Tool of the Week: Microplane Ultra Coarse Grater & Cut Resistant Glove
—Contest now closed—
A Twofer!
Okay, you know how you’re just whaling away on an almost-gone hunk of Parmesan with your handheld grater, and that little voice inside is just screaming “Stop now!” but no, you forgot to pick up a fresh hunk of Parm on your last trip to the store, and your spaghetti bolognese would be rendered inedible without at least a light sprinkling of cheese?
I can hear the heads nodding in recognition.
We’ve all been there.
And then, a knuckle catches on one of the nibs on the grater, you see the crimson before you feel it, and you ask yourself, When will I learn?
Another grater ain’t gonna help, honey, but we’re giving one away anyway as part of a double-barrelled Tool of the Week this time around. Since you can never have enough graters, Part One of this week’s giveaway is a Microplane Ultra Coarse Grater.
But wait, there’s more!
The real hero is Part Two: A Microplane Cut Resistant Glove to protect your delicate knuckles.
Note the fine print: “This glove is cut resistant and NOT cut proof.”
You’re already well-familiar with our in-house durability tests involving fireworks and hearses. Another part of the front print warns, “NEVER USE WITH MOVING OR SERRATED BLADES! No claim made for point-puncture resistance.”
So we’ll borrow a page from our friends over at Will It Blend? and advise you to not try anything particularly challenging with the glove at home. Leave that to us. At the very least, we’ll get some good video out of it.
In any case, the pair will make a good stocking stuffer for the klutz in your life, though that may well be you.
This is a combined value of $45, since the grater retails for $19.95 and the glove $24.95.
Win One!
One lucky BehindTheKnife.com reader will win a Microplane Ultra Coarse Grater and a Microplane Cut Resistant Glove FREE, a $45 value. Just leave a comment below by Friday December 11th, 11:59 p.m.
Besides Parmesan, the one thing I must have on my pasta is pignoli, pine nuts, which I’ve first toasted. What else can I do with pignoli besides throw them into a salad? Leave a comment about your own personal pignoli love.
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I might test that glove on a Benriner just for fun.