Oxo Good Grips Seal and Store Rotary Grater, White

Oxo Good Grips Seal and Store Rotary Grater, White | High maintenance, poor performance on soft cheese

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	Oxo Good Grips Seal and Store Rotary Grater, White OXO OXO average customer review:based on 34 reviews view larger image
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The Seal & Store Rotary Grater is the easy, convenient way to grate and store your favorite cheeses. Grate half a block of Parmesan and save the rest for later -- a layer of silicone seals the Grater so you can store cheese inside safely. An additional cap on the barrel compartment ensures a complete seal so your cheese will not dry out. Grate with the cap on to collect cheese before serving, or remove the cap and grate directly into your dish. The soft, comfortable rotating knob and a soft, non-slip handle and is perfect for grating cheese, chocolate, nuts and more.

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Very handy cheese grater

We think this grater is just perfect for our needs. I had been buying those Kraft 'parmesan' graters that you use and throw away, and I wanted to get better quality cheese and stop wasting so much plastic with the disposable graters. We just pop a chunk of real parmesan in this grater and keep it in the fridge. I love that you can leave the cap on while you are grating and then pour the cheese over your food - so you don't get cheese all over the counter. The one thing we did figure out is that if it starts clicking and nothing comes out, we are just squeezing too hard. Relax your grip and it works just fine. I have to admit that I've never cleaned this grater - we just leave it filled with cheese in the fridge so I don't worry about cleaning it. I don't remember how long we've had it, but I think it's more than six months and it is holding up just fine.

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High maintenance, poor performance on soft cheese

So far I've had a good experience with Oxo products, but this one is a big disappointment. It really can only be used to finely grate hard cheeses. Any softer cheese (such as cheddar), even if briefly frozen, will be just smeared over the drum, stuck everywhere and will come out in a long rope, as one of the reviewers observed.

But it's not the worst part. I absolutely hate the design with the handle screwed on top of the drum and has to be reattached for every cleaning. With other graters it is possible to see inside the drum while grating and to make a quick adjustment, if necessary. To detach the handle you have to put your finger inside the drum and press it against the sharp blade (!!!). The drum is very difficult to clean - the inside is narrow and any soft cheese gets stuck very badly. If you put it in a dishwasher, dirty water will collect in the crevice where handle is attached to the drum. It's too high maintenance for such a simple device.

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