Globally recognized, Microplane is the original manufacturer to apply photo-etching technology to graters, an innovative process designed to create ultra-sharp cutting edges. It’s true that ceramic graters are fantastic at turning fibrous roots like ginger and wasabi into a puree.

v=1681742086","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":33726674043195,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0. Sign up now and feel safe knowing Webbs will treat your information with the utmost care and will never sell it to anyone. Unlike other graters, Microplane has a handle to hold, making it easy to grate over the dish itself.Pitting these tools against our winning rasp-style and box graters, we grated a whopping 6 pounds of ginger. Made in USA, the tiny teeth behave like sharp knives, cutting ingredients with precision rather than tearing them. The peeler is situated off the side of the grater and peels away papery skin, just the way a spoon would. I was able to easily grate 1 inch of ginger in 50 seconds, and since the grater was new and sharp, I didn’t have to push too hard.

It’s not nearly sharp enough, sort of like trying to peel ginger by scraping it with a toothbrush handle. A razor-sharp, angled blade towards the bottom of the tool thinly slices ginger with ease and precision. When I first used the tool, I marveled at the pile of fluffy ginger it produced—so much so that I grated too far too fast and nicked my finger, which leads to the second reason why I love the tool. PRACTICAL KITCHEN MULTI TOOL - This utensil allows you to peel, grate and slice ginger, an ingredient that is usually difficult to work with. I also don’t love how the edges along the back are curled over, so I can’t just swipe down the length of it to remove the ginger clinging to the back.

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By contrast, the zester-grater (which was also brand-new) left a pile that was definitely more wet and mushy. I couldn’t help but wonder if it was a marketing ploy or if it really was better than my usual zester.

To remove "stuck on food", first soak the tool in warm water and then use a soft bristle brush to remove pieces. Use the small peeler on the side for peeling off the ginger skin, the grating plate of the Microplane Ginger 3-in-1 tool features 140 tiny ultra sharp blades perfect for grating and capturing all the aromatic flavours and juices of the ginger pulp. What remains is, depending on the amount, a unique sharpness in flavor which is a wonderful seasoning for many dishes. With such a range of styles, it was no surprise that the tools produced purees with different textures—some were coarser or more fibrous, some finer, and one made flat shavings of ginger instead of puree.

When used with harder ingredients, a fine grater produces powder-like results that pack an intense flavor. As a result, the ginger bits retained their juice, so all the ginger goodness could go in my recipe and not be left on the cutting board. A wide panel incorporating Microplane's top-selling fine blade, makes fast work of grating ginger, and a razor-sharp, angled blade towards the bottom of the tool thinly slices ginger with ease and precision. The ultra-sharp, photo- etched , fine blade - made in USA - grates ginger in a spoonable consistency.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. We added a little knob on the side of the tool that acts like the back of a spoon to peel ginger easily. Additionally the Ginger 3-in-1 Tool features a slicer ideal for cutting perfectly fine slices of the ginger root. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Epicurious may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.