On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 6:43:06 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> Tonight I needed to grate 4 carrots for a dish I was making. That dish
> turned out surprisingly well even though I didn't follow the recipe as
> written. For one thing, I don't think it would have worked. Called for a cup
> of brown rice and two cups of tomato juice. There were the 4 grated carrots,
> a chopped green pepper and a chopped onion to add some moisture but I think
> it would not have gotten cooked through in the oven in an hour and a half
> and the cheese on top would have turned to rubber. But I digress.
>
> I will tell you what I did though. Two cups cheapo brown rice cooked in 5
> cups beef bouillon. 1.5 pounds lean ground beef, shredded carrots (should
> have been 4 but used more like 3), 2 green bell peppers, chopped, 1 onion,
> chopped. Meat and veg cooked in skillet until done. Added approx. 2 T.
> Worcestershire sauce, approx. 15 oz can tomato sauce, plenty of freshly
> ground black pepper and some dried Greek oregano.
>
> Mix this all in a large, greased casserole then top with plenty of shredded
> cheddar and a nice sprinkling of wheat germ. Bake at 350 degrees until
> heated through.
>
> My normal flavor profiles tend to be Mexican/Spanish, Italian, Asian or
> boring Midwest USA. This was none of those. Very delicious but also very
> filling.
>
> The problem? None of my graters wanted to work today. I believe that I got
> rid of my ancient box grater one one of my kitchen cleanouts. Gave up on
> Moulis as they never seem to last very long and since they went to some
> plastic parts, break pretty quickly. What I had were an assortment of flat,
> hand held ones including set from Costco. IIRC, the Costco ones were cheap
> and worked well for a time but then became dull. I have a couple of others
> that never were any good. This is why I didn't get all 4 carrots into the
> dish. My hands began to ache and I gave up. I know I could have used the
> food processor but it got so little use that I took it off of the counter.
>
> So... I went to searching for a new one and ordered a 6 sided one from
> Amazon. I just hope I have room to store it. It got good comments and people
> said you were less likely to grate a knuckle like I have done with the old
> box grater.
>
> What is your favorite grater and why?

I was looking at a tiny grater for wasbi the other day. It was a funny looking thing. I would have gotten it but wasabi root costs 100 bucks a pound with a small piece going for $20. Perhaps one day - when I become a master of sushi.

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