Fine microplane

This is the best gadget ever for zesting citrus fruits! You'd be a lemon fool not to!

Keep it handy

This is one of those kitchen gadgets that you find using over and over. The superfine grating action is superb and the finish is of the highest quality.

Do you use a garlic press? I use this to grate garlic to produce a fine paste with no mess and no waste.

Effective, but not that easy to clean

Ok, this is a grater. But the idea is to make grating cheese easier. Which this does. However, it is not that easy to clean. I would also advise that you dry it as soon as possible otherwise the stainless steel goes very dull. I would still buy it again if I had the choice.

The Microplane 35000 Slider does NOT fit

Don't buy the Microplane 35000 Slider as a partner for this item, it doesn't fit. See the review for the slider.

Not suitable for the 38000

The 35000 and 38000 series have their own slider attachment.
For your 38000 series, you will have to order part number 38057.

No more grated knuckles!

I bought this because I got sick of accidentally grating my knuckles when grating cheese, especially small hard cheeses like parmigiana. I'm pleased to report that this food mill is perfect for that job.

It comes with three 'drums' - a slicer (haven't used it yet), a 'grater' (larger holes) and a 'shredder' (smaller holes). The shredder is perfect for parmesan and other hard cheeses - it makes very quick work of them. The mill can hold a pretty large piece of cheese in its 'hopper' and grates the whole thing in seconds, so the whole job is much quicker than with a hand grater, and less messy as all the grated cheese comes out of a small hole in the side of the drum. The larger grater drum works well with cheddar. Just make sure you tilt it slightly so the grated cheese falls straight out, otherwise it can get a bit jammed up!

As the description says, you can also use it to grind nuts and slice vegetables, so it's pretty versatile. It's also easy to clean and dishwasher safe.

Given that it costs about the same as a decent manual grater, it does a better job quicker (and safer) and does more besides, I'd highly recommend this product.

Doesn't live up to the hype!

Having seen several celebrity chefs extolling the virtues of these graters I decided they must be worth their high price. What a disappointment! The teeth become clogged and are difficult to clean, the slider sticks and is awkward to use, and an apple was not grated but reduced to an unappetising brown mush. Don't bother!

shame about the plastic

The microplane graters are the best hand held graters I've ever come across, bar the violet handled one. I have previously bought the blue and black handled ones which are fantastic for fine grating and zesting, but I wanted one as efficient for coursley grating onions and potatoes. The blades are excellent, so good infact that I also sliced off part of my thumb. The only problem is that the plastic surrounding it just cracked in numerous places when I was grating over a small bowl, so now the blade isn't taut anymore and is even more of a hazard. I'd pass on the extra course grater next time unless it was all in metal and perhaps came with a guard (which can be a pain too!) or some form of support, as it is difficult to grate harder foods on such a small area with only a small handle. They are a little too expensive to break so soon.

Easy to use

I find the mandolin helps me to cut items I would not normally be able to manage, I struggle with a knife due to illness so my daughter bought me this and I can use it with great ease and find I have no waste.