Grate to Plate

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The Great Grate to Plate

Allow me, if you will, to introduce my favourite new kitchen appliance – Grate to Plate, the most recent addition to the Judge Kitchen Essentials range.

Now, I have my suspicions that I was perhaps something of an odd child, but I have very clear memories of long drawn-out acts of warfare between my sister and me over who would grate the cheese when Mum cooked spaghetti carbonara. Looking back, I realise that my sister wanted to do it for the far more normal reason of being able to sneak-eat bits of cheese, but for me it was all about the grating... And I’m afraid to admit that not much has changed. I love graters for the same reason that I love paper shredders and electric pencil sharpeners; it’s the reduction of the whole into less than the sum of its parts... It is for this reason that I always get unreasonably excited when a new grating implement comes on to the market, and I have rarely found a utensil that has given me more pleasure!

Super simple to assemble, use and clean, the Judge Grate to Plate comes complete with three interchangeable blades to answer all of your grating needs, covering fine, course and slicing cuts ideal for fruit, veg and, of course, cheese. The clever build allows non-slip, suction-cup feet to keep the grater steady, while the handle keeps fingers well away from the sharp blades and allows food to be prepared with the minimum effort – very little force is required to turn the handle and even trickier food stuffs, such as ginger and coconut are sliced and diced within seconds.

Although the body of the Grate to Plate is not dishwasher safe, the blades are and the rest is very simply cleaned in warm water, while the collapsible legs allow for more convenient, space-saving storage.

Ok, so the Grate to Plate may not seem a revolutionary idea, but it ticks all my boxes – simple and efficient, offering hours of grating fun! Now, where did I put that parmesan...

The Judge Grate to Plate is £13.20 and available from all good cookery shops and departments, for more information visit www.judgecookware.co.uk.  

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