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A block of Parmesan grated on the wrong tool comes out clumpy, damp or packed too tight to melt evenly over hot pasta. This stainless steel cheese grater from Eppicotispai fixes that with raised cutting teeth instead of a flat mesh, so hard cheese shreds into a light, airy pile rather than getting compressed into a paste. It comes in two sizes, Fine and Medium, both made in Italy from a single piece of stainless steel with no plastic parts to wear out, and both earn their keep well beyond cheese, on garlic, ginger and citrus zest too.
Fine or Medium: Which Suits Your Kitchen
The hole size decides both the texture you get and what the grater handles best.
- Fine, 2.4mm holes: Parmesan, Grana Padano and nutmeg finished in a fluffy dust, plus citrus zest and garlic
- Medium, 3.3mm holes: ginger, semi-hard cheese and anywhere a coarser, more visible texture is wanted
- Anyone who grates cheese often enough to notice the difference tends to end up keeping one of each
Why a Rasp Grater Beats a Box Grater or a Rotary Mill
Every style of cheese grater trades off speed, texture and storage differently.
- A box grater's fine side pushes cheese through a flat mesh, which compresses it into a denser, damper result than a rasp grater's cutting teeth produce
- Rotary cheese graters clamp a block in a drum and crank it through, which suits grating a large amount hands-free but gives a coarser, denser result and takes up more drawer space than a flat rasp
- A rasp grater like this one sits flat in a drawer, rinses clean in seconds and is the one to reach for when the result needs to be light rather than just quick, whether that's cheese, garlic or a knob of ginger
Pairs With
For finishing whole nutmeg or hard spices, the Stainless Steel Fine Nutmeg Grater is built for smaller, harder ingredients. For grating large amounts of hard cheese by hand, the Curved Stainless Steel Hard Cheese Grater is shaped to grip a block and grate straight into a bowl. Browse the full cheese tools and graters collection for more.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Fine size | 29 x 4.5cm, 2.4mm holes |
| Medium size | 33 x 4.5cm, 3.3mm holes |
| Material | Stainless steel |
| Cleaning | Dishwasher safe |
| Brand | Eppicotispai |
| Country of manufacture | Italy |
Which size should I choose?
If your main use is finishing Parmesan over pasta, zesting citrus or grating nutmeg, choose Fine. If you grate ginger regularly, work with semi-hard cheeses, or want a coarser texture in the result, choose Medium. Many people who use both regularly keep one of each.
Can I use a rasp grater for garlic?
Yes, a clove or two grates easily on the Fine side, giving a fine paste-like result that's handy when a recipe calls for garlic worked straight into a sauce or dressing. For grating a larger quantity at once, a garlic press clears the holes less often and wastes less, so it's worth keeping one alongside the grater rather than instead of it.
What's the difference between a rasp grater and a box grater's fine side?
A rasp grater's raised cutting teeth shred ingredients rather than compressing them through a flat mesh. With hard dry cheese this produces a lighter, less dense result that melts more evenly and distributes better over a dish. The box grater fine side is more practical for larger quantities; the rasp is better for finishing.
Are both sizes dishwasher safe?
Yes. Both are all stainless steel with no components that will warp or degrade in a dishwasher. Rinsing promptly after use, especially after citrus or ginger, makes cleaning easier either way.
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