Cuisipro Stainless Steel Cheese Grater with Handle, 4 Sided Box Grater for Kitchen, Ginger Grater Dishwasher Safe, Fruit and Vegetables Slicer, Cheese Shredder for Potato, Chocolate, Parmesan, Ginger

Previous to this, I had a grater that had very good, sharp cutters. Unfortunately, the frame of the box grater was made of a plastic that shattered after about 3 years of use. I was really torn between whether or not to buy another of the same thing - the cutters were the best that I had ever used, but the frame was just not up to snuff. Then, I found a review on Serious Eats that gave this grater the top rating, so I decided to purchase it.Well, I'm not disappointed! The cutters work very well - they're almost scary sharp, like my last box grater. I had a wedge of Parmesan cheese handy - just a few almost effortless strokes gave me a mound of perfectly grated cheese. Clean up was a breeze - if you use a sponge, just remember to always pass it over the teeth in the opposite way than when you grate. Otherwise you'll end up with a sink full of sponge shreds. The handle is fine, and the grater itself is all metal, so it shouldn't crack and fall apart if I drop it. The only thing that I'm on the fence about is my old grater had rubber-covered steel legs that held it about an inch off the surface I was grating on. That made it easier to use the entire grating surface (including the bottom rows of cutters), and would keep the shreds I was making from building up and compacting in the box - they could flow out onto the surface I was grating on. So, I could grate a whole bunch without having to empty the box. I guess I could always just hold the grater in one hand, the block of food in the other, and grate in the air over a bowl, but that gets a bit awkward if I'm grating something large, like a big heavy block of cheese. Oh, well, just a minor niggle - other than that, this thing is exactly what I was looking for!

This sucker is sharp! Be careful! That said, grating cheese, block and hard, couldn't be easier. I love it. The slicer is basically ineffective, as with all others I've tried. The cheese is the most important. It would work well for nutmeg, too.

First of all, I must point out that, in all of my product reviews I rarely award a full give stars, reserving this rating for truly superior products. Hence, the five-star rating for this lifetime-quality kitchen implement.This box grater was bought to replace a poorly constructed box grater that couldn't stand up to five years of light use. So I bought the Cuisipro for a few reasons:* it appeared sturdy, designed for the way people actually use one of these implements* it has all the slicing textures one could demand from a four-sided box grater* it has a beefed-up slicer on one side of the box* it has a bones ginger grater built into a hard runner "stopper" for the bottom of the box* it features a unique design on each grater side intended to prevent grated food from sticking to the grater's sides and also to reduce friction between the food and the grater.All in all, the grater works well. WARNING: The device is razor-sharp. Much sharper than most other box graters you can buy. And while you should be always wary of any bladed device you use, this one requires your full attention in its use. The slightest contact between skin/flesh and blades on the cutting downstroke will result in blood in the food, a wound that will require cleanup and care, and, possibly, stitches. So, there's that.It really does grate food great. Heh, heh.Very little pressure on the food being grated is required. In fact, excess pressure will result only in wasted effort and the increased risk of the thing slipping and damaging your delicate pinkies. Seriously, this device is sharp. But then, you wouldn't want it any other way.I bought this grater because I needed a top-end product, and that's precisely what I got.

Amazing, sharp and sturdy

This shredder can cut the cheese! It is sharp and stable. If you cut yourself using this thing, it's your own fault. And if that happens, it will be a clean cut. Right down to the bone. But what do you want? A dull grater? I think not.So it does what it says on the tin. It grates/shreds stuff and does it well.Cleaning it? Hahaha. Good luck. The nature of the inside of this shape makes it very difficult to clean. You can't really fit an adult hand up in there with a sponge. Got a brush? Great! That won't fit either. At least not without a lot of effort.These Cuisipro graters/shredders are nice. I give it 4 stars because for this price it should come with a plastic guard to protect the blades from getting dinged up and dulled. How do you even store this thing without it touching something else? And what is it going to touch when you store it? Plastic? It will shred that. Wood? It will shred that too. Dishes like glass or ceramic? That material will dull the blades. It's a no-win storage situation.Can it be resharpened? Probably, yes. Should you? No. There isn't a way to de-bur the back of the blade. So any way you slice it... Ah hem, any way you slice it (waits for a laugh), you will get a bur on the back of the blade that will come off in your food. Yum!Thank you. I'll be here all week.

Works like a charm. Super sharp and easy to use. Can’t believe I waited 30 years to buy a new one.

This box grater is very sharp and works great. The ginger grater is a plus.