On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:11:56 -0500, pltrgyst > wrote:

>> Right, with a microplane, the harder the cheese, the easier it is to
>> grate it.
>
>Ummm, in my experience, this is not true. I have pretty much every
>microplane device known to man, from the original foot-long rasp to the
>microplane box grater.
>
>When a cheese gets truly hard, such as an overjarige Gouda after a year
>in your refrigerator cheese bin, the microplane blades are too flexible
>to penetrate. All that they will produce is a little bit of fine powder.
>At this stage, an old-fashioned single-blade cheese plane will not slice
>through the cheese either. Nor will a wire slicer.
>
>When a cheese gets that hard, no tool short of a band saw will slice it
>-- they will all break it up, at best. Even when chewed, it feels
>crystallized in your mouth.
>
>-- Larry

Lawrrry is a wuss doncha know... I have Microplanes that will shave
rock maple like it's butter. And Microplanes are the best tool for
foot ca
http://us.microplane.com/outlet-microplanefootcare.aspx

I bought this like 15 years ago, works fantastically well on hard
cheese and foot calluses:
http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...33,44734,32458
I don't care for Microplaned garlic, it's too juicy.