1. When I wanted to grate a bit of Romano onto my salad, I used to get out the metal, paddle grater. Pain to wash. I found that a plastic, curved citrus tool, courtesy of Tupperware, has sharp teeth and a few swipes over the cheese does the trick. Wipes clean in a trice. I think Tupperware gave em as a freebie, to be used to section and eat grapefruit.

2. My metal ice cream scoop does a good job of removing kiwi* from its skin. Cut the kiwi in half, lengthwise and scoop away. Quick and much easier than trying to pare away that peel.

*Who remembers when kiwis first became available - back in the seventies, as I recall, and about 89 cents a piece. So, SOME prices have come down. I'm gettin' 'em 2 for 99.