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[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A while ago someone posted a picture on Reddit of an old cast iron rotary food grater/slicer and asked "what is this thing?". A bunch of people said it was for grating things like cheese or slicing vegetables. Some people posted the original French or Italian names of it, which was difficult to find. Someone said look up "Rotary grater" and they're all over Amazon for dirt cheap. I bought a cheap plastic one for like $20, figuring I'd use it a few times and forget about it.

I use the damn thing multiple times a week for grating blocks of cheese. It can grate a 1 pound block of cheese in like 30 seconds, 2-3 rotations usually gives me more than enough cheese for myself. It's so much easier to use than a box grater, and no possibility of destroying your finger tips or knuckles!

[–] variouslegumes@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seconded! I had one gifted to me ages ago. Finally took it out of my car and into the kitchen. Love slicing up potatoes to make hash browns with it.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yep! My only problem with it is that it's never clean because I use it so frequently hahaha

[–] Urbanfox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I have a single use for mine, and it's grating frozen chunks of ginger for cooking.

No fucking about with the fibrous texture, no chopping, no bits. It's just creates ultimate melt away ginger for stirfrys.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Rotary grater

Those come standard with any French kitchen.