>Stark Raven opined:
>
>>Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
>
>> For use in the kitchen, does one need to buy Microplane graters that are
>> packaged for kitchen stores, or can one use the ones found in the hardware
>> sections of stores? They look pretty much the same to me but perhaps the
>> hardware store ones have some kind of non-food-safe coating on them?
>>
>> rona
>
>I can't imagine my Microplane grater being used in a wood working shop,
>unless you're spicing up your wood with a little nutmeg or some lemon
>zest. Compared to other wood working tools, Microplanes aren't very
>substantial.

Microplanes are extremely substantial for their intended usage, which
originally was for woodworking... culinary use is only a side line... and in
fact they're not very useful in the kitchen, aside from shaping wood they are
better suited for planing calluses by Podiatrists.

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