Vegetable grater - how to choose it

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Vegetable grater is a completely uncomplicated item, but no kitchen can do without it. Despite the simplicity of the design, which is a metal surface with special teeth and holes, choosing a grater for everyday home use is not so easy. The fact is that vegetable graters come in different types, so before making a purchase, you should decide for what purpose this kitchen utensil is bought.

In general, you should choose one or another type of grater according to the size of the teeth - decide what size the vegetables to be chopped should be and, based on this, buy what is most suitable. But at the same time, it must be remembered that graters are universal, suitable for all types of products, and special, which are used to prepare a particular dish. For example, a Korean-style carrot grater cuts vegetables in a very special way - long thin plates that look like spaghetti. Naturally, it will be problematic to use products cut in this way for any other dish, and not all vegetables can be chopped like this. Therefore, the Korean carrot grater refers to special kitchen utensils andsold separately.

Volume grater for vegetables, on the contrary, refers to universal kitchen items - it contains several (3, 4, 5) working surfaces with cloves and holes of different sizes at once, which allows you to chop food in any way. It is noteworthy that many manufacturers produce volumetric graters complete with a container for chopped products. This gives an additional advantage - when cutting vegetables, they will not scatter in different directions, and after the end of the process they can be carefully poured. Recently, vegetable cutters with interchangeable nozzles have become especially popular. Such a device allows you to chop vegetables in any way - straws, cubes or chips. The only disadvantage of such a vegetable cutter is sharp blades, so you need to be careful during operation.

When buying a household item such as a vegetable grater, special attention should be paid to the material from which it is made. Graters are usually made of stainless steel or plastic. Both materials are strong enough, you just need to check that they are of high quality. This is important, since the working surface of the grater will be in contact with food - which means that poor-quality material will directly affect the he alth of all family members.

Fun Fact: A vegetable grater was included in the list of 25 cooking things that changed the world. This remarkable invention appeared in40s of the XVI century in France, from where it spread throughout the world. And although the appearance of this kitchen utensil has changed several times, the principle of operation and design have remained the same - simple and reliable. And that is why no food processor or electric vegetable cutter has replaced the ordinary grater from the kitchen.