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Default microplane graters--kitchen vs hardware

D.Currie" asks:

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>"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" > wrote in message
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>> 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?
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>> rona
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>What are the hardware ones made of? I haven't looked at the hardware
>microplanes, but I know that a lot of my husband's woodworking tools are
>steel and have an oil coating. They're really not meant to be cleaned in
>water.
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>I have a microplane that was made for kitchen use, and it's stainless steel
>and dishwasher safe.
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>Is there a significant price difference between the two?


www.leevalley.com

Same item number, same price.