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A couple of weeks ago I spent a whopping 9.50€ on this microplane grater at El Corte Inglés. Yes, there were sleeker pricier options but I wasn’t even sure I needed this at the time. I was always under the impression that using the fine side of my trusty box grater was the same thing, but how wrong I was! Apparently box grater holes are stamped, so their edges are blunt and compressive, while microplane holes are etched with razor-sharp edges for delicate, fine shavings.
Anyhow, now I don’t know how I ever lived without a microplane. The first thing I used it for was grating a garlic clove and OMG. Meanwhile I used to dread zesting citrus and parmesan never came out “snowy” like in the food videos. But now… I think this is possibly the best 9.50€ I have ever spent.
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The Cute Engineer bought a stick type Microplane for zesting citrus and it’s amazing. Only it has a fiddly little protective sleeve you have to slide it back into every time after it’s washed and dry so that when you put it back in the drawer you don’t end up microplaning your fingers with it. Drives me crazy (I can’t see well enough for things like that any more) but it was clear the alternative wasn’t acceptable. Cut a hair on the wind, that would.
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Mine also came with a snap-on protective cover but to be honest I find the microplane way safer to use than even my box grater. The first time I grated a garlic clove I got right down to the bottom of it and, while it was doing a number on the garlic, it wasn’t interested in my skin. Meanwhile, mandolinas are pure evil.
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