Microplane Classic Zester Grater Black

I ordered this to use for Thanksgiving. I totally forgot I had to throw our old one out and this was delivered really fast. This item is: • Sharp • Easy to hold • Works great • Is long and user friendly • Shaved all of the lemon peels off the lemons My only complaint is that these take some time to clean in general, but that's with any of these. I soaked it in some hot soapy water and was able to get the peel off without too much work. Overall, this is a well-made, sharp, and easy to use microplane. This is a must have, multipurpose too everyone needs in their kitchen, in my opinion. Read more

The standard for a professional is absolutely microplane. From hard cheese, chocolate, and citrus zest all the way down to onion, spices, garlic, and ginger, the classic microplane will never shy away from finely depositing a extremely versatile amount of flavor via any form on, in, or around your dish. I've tried several microplane products, and while I can see the appeal (and still have a small one for spices specifically that I'll keep replacing as long as they make them for a convenient size and slightly smaller shreds) of other products in the microplane line, there's seriously nothing that compares to the versatility, perfect size, easy, quality, comfortable, every day can do attitude that a microplane brings to the table. I've tried the comfort grip ones, they wear out faster because of the handles. I've tried the ribbon one, the versatile nature of the microplane diminishes with the bigger holes. Stick with these, enjoy your life. I buy two every five to ten years or so depending on how much I use them, but ymmv. Read more

Super sharp. Comfortable handle. Zests effortlessly. Sturdy. A keeper. Read more

I picked up the Microplane version of the 4-sided box grater years ago, & I’ve wanted one of these ‘detail-oriented’ versions for a while. Ordered it on impulse filling up a $25 It’s strong, sturdy, & well-made, it’s easy to handle, & it zests perfectly If it has a flaw, it is that I expected slightly more ‘tooth’. Examining the plane of the grater closely, I can see that the teeth are set just shy of (slightly below) that plane. This set makes it a perfect zester, & I’ll bet it’s terrific if you want nutmeg or cinnamon & fluffy Parmesan, but I can’t use this as a grater except for more-or-less special cases I’ve since ordered a top-rated/top-selling German strip-grater like the Microplane, & compared the two vs a thumb-sized piece of ginger (as one has a ‘stand’, I used each handheld). Beginning with the Microplane, I was unable to accumulate any grated ginger; the other grater grated the entire thing rather quickly…so I won’t rely on the Microplane for vegetables, but that’s *my* use-case The Microplane’s perfection is effortless - all the zest, no pith, no skill, right out of the box, first stroke. Practice can only improve results. Did I mention it handles beautifully? It’s well worth keeping Read more

10/10 quality. Very sharp. Works great Read more

Fulfilling my lifetime ambition of reviewing once of these and using that title. This microplane grates really well, used it for Pecorino cheese and it reduces it to delicate snowflakes that could almost melt. As this version doubles as a zester, you're not going to get a dust like texture, so if that's what you're after maybe look at some of the others in their range. This is a very proficient kitchen all-rounder. My only criticism is that the handle feels a bit cheap. I've used it a couple of times and on one occasion it accidentally slipped and I parted ways with a chunk of my knuckle which ended up in my cacio e pepe, giving it a gamey after taste. Now this may well have been my own incompetence and nothing to do with the grater itself, but........where was I going with this? Oh yeah, the handle feels a bit cheap, other than that, great grater. NOTE: Portion of knuckle shown in image is no longer included. Read more

Works great and since the zest collects on the zester it makes it easy to measure out what you need Read more

I went years trying to use a regular grater to zest lemons/limes. I should have bought this microplane years ago! I can zest a whole lemon in under a minute. It also does a great job grating parmesan cheese. Read more