Grating veggies - best tool for the job?

aliadds

Another vote here for a food processor! It just depends if you can justify the cost really!
I use mine for grating or chopping veg, making breadcrumbs, chocolate mousse, making bread....not forgetting beetroot chocolate cake! The list for me is endless and I have a Magimix 5100 that i bought from Ebay! Definitely my favourite kitchen gadget!

ubamother

I use both my food processor and my mandoline with the grating prongy thing fitted underneath the slicing blade. can't beat the box grater for regular cheese, parmesan and nutmeg, but can't manage carrots, onions etc on it - I find they give off too much moisture and that's not good for use in sandwiches.

Tiddlywinks - have you tried a bit of grated onion thrown in your mix as well - fabulous with a bit of mayo/salad cream for sandwiches.

radiohelen

Ubamother - you are a brave lady. I treat my Mandoline like a weapon of war, I love it but if I'm just grating carrot the box grater wins.

I sometimes used to have cheese mix sarnies from the bakers and that seemed to be grated cheese, grated onion and mayo.. it was yummy but not good for the hips!

mlz1413

I use my box grater if its a carrot of two, but when making coleslaw I get the food processor out.

I'm lucky to have been bought a really good processor for a birthday at least 5 yrs a go now, it came with different attachments for slicing, grating, beating and a liquidiser and grinder - yes you do get lumps but I'd rather pick out the lumps then chop cabbage, carrot and onion!

Ballerinacaz

I thought I'd seen in Lakeland something that grated stuff at pretty much the push of a button, but I think I'd been looking at potato ricers or maybe some kind of chopping device but anyway I did find these three things...
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/keyword/13480/product/13480 <- works sort of like a peppermill
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/keyword/12666/product/12666 <- so you don't grate your fingers but you have to have a particular grater for it to work
and
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/keyword/5906/product/5906 <- pretty much a regular grater, but has a finger protector thingy, and also a box which holds the stuff you are grating
HTH xx

dixie_dean_2

A cat works well.

puddy

i have a box grater and i would like to know how i can have grated carrot that isnt all soggy

GrowsOnTrees_2

I've got a metaltex mandolin with lots of different attachments - grates, slices and I still have 10 fingers
It's the best thing since sliced bread.

mi_jardin

I use my normal grater, its one that has four sides so it sits on the plate or chopping board easily. I add grated carrot to my spag bog, and it only takes a few seconds.

valk_scot

I have a grater/slicing attachment for my ancient Kenwood Chef. It has two sizes of slicing disc and two sizes of grating disc. It can grate 4lbs of cheese in under a minute (you don't have to stop to empty it...the cheese drops into a bowl) or make a vast bowl of coleslaw in the same time. Carrots for five? Grated in seconds. Yet another reason a Kenwood Chef is one of the top gadgets to own imho!