"DavidW" > wrote in message
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> pltrgyst wrote:
>> On 8/27/14, 7:18 AM, DavidW wrote:
>>>
>>> Okay, so I got myself a plane grater, something roughly like this:
>>> http://p.globalsources.com/IMAGES/PD...ese-grater.jpg
>>>
>>> I grated some Zanetti Reggiano with it. It works okay. It produces
>>> short, tiny filaments rather than grains. Not ideal, but better than
>>> talcum powder from the deli. It takes 4-5 minutes' grating per serve
>>> (about 20g), which is too long really....
>>
>> If that grater's blades are as sharp as the original 10-inch-long
>> Microplane's,
>
> It's brand new, so should be sharp.

Not necessarily. I bought several of the same brand (can't remember the
brand) that just were not sharp. They were not cheap either. Then I got
some cheap ones at Costco. Much sharper!
>
>> the resulting filaments should be so fine that they
>> almost instantly melt into the sauce, and their shape makes no
>> difference.
>
> Some of it melts, but most of a pile of 20g does not melt. As you mix it
> through some melts, but in a mouthful you also get some unmelted cheese.

Perhaps you are using too much cheese.