On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:28:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:55:04 -0500, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> On 12/24/2013 10:14 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe you just need a better hand grater/shredder. I use a fine
>>> paddle type shredder and I can easily whip out a cup of parmesan or
>>> romano in about 1.5 minutes (or less).
>>>
>> Right, with a microplane, the harder the cheese, the easier it is to
>> grate it.
>
>I wasn't referring to a microplane, just a regular fine shredder. A
>microplane would take much longer to grate the same amount of cheese
>by weight.

Not true... old fashioned paddle graters work okay (I have several)
but they don't even come close to a Microplane version. Microplane
makes planes with several different cuts from very fine to medium to
coarse to very coarse to actual flakes/ribbons... and they make a
grater attachment that makes the job easier and faster... they even
make a very affordable (BOGO) rotory Mcroplane
http://us.microplane.com/microplanekitchentools.aspx
http://us.microplane.com/microplanet...ardcheese.aspx
http://us.microplane.com/38057graterattachment.aspx
http://us.microplane.com/microplanes...tinuedpkg.aspx