Parmesan graters come in various styles, including paddle-shaped stainless steel, oval wooden hand graters, flat graters with folding stands, rotary graters, and box-style standing graters. Metal graters are best for hard Parmesan cheese, and some graters can also be used for grating chocolate and vegetables.
A parmesan grater is a kitchen tool designed to grate parmesan. There are several styles of Parmesan graters. Graters usually have holes with smoother edges on one side and holes with rougher edges on the other to help lift the Parmesan onto the surface of the grater.
The simplest type of Parmesan grater is a paddle-shaped stainless steel dish. The holes on this grater are often in even rows and the handle can be made of wood or metal. Uniform holes produce uniform pieces of grated cheese. These Parmesan graters are hand held and can be used at the table to quickly add freshly grated Parmesan to ready meals like pasta and salad.
Another type of Parmesan hand grater is oval in shape and made of wood. It is designed to fit in the palm of your hand. The cheese passes through a metal grater plate at the bottom of the wooden grater.
Some flat Parmesan graters come with a folding stand and tray to hold the grated cheese. Many of these graters collapse into a neat, rather flat rectangular shape for storage. Most folding stands have rubber feet to help prevent scratches on countertops.
A rotary parmesan grater has a handle that moves the grate mechanism as it spins. Rotating Parmesan cheese graters have a built-in compartment to hold freshly grated cheese. Rotary graters are also called Parmesan mills. Some rotary Parmesan graters have a clear compartment so you can see how much cheese you are grating. Electric Parmesan graters make grating cheese easier, but if the Parmesan is too hard it can be hard on the motor.
The box style standing cheese grater can also be used to grate Parmesan. This type has four sides with different sized holes on each side. This type of grater is also ideal for grating vegetables and chocolate. Most other types of Parmesan graters can also be used to grate chocolate. Metal is a must for grating Parmesan as it is a very hard cheese and will tend to crack plastic graters.
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