Useful kitchen gadget – a microplane

I'm not a big fan of having lots and lots of kitchen gadgets.  But my microplane is one that I find really handy.  It looks like this:

 They originally were developed for technical use and then some bright spark realised that they would be perfect for grating ginger, nutmeg, garlic, zesting lemons, parmesan cheese, chocolate etc.

You do need to be a bit careful not to grate your knuckles.  The tiny little teeth on it are wickedly sharp.

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