"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> Are you saying you have have a box or plane 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.)
>
> Jill

Ina Garten often just puts hers in her food processor and pulses it to
desired consistency. I haven't done it that way, but it looks simple enough.

Cheri