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Households grating cheese en masse for family sized lasagnes may want to consider a grater that catches the cheese in a box, these are great for anyone who lets the kids help out with dinner prep as it saves on mess. There's a straight slicer for cutting thin potato chips, a fine grater which is ideal for grating garlic, a Julienne slicer for spaghetti veg and a regular grater for cheese. Firstly, Cuisipro have stepped it up a notch to include two additional sides, offering you six grating options and allowing you to refine the way in which you grate your ingredients. So, other than ease of use and that sharpness of the blade, what else should you be thinking about when looking for the perfect grater? But for the more adventurous, BBC Good Food Magazines editor and judge of the World Cheese Awards, Keith Kendrick, shares his picks of the best cheese subscription boxes.

Multi Function Grater with Attached Container Ideal Food Prep

If you find yourself forcing your block of cheese through your grater only to create a mush on one side and heavy, chunky strips of cheese on the other side, you may well benefit from an upgrade. You want sharp notches that won’t tear or shred the ingredient, and asks for minimal effort on your part. We also found that some old crusty bread grated well to make breadcrumbs for a crispy topping to fish pie.

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The blade itself is photo-etched, so you can count on its sharp little teeth catching trickier angles. Because of its width, the slicer produces slithers of varying shapes where you have to turn the vegetable, but we didn’t mind that. If you love to experiment with the latest gourmet recipes or often find yourself annoyed that your classic silver box grater doesn't have an 'in-between' size for cheese grating, this grater is the perfect choice. Perhaps you see yourself as a bit of a Gordon Ramsay, in which case you may want to step it up a notch and consider a grater that also incorporates a microplane to make ingredient preparation and meal decoration more efficient.In testing, we found both the larger holes and slicer were ideal for prepping ingredients like cheese, carrots and courgettes, while the finer side made light work of grating parmesan and ginger. A Swiss-brand, Victorinox has fully embraced its national red shade for this collection edition and it really works, but a silver edition is also available. Those who cook with a lot of fresh ginger will know the faff often involved with peeling, slicing and grating. Its acid etched teeth are a similar size to those of the Microplane and are ever-so slightly more raised, allowing it to bite into crisp ingredients more efficiently than any others we tested. Alternatively, for removing the zest off larger items such as limes, or if you want to microplane cheese you can use the device without the container, which makes this grater completely multi-functional.

Fackelmann Universal Multi-Functional Grater, Tinplate

It can handle other ingredients like cheese and veggies too, but only modest quantities as the surface area is much smaller than a standard grater. The peeler on the side is a doddle to use, and both the slicer and grater are sharp and effective – allowing for smooth movements and no resistance.The Masterclass is an excellent citrus zester, but really shone when we tested its blade against fresh ginger. Aside from being prism shaped, it performs exactly the same as an ordinary box grater but because of its bigger base you can be super organised. The only downside is the container isn’t as large, which means putting your week’s worth of grated cheese for the kids’ sandwiches in a separate tub.

ZWILLING 1009797 Z-Cut Stainless Steel Multi-Grater

If you’re looking for a nifty item that allows you to grate one item then slice another, there are plenty of gadgets that cater to simultaneous cheese grating and potato slicing. A grater is a true kitchen essential that’s often overlooked, but obvious in its absence when needed. They are also handy if you are watching the calories as they grate a finer dusting of cheese compared to a regular grater. Plus, you can get graters with interchangeable blades that can even create ribbon vegetables as well as slices of cheese making them a handy versatile kitchen gadget. With a rubber bottom and handle, the risk of a slip up is greatly reduced, which means nails and finger tips should stay intact.The best cheese grater will have sharp stainless steel blades and will enable to you lightly press cheese against the blades and require a relatively effortless up and down motion. Surface area of the grater: the bigger the surface area, the quicker you can complete the task in hand. The ginger minced quickly into a fine pulp; a great indication that garlic would meet the same fate with even less effort. The zester could be finer, but didn’t take any pith from below the lemon’s zest, which can be bitter.