Kitchen Tools

A small hand grater is one of the best tools to have in the kitchen. My favorite is the Microplane® which stays sharper longer and performs exceptionally well.

I like to use my hand grater for:

1. Zesting citrus (finer than a zester – provides more aroma and a finer texture)
2. For nutmeg
3. For grating garlic (compared to a garlic press, this gives you much more flavor from your garlic)
4. Fine grating parmesan and other hard cheeses

Optionally, you can use a regular zester for zesting your citruses, a garlic press for processing garlic, a box grater for fine grating parmesan, and a nutmeg grater for nutmeg, but in my opinion, a small hand grater works better for these tasks, and is also great for reducing the amount of kitchen tools in your kitchen.