The Best Ways to Use a Box Grater | MyRecipes

Box graters are excellent for shredding cheese and potatoes, but have you ever looked around at the other features? Here are tons of different ways to use your box grater at home (Hint: Cauliflower Rice!)

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[OoJishin]

A really good hack is to use it for when you slightly overbake and burn the bottoms of cookies or biscuits. After cooling just grate the bottoms to remove the majority of burnt portions!

[egregiousfilmin]

I definitely agree that quality matters. For anyone that's about to buy a new grater - test out the grip first at the store. See if it's comfortable to hold while squeezing or applying pressure. I've bought two that looked ergonomic and had good reviews but also had sharp plastic/metal edges on the handle that ended up cutting/scratching the sides of my hand after only two potatoes. The one I have now has a soft rubber handle and it makes the work so much easier.

[dackelprincess]

Fun! I love my box grater and I use it often. The small side is also good for grating whole nutmeg and Cinnamon.

[aaronthenorm]

Nice vid; What gripes my grapes is; I bought my grater back in 1978 over the years it got less sharp. Now; after I bought a new one I learned using a tiny file (I bought a set) you can sharpen most of the grater. Also the discoloration can be (reduced).

One more thing: when grating lay the grater flat on the opposite side you are using; it works much easier!!!!

[oxford_phd]

This was so cool, totally blew mind to see the sheer number of things I can do with this!

[lilianlau]

thanks so much for this video. I was so close to regreting getting a box grater instead of the microplane. Could you do a video on how to wash clean e box grater? one thing I hate about using the box grater is that it is hard to 'pick up' the residue pieces that get stuck in the holes.

[wepntech]

Got an old box grator from grand parants that was made in Hong Kong( hell if I know how old it is).. pressure fitted and rolled sheet metal of some kind. No plastic or anything on it. works great, and is soft enough to even be tuned a bit for thicker or thinner slices.. I don't bother though. Just used it for cheese on a couple sandwiches, and have a ton of other ideas.

[yourolney]

I’m super excited to use my grater correctly. Thank you!

[manestage]

This is one of the most useful videos I've ever seen on YT. Thank you!

[loriturk]

I am going to make a video of how to grate different foods but holding them with a SAFEGRATE so you won’t cut yourself. You gave me some ideas ( laundry soap). Some use it to grate wax also for craft projects.

[bigefresh]

Which box grater did you buy? I’m trying to buy a box grater but I wanna make sure I buy the right one. I mainly plan to use it for veggies

[pattygreen]

How do you protect your fingers? I always hit the tips of my fingers 💜

[SyeedAli]

Now my mashed potatoes taste like laundry soap!
:D

[kavipriya]

I bought it yesterday only. Hi from Singapore 🙋

[asianangler]

so you grate the cheese downward or upward?

[clare]

I messed up my box grater on one side grating a block of beeswax to make waxed cloth. Is there any hope to get it off?

[junedrotleff]

How can I keep vegetables from flying everywhere when I use my box grater?

[dougkorb]

You didn't mention using the very small hole side to grate your while nutmeg.

[mammaj]

I use it to make homemade laundry detergent!

[barbra]

The biggest problems I have with box graters is cutting my fingers especially when I get down to the end. Does anyone have any suggestions?