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?

On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 10:43:06 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> What is your favorite grater and why?
>
The food processor and if it's a small amount I'll use a paddle
grater or if I want something super fine I'll use a microplane.

> wrote in message
...
> On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 10:43:06 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> What is your favorite grater and why?
>>
> The food processor and if it's a small amount I'll use a paddle
> grater or if I want something super fine I'll use a microplane.

Do you know what the brand is or brands are? I could swear that the ones I
got at Costco were great for awhile but now they're not so grate. Har har
har. They got dull or something.

On Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 1:56:34 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 10:43:06 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> What is your favorite grater and why?
> >>
> > The food processor and if it's a small amount I'll use a paddle
> > grater or if I want something super fine I'll use a microplane.
>
> Do you know what the brand is or brands are? I could swear that the ones I
> got at Costco were great for awhile but now they're not so grate. Har har
> har. They got dull or something.
>
>
7-cup KitchenAid food processor, Microplane is the actual brand name
of the microplane grater (purchased at Bed, Bath, & Befuddled) and
the paddle grater is one I picked up Dollar Tree 6 or 7 years ago.
It's got a hefty, comfortable rubber grip handle and does an excellent
job.

> wrote in message
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> On Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 1:56:34 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> > On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 10:43:06 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >>
>> >> What is your favorite grater and why?
>> >>
>> > The food processor and if it's a small amount I'll use a paddle
>> > grater or if I want something super fine I'll use a microplane.
>>
>> Do you know what the brand is or brands are? I could swear that the ones
>> I
>> got at Costco were great for awhile but now they're not so grate. Har har
>> har. They got dull or something.
>>
>>
> 7-cup KitchenAid food processor, Microplane is the actual brand name
> of the microplane grater (purchased at Bed, Bath, & Befuddled) and
> the paddle grater is one I picked up Dollar Tree 6 or 7 years ago.
> It's got a hefty, comfortable rubber grip handle and does an excellent
> job.

Wow! I will look next time I'm in Dollar Tree! Thanks!

On 3/3/2018 12:34 AM, wrote:
> On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 10:43:06 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> What is your favorite grater and why?
>>
> The food processor and if it's a small amount I'll use a paddle
> grater or if I want something super fine I'll use a microplane.
>
Yep, I'd use the grating blade on my food processor. I rarely need to
grate a lot of carrots for anything, though.

Jill

On Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 10:42:05 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
>
> On 3/3/2018 12:34 AM, wrote:
>
> > On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 10:43:06 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> What is your favorite grater and why?
> >>
> > The food processor and if it's a small amount I'll use a paddle
> > grater or if I want something super fine I'll use a microplane.
> >
> Yep, I'd use the grating blade on my food processor. I rarely need to
> grate a lot of carrots for anything, though.
>
> Jill
>
>
The f.p. does make quick work out of carrots for carrot salad and saves
those knuckles when using a box grater.

"l not -l" > wrote in message
news
>
> On 2-Mar-2018, "
> > wrote:
>
>> On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 10:43:06 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > What is your favorite grater and why?
>> >
>> The food processor and if it's a small amount I'll use a paddle
>> grater or if I want something super fine I'll use a microplane.
>
> I use a microplane for finer grating needs and a small paddle
> grater for small quantities of things like cheese. But, when it
> comes to cranking (literally) out volumes of grated product, I
> reach for my (circa 1960) Rival Kitcheneer Model 377. It has
> served me, and my parents before me, flawlessly for around 60
> years. All it has ever needed was new suction cup feet to keep
> it from sliding around the counter top.

Thanks!

On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:42:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>
>What is your favorite grater and why?

If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder, can
do a pound in under two minutes, and for carrots clean up is a breeze,
just a quick rinse.... I use the meat grinder for mincing most firm
veggies.... does especially well for mincing celery. The grinder does
a far better job than a food processor as everything passes the blade
but once so the entire batch is homogenously minced.
For grating one or two carrots I use my Acme safety grater... no
skinned knuckles.
Mine is ancient and all stainless steel.
https://www.amazon.com/Better-Housew...70_&dpSrc=srch

On 3/3/2018 10:53 AM, wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:42:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>>
>> What is your favorite grater and why?
>
> If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder

(snippage)

Sheldon, you know she doesn't own a meat grinder.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 3/3/2018 10:53 AM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:42:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> What is your favorite grater and why?
>>
>> If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder
>
> (snippage)
>
> Sheldon, you know she doesn't own a meat grinder.

I don't but I was still curious as to what others used.

On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 18:06:36 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>> On 3/3/2018 10:53 AM, wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:42:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What is your favorite grater and why?
>>>
>>> If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder
>>
>> (snippage)
>>
>> Sheldon, you know she doesn't own a meat grinder.
>
>I don't but I was still curious as to what others used.

I really didn't know, I've no idea what most people own unless the
topic is discussed and they say. I know some own those silly toys r
us thingies that go on the mixer, but I don't consider those any kind
of meat grinder, those are a meat mauler, they'll ruin a perfectly
good piece of meat by turning it into mush/smear.

In article >, penmart01
@aol.com says...
>
> On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 18:06:36 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >"jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> On 3/3/2018 10:53 AM, wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:42:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> What is your favorite grater and why?
> >>>
> >>> If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder
> >>
> >> (snippage)
> >>
> >> Sheldon, you know she doesn't own a meat grinder.
> >
> >I don't but I was still curious as to what others used.
>
> I really didn't know, I've no idea what most people own unless the
> topic is discussed and they say. I know some own those silly toys r
> us thingies that go on the mixer, but I don't consider those any kind
> of meat grinder, those are a meat mauler, they'll ruin a perfectly
> good piece of meat by turning it into mush/smear.
>
>
You whine like a little bitch.

> wrote in message
news
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:42:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>>
>>What is your favorite grater and why?
>
> If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder, can
> do a pound in under two minutes, and for carrots clean up is a breeze,
> just a quick rinse.... I use the meat grinder for mincing most firm
> veggies.... does especially well for mincing celery. The grinder does
> a far better job than a food processor as everything passes the blade
> but once so the entire batch is homogenously minced.
> For grating one or two carrots I use my Acme safety grater... no
> skinned knuckles.
> Mine is ancient and all stainless steel.
> https://www.amazon.com/Better-Housew...70_&dpSrc=srch

My mom had one. I didn't think to take it when she was getting rid of stuff
to move. She only ever used it for cranberries to make cranberry bread. That
did make quite the mess though. Don't think I could warrant the space or
expensive for one of those. Thanks!

On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 18:06:08 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> wrote in message
>news
>> On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:42:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>What is your favorite grater and why?
>>
>> If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder, can
>> do a pound in under two minutes, and for carrots clean up is a breeze,
>> just a quick rinse.... I use the meat grinder for mincing most firm
>> veggies.... does especially well for mincing celery. The grinder does
>> a far better job than a food processor as everything passes the blade
>> but once so the entire batch is homogenously minced.
>> For grating one or two carrots I use my Acme safety grater... no
>> skinned knuckles.
>> Mine is ancient and all stainless steel.
>> https://www.amazon.com/Better-Housew...70_&dpSrc=srch
>
>My mom had one. I didn't think to take it when she was getting rid of stuff
>to move. She only ever used it for cranberries to make cranberry bread. That
>did make quite the mess though. Don't think I could warrant the space or
>expensive for one of those. Thanks!

What space, it's flattter than a 10 year old girl, takes less space
than a comic book... mine hangs in a cupboard from a cup hook. Costs
no more than other graters and I've seen them at thrift shops and yard
sales for like 50¢. I can't imagine how one grates cranberries with
any grater... and for bread one typically uses those dried
presweetened cranberries... perhaps rough chopped with a chefs knife.
The safety grater is the one I use most often, works very well on
potatoes for latkes... grates cheeze, onions, carrots, rutabaga, any
firm veggies... in fact when grating celery it automatically destrings
it.... works fantastic on fresh ginger root.

> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 18:06:08 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
> wrote in message
>>news
>>> On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:42:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>What is your favorite grater and why?
>>>
>>> If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder, can
>>> do a pound in under two minutes, and for carrots clean up is a breeze,
>>> just a quick rinse.... I use the meat grinder for mincing most firm
>>> veggies.... does especially well for mincing celery. The grinder does
>>> a far better job than a food processor as everything passes the blade
>>> but once so the entire batch is homogenously minced.
>>> For grating one or two carrots I use my Acme safety grater... no
>>> skinned knuckles.
>>> Mine is ancient and all stainless steel.
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Better-Housew...70_&dpSrc=srch
>>
>>My mom had one. I didn't think to take it when she was getting rid of
>>stuff
>>to move. She only ever used it for cranberries to make cranberry bread.
>>That
>>did make quite the mess though. Don't think I could warrant the space or
>>expensive for one of those. Thanks!
>
> What space, it's flattter than a 10 year old girl, takes less space
> than a comic book... mine hangs in a cupboard from a cup hook. Costs
> no more than other graters and I've seen them at thrift shops and yard
> sales for like 50¢. I can't imagine how one grates cranberries with
> any grater... and for bread one typically uses those dried
> presweetened cranberries... perhaps rough chopped with a chefs knife.
> The safety grater is the one I use most often, works very well on
> potatoes for latkes... grates cheeze, onions, carrots, rutabaga, any
> firm veggies... in fact when grating celery it automatically destrings
> it.... works fantastic on fresh ginger root.

I'm sure you have a huge kitchen to make your huge meals. Mine is small with
few cupboards.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 18:06:08 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:42:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> What is your favorite grater and why?
>>>>
>>>> If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder, can
>>>> do a pound in under two minutes, and for carrots clean up is a breeze,
>>>> just a quick rinse.... I use the meat grinder for mincing most firm
>>>> veggies.... does especially well for mincing celery. The grinder does
>>>> a far better job than a food processor as everything passes the blade
>>>> but once so the entire batch is homogenously minced.
>>>> For grating one or two carrots I use my Acme safety grater... no
>>>> skinned knuckles.
>>>> Mine is ancient and all stainless steel.
>>>> https://www.amazon.com/Better-Housew...70_&dpSrc=srch
>>>>
>>>
>>> My mom had one. I didn't think to take it when she was getting rid of
>>> stuff
>>> to move. She only ever used it for cranberries to make cranberry
>>> bread. That
>>> did make quite the mess though. Don't think I could warrant the space or
>>> expensive for one of those. Thanks!
>>
>> What space, it's flattter than a 10 year old girl, takes less space
>> than a comic book... mine hangs in a cupboard from a cup hook. Costs
>> no more than other graters and I've seen them at thrift shops and yard
>> sales for like 50¢. I can't imagine how one grates cranberries with
>> any grater... and for bread one typically uses those dried
>> presweetened cranberries... perhaps rough chopped with a chefs knife.
>> The safety grater is the one I use most often, works very well on
>> potatoes for latkes... grates cheeze, onions, carrots, rutabaga, any
>> firm veggies... in fact when grating celery it automatically destrings
>> it.... works fantastic on fresh ginger root.
>
> I'm sure you have a huge kitchen to make your huge meals. Mine is small
> with few cupboards.

Yep, I believe he even has steam jacket kettles.

On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 11:03:20 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 03 Mar 2018 10:53:48 -0500, wrote:
>
>> If grating a bunch of carrots I pass them through my meat grinder, can
>> do a pound in under two minutes, and for carrots clean up is a breeze,
>> just a quick rinse.... I use the meat grinder for mincing most firm
>> veggies.... does especially well for mincing celery. The grinder does
>> a far better job than a food processor as everything passes the blade
>> but once so the entire batch is homogenously minced.
>
>A meat grinder crushes and extrudes carrots and makes a total mess of
>them. Only a irrational idiot would insist that it does a better job
>than a shredder, either by hand or as a food processor attachment.
>Even just using the bowl and blade of the food processor would turn
>out a better product than grinding.
>
>-sw

The dwarf hasn't a clue how to use a meat grinder, probably doesn't
own one... obviously doesn't own one... maybe has one of those stoopid
Toys R Us Kitchen Aid gadgets... those are NOT meat grinders.
Very easy to properly grate carrots with a real meat grinder, use a
larger hole plate and they turn out perfect, actually better than with
a grater.

Julie Bove wrote:

> What is your favorite grater and why?


I have 3 that I work well with. None are traditional sorts really.

One is a plastic low wide bowl with a grater top. This is good for
large amounts be they carrots, cheeses, or anything else.

The other 2 are over smaller fitted bowls but have 3 levels of grating
(swap lids).

I probably use a peeler (cheese or vegetable) more often than a grater
here.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> What is your favorite grater and why?
>
>
> I have 3 that I work well with. None are traditional sorts really.
>
> One is a plastic low wide bowl with a grater top. This is good for
> large amounts be they carrots, cheeses, or anything else.
>
> The other 2 are over smaller fitted bowls but have 3 levels of grating
> (swap lids).
>
> I probably use a peeler (cheese or vegetable) more often than a grater
> here.

I usually use my peeler for Parm.

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.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BkYAA...lqU/s-l400.jpg

On Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 2:37:15 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BkYAA...lqU/s-l400.jpg
>
>
I've those advertised as ginger graters, too.

On Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 11:19:15 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> I've those advertised as ginger graters, too.

What's strange about them is there's a tiny patch of grating surface. It looked like about an inch and a quarter square. That's not very practical.