Rotary Grater or Microplane: Which One Reigns Supreme?

[Jholmes0904]

I had 2 people ask me what I liked better the Rotary Grater or Microplane? I have only used the Microplane. What are some pro's and con's between the too?

 

[BethCooks4U]

I L:love:VE my microplane and I prefer it for hard cheeses but it doesn't work for soft cheeses. For that I prefer the rotary grater. With the rotary grater you need to remember to rotate it backwards every so often or you get really long strings of the cheese.

Actually, I prefer our old cheese grater to the rotary grater but the good thing about the current one is that I don't get those clumps of cheese that gummed up the older one when I do the soft cheeses.

 

[raebates]

Yeah, what Beth said. Seriously, The microplane is great for fresh nutmeg, citrus zests, and hard cheeses. Softer cheeses are best grated with the rotary grater. It really depends on your customer's needs.

 

[chefheidi2003]

Yeah..what they said..LOL.

 

[krahema]

I love the Microplane for all the reasons stated above - easy to use & very versatile. I will admit I'm not a huge fan of the rotary grater. It is very "putzy" to grate cheese this way - in my mind, much easier to buy the pre-grated cheese at the store (usually no more expensive than a block of cheese - sometimes less). But, I know some people have great luck also grating chocolate and nuts in the rotary grater, so it also has multiple uses.

 

[mspibb]

I much prefer the old Deluxe Cheese grater to the Rotary Grater. I like the choice of barrel. I have 2 in my kitchen and one on reserve in the basement. I use my Microplane ALL the time at home. I love fresh grated Parmesan! I have cracked 2 of them though, the plastic right down the middle on both sides! I also love to do zesting for my baking with it.