What's this "pucker" style hole on my cheese grater for?
Ok, this picture has two sort of weird looking holes, but the one I'm asking about is on the left side of the picture - the metal sort-of puckers up, like it's been punched through from the back side.
I've tried this kind of grater to zest things before, with no success, and it clearly mauls cheeses... I can't figure out what it's for!
Best Answer
It is designed for the likes of hard cheeses, nutmeg, or zesting lemon and orange skin. As you mentioned, a lot of what you want to grate or zest gets stuck between the puckers and it clogs easily.
I would really recommend getting a micro plane as it gives the same fine result without becoming clogged.
Pictures about "What's this "pucker" style hole on my cheese grater for?"
What are the round holes on a grater for?
The smaller shredding holes are designed to finely grate cheese, chocolate, vegetables, and more.What are cheese graters used for?
A grater, also known as a shredder, is a kitchen utensil used to grate foods into fine pieces. The modern grater was invented by Fran\xe7ois Boullier in the 1540s, originally to grate cheese.What are the different types of cheese graters?
Top 5 Types of Cheese Graters- 01 of 05. Box Grater. Grated cheddar cheese. jurden/Getty Images. ...
- 02 of 05. Boska Cheese Grater. Boska cheese grater. ...
- 03 of 05. Microplane Grater. Microplane grater. ...
- 04 of 05. Rotary Cheese Grater. Rotary grater. ...
- 05 of 05. Food Processor Grater. Grating plate from a food processor.
Which side of cheese grater is for shredding?
Side 4: The side you know (and already love) This side of the box grater probably gets the most attention in your kitchen. You can use it to shred cheese, as well as veggies like potatoes if you're making any kind of savoury pancakes (or latkes). Use this side to shred tomatoes for a fresh-tasting tomato sauce.Minecraft wait what meme part 257 (scary white enderman)
More answers regarding what's this "pucker" style hole on my cheese grater for?
Answer 2
I use it for hard cheeses such as Parmesan and Romano. It grates it quite fine for things like pasta.
Answer 3
This side is ideal for zesting and fine grating of hard items (ginger is my regular task for this) and can be used much more cleanly and easily with the addition of cling wrap.
To use, you pull cling wrap around that side, then grate; you will be able to collect the result much more cleanly and completely by just peeling away the cling wrap. A micro-plane grater is good, but this method will work in a pinch.
Answer 4
AS others have said its for grating hard things very finely, but not just cheese! personally I use mine most for grating nutmeg.
Answer 5
I use the star side of the grater to grate sweet potatoes to make a sweet potato pudding. However, it must be the star side with the larger holes, 7 across the top and bottom and 15 along both sides. I'm 64 yeas old, and its an old recipe from my father.
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: Teona Swift, Maria Orlova, Polina Tankilevitch, Brett Sayles