Graters. Boring things that rust, dent and occasionally graze the knuckle. Mandolins. Violent razor sharp slicers equally at home in the kitchen or an Iraqi prison.
Imagine if you could combine the benefits of both and build a grater you could put to use in inquisitions in some godforsaken foreign prison.
Cuisipro, a Canadian company, has done it with it astonishingly good Accutec grater range.
If you are wondering how to shave perfect curls of parmesan, chocolate, radish, garlic… or truffle (if you are one of those BMW types) then this is the one for you.
The common or garden kitchen grater offers all the reassurance of the flimsy door of a Hyundai Excel. The Cuisipro has that engineered feel and has that reassuring quality that BMW gives with the clunk of its door. I’m surprised it’s not German.
Apparently the blades are photo etched rather than stamped and double bevelled, whatever that means.
I’m losing more of my knuckles than with my old grater but have sliced off less than with my mandolin.
I managed to pick one of these up in the Myer sale from a box of stuff that was selling round the back for under $15 AUD. In chef shops they sell for about $45 AUD.
And this is what makes the importer of these neat devices a real wanker. They cost about US $15 ($20 AUD) online in the US, which means somebody in Australia is making a 250% mark-up and is no doubt awash in BMW M3s and giant-sized truffles.
The wiseguys from Tomato may just visit you with one of the aforementioned devices.
Being proficient in ASIC searches we know who you are Mr Zimba and we are looking for answers.
In the meantime, it is cheaper to buy these wonderful things online and import them.
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I have had one of these babies for about 2 years???and it is fantastic! I love it, but I need a few more as one soze isn’t perfect for every use.
Ok, I now have gadget envy. In your opinion how do they stack up against microplane? And always remember you need to stop when the grated cheese goes red.
Clare they are grate (!) but my issue is the importer’s profit.
DrReb, I’ve never used microplane. I wonder whch one turns the cheese red first?
Yeah I agree,
luckily I bought mine on sale too… I can’t pay $45 for a grater no matter how grate it is heheheh
I love mine – I have the Accutec extension grater which has the fine and coarse blades and I found easier to position over a bowl or on a chopping board. I am too clumsy to be let loose with the standard hand held ones. Peters of Kensington sell these ones for $26, which is pretty good.
I checked out microplane before I went with this Cuisipro but I found it to be less substantial and not as well finished.
To Peters of Kensington for a grate (enough of that) price.
Hey, does anyone know of an online shop that sell these (and other cooking gadgets) that ships to Australia?