A Gift Every Cook Should Have!
By Alice Osborne
The CERAMIC GRATER PLATE purees garlic quickly and easily with a few strokes of the hand. This amazing tool can also be used for grating ginger, shallots, nutmeg, nuts, coconut, chocolate, hard cheeses, fruits and vegetables or for zesting citrus.
They range in price from around $7 to $15 - depending on where you look and what other gizmos or extras are included with it. And the extras usually include a little stiff-bristled brush to move what's been grated into your recipe, and a rubber garlic-skin peeler. This tube and brush are both needed I think.
I first learned of this tool when my friend and monthly Home Cook'n newsletter author, Jeanne Wolfley told me about it. She showed me a YouTube video demonstration and I was sold on the spot. I ordered two right then and there. This is a "can't-live-without" kitchen gadget for sure and I plan to give the other one to my gourmet-cook daughter for her birthday!
What really struck me as I watched the video is how easily everything grated - cheeses, onions, even hard-as-a-rock fresh nutmeg. I thought of all the times I've avoided zesting a lemon or grating some ginger that a recipe called for because it was just too much of a hassle with my metal box grater or I was in too much of a hurry to fiddle with it. I think this plate grater is the answer to the hassle and the time issue.
I also loved how easy it was to clean up after the grating process. The plate rinses clean with no effort at all. And I can't say that about my metal box grater.
But the final selling point for me was the lack of bloody knuckles. I don't mean to get gross or gory on you, but let's be real. Who hasn't scraped a knuckle or two when trying to get something grated quickly?
NOTE: This is a totally unsolicited, no-strings-attached product review and recommendation. You know how you feel when you find out about something awesome and you just have to tell someone about it? That's the deal here. So if you're looking for the perfect gift for that avid cook in your life consider the handy dandy easy-to-use plate grater!
