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The best cheese grater for 'e is the MouliGrater https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouli_grater https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouli_grater . Especially the old

The best cheese grater for 'e is the MouliGrater https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouli_grater https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouli_grater . Especially the old ones as new ones have a tendency to be flimsy. It's great for three reasons: 1 - it's the easiest and fastest grating device for cheese 2 - it's safe. Microplanes are great but it often happened that my cheese got a little bit of finger with it 3 - the texture and taste of the cheese is amazing. I can't explain it but it seems that the strands of cheese are thinner and longer . Whether it's on Parmigiano Reggiano or on old Comté it's just beautiful. More on topic : never buy pre grated cheese. Or any thing pre-something.

klyrs 4y ago
I swear by pre-ground wheat. Cannot afford the time or counter space for a stone mill.
- elevaet 4y ago
  Same here. But to be fair, I did have some bread made from freshly ground (and freshly dried) wheat once, and it was amazing.
- benj111 4y ago
  I'm forced to infer the US(?) Makes much greater use of pregrated cheese compared to Europe. Grating cheese isn't exactly an onerous task, and the result tastes better, and a grater isn't expensive, so...
  - xur17 4y ago
    My biggest issue is cleaning the grater - for a single meal, it's nice to just be able to pour a bit from a bag and be done. If I use a grater, I have to get the cheese out, grate it, and clean the grater. That said, I do prefer the result of the grated cheese.
  - klyrs 4y ago
    I made a joke about not milling my own flour (after which I did some research and found that some very reasonable-sized mills can be had for an exhorbitant fee). I actually grate my own cheese. But! Do you make dishes with over a pound of cheese in them?
sib 4y ago
Ohhhh, we used to have one of these when I was a kid. So great - much better than anything I have in my kitchen now. (It made up for walking to school 5 miles, uphill in both directions, in the snow ;) )

klyrs 4y ago

I swear by pre-ground wheat. Cannot afford the time or counter space for a stone mill.

elevaet 4y ago
Same here. But to be fair, I did have some bread made from freshly ground (and freshly dried) wheat once, and it was amazing.
benj111 4y ago
I'm forced to infer the US(?) Makes much greater use of pregrated cheese compared to Europe. Grating cheese isn't exactly an onerous task, and the result tastes better, and a grater isn't expensive, so...
- xur17 4y ago
  My biggest issue is cleaning the grater - for a single meal, it's nice to just be able to pour a bit from a bag and be done. If I use a grater, I have to get the cheese out, grate it, and clean the grater. That said, I do prefer the result of the grated cheese.
- klyrs 4y ago
  I made a joke about not milling my own flour (after which I did some research and found that some very reasonable-sized mills can be had for an exhorbitant fee). I actually grate my own cheese. But! Do you make dishes with over a pound of cheese in them?

sib 4y ago

Ohhhh, we used to have one of these when I was a kid. So great - much better than anything I have in my kitchen now. (It made up for walking to school 5 miles, uphill in both directions, in the snow ;) )