainless steel grating surfaces last longer and clean more easily than aluminum. This section covers cheese graters by grating style, surface count and the cheese textures each type handles best.

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