Rotary graters purportedly make it easier and faster to grate hard cheeses such as Parmesan and Pecorino Romano. Some models come with additional inserts that allow you to grate or slice other foods more coarsely as well. To use a rotary grater, you insert the food you want to grate into the hopper and close the lid. With one hand, you press down on the lid so that the food is forced against a rotating drum studded with sharp teeth; with the other hand, you turn a crank, rotating the drum and grating the food. Since we last tested these gadgets, many of the models we examined have been discontinued or redesigned. And, dubious of tools that perform only a few tasks, we wanted to know if we still even liked rotary graters at all. So we tested six models, priced from about $11 to about $55, using them to grate different amounts of Parmesan (1, 2, 4, and 6 ounces)—the food we’d be most likely to grate in a rotary grater.
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