Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> The problem I found with microplanes is that they don't grate, they
> shave, and shave so finely that they turn hard cheese into powdery
> snow.... I much prefer grated cheese, not powdered cheese. After many
> tries at grating various foods (it won't zest citrus well either, does
> a lousy job on garlic, and turns ginger root into ginger slime)

I agree with you. My grater works fine for hard cheese and citrus
zest, and ginger. I always smash my garlic cloves then mince.

The microplanes work well for nutmeg, etc though but I rarely use it
and always buy powdered so....no issue there.

G.