I finally have a terrific veggie grater!!! (I'm not hard to please)
@1creekgirl (44560)
United States
February 7, 2022 7:57pm CST
I recently wrote about a veggie planer I bought and was so aggravated when it didn't work well.
I returned it to Walmart for a refund, then decided on one from Amazon.
Do you have any idea how many different kinds of graters and small food processors are for sale on Amazon? Thousands!!
And so many are identical (probably all made in the same warehouse.) It will give you a headache just deciding which one to buy.
But that's actually a blessing to have so many to choose from. Even if most of them will be defective when you take it out of the box!
But I'm so pleased with the one I bought...it's a Loyalmaster manual rotary grater. I like that it's small and easy to store and it sliced my potatoes exactly like I want them.
There are more expensive models, but this is just what I wanted. Like I said, I'm not hard to please.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
9 Feb 22
I never minded doing everything by hand, but to get potatoes as thin as I wanted, I kept scraping my knuckles. This little gadget works so well, it's fast, and no cut fingers, only cut potatoes!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
10 Feb 22
@porwest I knew I wouldn't drag out a large food processor just to slice a few potatoes, so I'm glad I bought a small simple manual rotary grater.
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@porwest (112972)
• United States
9 Feb 22
@1creekgirl I will sometimes break out my food processor to thin slice potatoes for au gratin or scalloped. But yes, sometimes you can mistime the hand grater with certain things, and that can be a really bad day.
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@Juliaacv (56384)
• Canada
12 Feb 22
@1creekgirl Those are the best tools in our kitchen, the ones that are dishwasher safe.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
12 Feb 22
@Juliaacv That's the truth! A small plastic broke off my grater today and I thought, "Oh no! I don't want to have to send this back!" But Dale looked at it and he thinks it was just cosmetic. It seems to still work fine.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
11 Feb 22
I like this small simple grater and all but the base go right in the dishwasher.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Feb 22
Can you make veggie noodles with this (that is what I have wanted but can't decide on which one!)? I had one sort of like the one you have pictured for grating cheese . . . argh but it fell apart. Enjoy your new kitchen toy - glad to hear it's worked out well!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
8 Feb 22
I'm not sure about making noodles. Nothing is made well anymore and I really don't expect this grater to, either. But I'll enjoy it as long as I can!
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Feb 22
@1creekgirl Oh, I mean vegetable noodle cuts - like zoodles (zuchinni strands cut to look like noodles). Your new grater looks promising though . . . is it easy to clean?
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
9 Feb 22
@much2say There are two more attachments that I don't know what they do. It is easy to clean , just put in the dishwasher except for the base.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
8 Feb 22
Arent these contraptions the best?
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
8 Feb 22
@1creekgirl I like my just regular old cheese grater except when I tear my thumb up grating my thumb by accident
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
8 Feb 22
This was just the small gadget I needed!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
8 Feb 22
At first I wanted an electric grater, but I'm glad I got this one.
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@LadyDuck (503038)
• Italy
8 Feb 22
@1creekgirl I prefer my old manual, the electric did a very poor job.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
9 Feb 22
It sure is quick and painless, lol, to slice potatoes.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Feb 22
@1creekgirl Absolutely. Glad this helps you.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
8 Feb 22
Thanks. Like I said, I want what I want, but I'm not a diva.
@JESSY3236 (22286)
• United States
8 Feb 22
I have seen some of those on the home shopping networks.
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@LindaOHio (223143)
• United States
8 Feb 22
I'm glad that you found a grater that works for you. I love new kitchen stuff.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
8 Feb 22
I do, too. Years ago I always wanted personal things as gifts. Now I want kitchen and household stuff!
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
8 Feb 22
I may have to get one myself. I've shopped for them before and been totally overwhelmed by the selection.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
8 Feb 22
That's exactly how I felt! Just too confusing with so many options.
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