4.12.2014

Update: Oct 25 2015I thought I would add that I have been using this grater very regularly for the best part of a year now, and I still think it's excellent. Everything I said in the review below still applies, and after being used and put in the dishwasher at least once a week, sometimes several times, it's still working beautifully and looking like new. It's plainly a very durable product as well as a practical one.-Original review-I think this rotary grater is excellent. I have used rotary graters for years, and and find them very useful. This is the best I have found so far.I find a rotary grater much easier to use than a normal box grater, especially for hard cheeses like Parmesan.

3.12.2014

It might sound simple to you, but I didn't think it was immediately obvious where I was going to put the cheese with this Zyliss Drum Grater. Thankfully the clear pictorial instructions on the product packaging are a good deal more informative than the current Amazon product images. The answer of course (as you may already know) is that you lift the top of the handle to reveal a cavity. Pop the cheese in the cavity and then use your natural grip of the handle to push the cheese down onto the grating cylinder as you turn the crank handle.I did find that I needed to cut a lump of cheese off from the block before I could fit it into the cavity. This could be seen as an inconvenience by some,

5.12.2014

I have always had two different graters in my kitchen cupboard - a metal pyramid grater, and a drum grater. This is due to my mother having the same set-up during my childhood so naturally I mimic this behaviour. The pyramid I use for impromptu short bursts of grating where I just need a quick and simple solution. The drum grater I use when I have larger volumes of stuff to grate, like a whole load of cheese for a mammoth lasagne for example. My previous drum grater was a fairly cheap plastic unit from an inexpensive high-street retailer. It did the trick but in a fairly low-quality way. The plastics were poorly finished and a little sharp in places, it didn’t fit together nicely,

4.12.2014

I am a Zyliss "groupie"! I really do like the modern styling, the ergonomic concept and the practicality of design. I did not expect this item to be any different in this regard to the stylish knives and can opener that we already possess.Out of the box, the drum grater follows the trend. It is small and neat. It is easy to keep clean, dissembling into 3 parts, the main body, a handle to rotate the grater; which can be placed appropriate to the needs of left or right handed people and the extremely efficient and sharp grating blade drum. It can grate cheese, but the box suggests that it is suitable for other items such as chocolate or nuts. So far I have only grated cheese and that is where the loss of a star arises from.

27.12.2014

This neat grater is attractive in appearance, easy to dis-assemble, wash and re-assemble, and it does a good job of finely grating hard cheese, chocolate and nuts. I have put it through its paces with parmesan cheese, chocolate (cold from the 'fridge) and almonds, Brazil, hazel and cashew nuts. In each case I have encountered no problems and have much enjoyed the result. Besides the consistent, finely-grated product, of particular note is that there is virtually no 'wastage' - ungrated flat pieces remaining on the top side of the drum.In the criticism department: how to detach the handle from the drum for dis-assembly and washing could/should be more clearly detailed.

5.12.2014

I have never used a rotary grater before, so was surprised at just how much better they are than the 'fingertip shearing' box graters I have always used up to now.This grater is nicely made, and has two interchangeable blades; one coarse and one fine.You change them by clipping them into the main handle unit, and they can be inserted from the left or right side, making them useful for both left and right handed users.The whole thing is easy to clean - by putting it in the dishwasher. However, if you clean them by hand, you do need to watch out for the sharp bits on the blades, they really are sharp!They blades seem to make short work of anything you offer up - carrots for carrot cake, Brazil nuts,

5.12.2014

This is a nicely designed grater, it looks stylish and functional and works for both left and right-handed users. With large grating drums and a good size handle, the device fits in my somewhat large hands quite comfortably. A small press-lever on the turning handle allows the grater to move easily out of the handle and, since the handle fits inside the drum, this is good for storage. Insert either drum, open out the handle until it clicks and you are ready to grate. Cleaning the device is simple and there is only one small area that might colect food waste, so it is relatively easy to clean and leave to air dry. In use, I tried hard -ish cheddar cheese and this grated easily using both fine and coarse graters.

5.12.2014

My first memories of cheese sandwiches as a child (after my Dad had weaned me away from just eating cheese on its own) was of my mum using a grater of similar design to produce a pile of finely grated cheddar. I lost touch with my mum's grater and moved on to using alternatives including an attachment to my food processor (great for grating in bulk) but there is something very simple and easy about this style of grater that puts others in the shade, particularly when dealing with smaller quantities of ingredients.Nostalgia aside, it's a very nifty and sturdily built piece of kitchen equipment with a plastic body housing a metal cylindrical grater.

3.4.2016

this is definitely the future of cheese grating! its incredible, and so easy to use. It comes with the handle, and two different blade sets. The twisting handle is part of the blade set, and not the main handle, so it swings out of the way when you need to store it. But the blades are really sharp and it goes through cheese, and other vegetables, like nothing.I do find that you have to cut the items into more manageable sizes before starting, as the handle opens to reveal an insertion hole for the cheese, and the handle gets gripped tightly and acts as the pincher. But this isn't a problem when preparing food. it just means you cannot shove an entire block into it in one go.But i was really surprised at how fine it is able to grate it.

9.12.2014

When asked to join the rotary club I thought I was going to be wined and dined by the glitterati of my local village, but it turns out that I was actually being offered a ‘Zyliss Rotary Grater’. Their loss is my gain as the ‘Rotary Grater’ is an advanced kitchen tool that lets me cut and grates my cheese far easier than before. My old fashioned grater is the classic that stands up and has four sides – it does a good job, but you can scrape your knuckled on it. This is one area that the ‘Zyliss’ improved upon as the ‘dangerous’ elements are kept out of harm’s way.Using the ‘Zyliss’ is very easy, just pop the chosen grate cylinder into it and turn the handle.

4.8.2017

Zyliss4 in 1 Slicer and GraterI really looked forward to receiving my slicer and grater and unpacked it to find that it was very difficult to take apart.Firstly, the way it was packed, I had to slide the food holder towards handle, remove the stacked blades from the base all in one go which I found extremely difficult. I was able to slide them all off the base. I was supposed to lift the blades to get to the desired one I needed, however unclipping them was hazardous as I cut myself in the process. In the end I slid them off even though the diagrams indicated that they were to be separated.After several attempts I found a way of unclipping the blades by using the corner of the food holder.

12.12.2014

I haven't owned a rotary drum grater since I lived at home many years ago and found it really useful for a number of small grating tasks. This one is much better as grater technology has evolved since(!) The Zliss Acid Etched Rotary Fine and Course Drum has two detachable grating cylinders - one fine and the other, more of a coarse blade, perfect for larger items such as carrots or beetroot, the finer one being suited for such foods as medium-hard to hard cheeses, nuts and ginger. The unit itself is easy to use and the rotary handle can be adjusted to suit both left and right handed users.The benefits of this device are thus: easy to grate small items or foods such as cheese which could cause

4.12.2014

I'd not bothered with these kind of gadgets before as they looked too much of a flaff to use and unneccesary extra washing of hard to reach parts but I love this grater.The end result is those really small, fine, light shavings rather than the standard lumpy grated cheese you get in supermarkets which is excellent for sandwiches and pasta toppings.It's simple to set up and use. Put a small matchboxed width chunk of cheese in the top , press it down with minimal strength using the handle and turn the handle. Lots of cheese is produced really quickly.You turn the handle the other way to remove the internal drum. It's a ting bit tricky and ouchy to remove because of the razor sharp tiny barbs.

15.12.2014

This grater is a significant step forward in the battle to avid grating your knuckles.The unit is lightweight and easy to use. The handle opens up to reveal a slot to place whatever item you want to grate into it. Then you squeeze the handles together to generate pressure as you grate. The grating blade is turned by a crank handle on the side.The whole process is remarkably easy and there is no chance to hurting yourself. When grating it is much faster that a normal grater and far less tiring.The only difficulty is that you cannot simply grab a large chunk of cheese from the fridge and start grating. The slot to place it in is smaller than an typical large piece of cheese.

4.8.2017

Like any 4-in-1 device, this is a compromise. Sometimes the benefit of owning one item instead of four is outweighed by overwhelming crapiness, but thankfully, in this case, it is thoroughly decent.The famous four are: thick slicer, thin slicer, course grater and fine grater. The thick slicer is not going to enhance your life - just use a knife - but the thin slicer is definitely worth having, especially if you haven't mastered the finger nail technique that chefs use. Grating is spot on - consistent and easy, and the fine grater and fine slicer are what you will be using most.It could do with some extra width, as my wife regularly says, but there is a trade-off - I once owned a much larger mandolin /

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