Another cheese conundrum - fat grate or thin?

[tarannau]

whats not to like? it only does thin grate, not thick. unless my mum lost the bit that does that

I think you're meant to have a number of different drums for differing grating thicknesses. At least the ones that I'm looking at online now have.

When I have a nipper I'm going to buy a mouli. To let the little un have a sense of wonderment and role in the kitchen.

 

[tarannau]

But the fun-wound mouli is thin grate, thus highly inferior to big fat grated cheese from a normal grater.

(I retract this obviously if someone has a 'fat grate' mouli, but I've never seen one...)

See previous post above

UNBELIEVER!

 

[joevsimp]

that sexy stainless steel one is all well and good, but its gotta be that faded orange plastic

i want a sandwich now. shouldve had cheese on my beans on toast earlier

 

[cesare]

Look. Has anyone ever used a bloody cheese slice? I'm not talking to myself you know?

Yes. I have two. Swedish ones, the Swedes like cheese slicers. I also have an ultra mini version of the deli slicer with a wire string. That's Swedish too. I also have a parmesan knife and various other cheese knives. I have several graters. I'm not that keen on cheese, mind.

 

[mysterygirl]

Fat grated cheese, definitely.

I have a cheese grater that does fat, thin & slices, I've only ever used the fat grate bit. I don't see the point in the thin grate - its really tiny!

 

[joevsimp]

Yes. I have two. Swedish ones, the Swedes like cheese slicers.

norwegians do to, never seen one till i started living with one, thought it was a trowell or summat

 

[lillia]

See previous post above

UNBELIEVER!

S'why I put the disclaimer on tho - reckoned things have moved on since the mouli in my Mum's kitchen was my favourite thing ever... and suburban was sure to have a greater understanding of such things than I...

 

[Greebo]

In this house, finely grated cheese most of the time (even though the mouli grater has a coarse drum too), because it goes further, melts down more easily, and you get more flavour from it.

Never ever used the slice thing on graters (for cheese), knives are faster to wash afterwards and can do the job just as well.

 

[Vintage Paw]

I used to love those little mini-moulis for cheese. We used to have a bright 70s orange version that amused me for hours as a kid. Cut cheese into block, insert and then wind for cheesy grated action - what's not to like?

That's the most interesting thing I can contribute to this fascinating thread.

Here's a photo to raise the excitement levels further.

Ours was orange too. I loved it so much. I often wish my mum had kept it so I could steal it off her and just sit grating endless small blocks of cheese of an evening.

They are superb.

 

[Maggot]

I've never even heard it suggested before that cheese should be grated any other way than:

* Very finely for parmesan
* Torn for mozerella
* "Fat" grate for all other cheese

You confuse me with your talk of other types of grating.

Agree about fine for parmesan (and pecorino romano), and fat for others. But how do you tear mozarella?

I used to love those little mini-moulis for cheese. We used to have a bright 70s orange version that amused me for hours as a kid. Cut cheese into block, insert and then wind for cheesy grated action - what's not to like?

That's the most interesting thing I can contribute to this fascinating thread.

Here's a photo to raise the excitement levels further.

Another person who remembers an orange plastic one. They were cool.

 

[Greebo]

Another person who remembers an orange plastic one. They were cool.

They creaked, and the upper arm of the one my mum used snapped - after years of heavy use.

 

[Pieface]

Yes. I have two. Swedish ones, the Swedes like cheese slicers. I also have an ultra mini version of the deli slicer with a wire string. That's Swedish too. I also have a parmesan knife and various other cheese knives. I have several graters. I'm not that keen on cheese, mind.

That's kind of fucked up and yet also impressive

I'm vegetarian yet I own 2 sets of steak knives

 

[fractionMan]

I have no steak knives or egg cups.

I need more kitchen crap dammit

 

[cesare]

That's kind of fucked up and yet also impressive

I'm vegetarian yet I own 2 sets of steak knives

Shiny implements

 

[ringo]

My girlfriend back in teenage times had an orange Mouli, she liked so much it became her nickname.

Those cheese slices always break a big lump off at the end of the slice. Rubbish. A knife is fine but I suddenly realise I'd really like one of these: