Box grater vs flat grater?

maman

I'm not trying to hi-jack the thread but I only really grate cheese. I find I always got my nails/fingers caught on flat graters.

Anyone got a view on 'mouli' type? What's the best? I've had mine for years and could do with a new one. Must be suitable for diswasher, cleaning is the worst part.

emilyka

As a personal preference I would say box because my weak feeble wrists are unable to cope with holding the grater in one hand whilst grating the cheese with the other (due to the amount of pressure one puts on the cheese!)

Sounds a bit pathetic really but I find it a lot easier with a box grater that you can put on a plate.

Em

BitterAndTwisted

I love those little Mouli things, my mum used to have one but I'd only really use it for chopping herbs. Aren't the bigger ones usually used for making mashed potato and baby-foods, that sort of thing?

[Deleted User]

Box grater every time. They have stood the test of time. Was given a flat grater but agree with post 13. Box graters are just so much easier to use. My John Lewis box grater has done 30 years of service grating cheese, carrots, nutmeg, lemon rind etc. current JL version is £12

ragz_2

ubamother wrote: »

I'm a box grater fan for cheese, I find it harder to get a good grip on the flat type or the type with a collector-box bit, where I have a rugged top handle on my box grater I can push down on to counter the grating pressure. (Much easier to do than to describe!)

Ditto :D:D

mumoftwo

I would like to say box grater but since my carrot slipped and I managed to "grate" 4 fingers (very ouch and a lot of blood) a couple of weeks ago, I have gone back to my flat grater and it is easier to clean I think.

Dave101t

box grater for me, i like to rub the cheese hard and the flat ones would bend.
also, i wouldnt pay more than a couple of quid for either, this is MSE, not the millionaires club!

Stompa

Yikes, £40 for a grater?????

dreaming

maman wrote: »

I'm not trying to hi-jack the thread but I only really grate cheese. I find I always got my nails/fingers caught on flat graters.

Anyone got a view on 'mouli' type? What's the best? I've had mine for years and could do with a new one. Must be suitable for diswasher, cleaning is the worst part.

I recently bought a small hand held rotary cheese grater from Wilk'son for about 3.99, as I was also fed up getting sore fingers, and couldn't grate the last little bit. Although really cheap, find it v. easy to use and clean, and can use every last ounce. Have hardly used my box grater since.

zippychick

Hi Slinky :hello:

Now you've had loads of input from the OSers, I've moved your thread to the I wanna board for other responses

I have a flat grater I've had for years. If I am grating a large quantity for carrot cake or grated veg for soup, I'll use the Food processor . Sometimes I use my vegetable peeler for cheese which cuts very fine ribbons:money: - but only really useful for a one person quantity

Martin’s asked me to post this in these circumstances: I’ve asked Board Guides to move threads if they’ll receive a better response elsewhere(please see this rule) so this post/thread has been moved to another board, where it should get more replies. If you have any questions about this policy please email [EMAIL="abuse@moneysavingexpert.com"]abuse@moneysavingexpert.com[/EMAIL].

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