jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/3/2014 10:03 PM, DavidW wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>> On 7/3/2014 2:55 PM, DavidW wrote:
>>>> I bought some parmesan cheese at a delicatessen and got them to
>>>> grate it just to save me the trouble, but their machine grates it
>>>> too finely IMO. I don't think grated parmesan should be the
>>>> consistency of talcum powder (okay, slight exaggeration, but it's
>>>> very fine). I could get a coarser result myself with a hand grater,
>>>> but I was wondering if anyone knows of an electrical kitchen
>>>> device, or an attachment for a food processor, that would do a
>>>> similar job.
>>>
>>> You're in luck! Unfortunately, this one is not electrical nor does
>>> it attach to anything. It seems to work pretty spiffy though.
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAx8vBVTKBQ
>>
>> Thanks. Looks prety good. Much easier to use than the traditional
>> steel type that I have.
>>
>>
> Are you saying you have have a box or plane grater?

A box grater.

> Of course there
> are restaurant-style tumbler graters with changeable metal grates. Much
> easier. It doesn't have to be Pampered Chef brand. Google and
> you'll find any number of hand crank cheese graters that will work
> without turning good Parmesan into dust. (I'm not one to buy
> electric gizmos for something that can be done so easily.)

Okay, I'll have a look for them. I knew nothing about grater types before.