Evidence index · Graters

Graters, according to chefs

Only claims about graters made by people we have grounds to call chefs. The unrestricted graters evidence is on the graters page.

chefs is an occupation.

5 people on record as chefs make 18 quoted claims about graters across 7 sources. Membership is recorded with its own evidence — for a person by the trait they are on record holding, for a community by the source it was said in — and authority is scoped to graters rather than to fame.

Which graters do chefs recommend?

Endorsements and objections about graters from chefs, together, strongest evidence first.

Microplane grater

2 voices 3 claims no objections from chefs

1:30 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

now lots of people have a grater but the one that i would really recommend is a microplane which is really the best grater on the planet if you want those nice delicate threads

Two judgements rest on this sentence:

best in class cites edge retention
recommendation

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6:32 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

A microplane is a great thing for truffles, for parmesan, for all sorts of things that we use, lemons and citrus and stuff like that. So, really good microplane, nice and sharp, really important as well.

recommendation Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites edge retention, versatility

What do chefs say about graters in general?

Not a recommendation for a specific product: technique, materials and what to look for in graters. Citable on its own terms.

15:04 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

possibly the biggest, best bang for your buck upgrade I can possibly think of [music] is a microplane.

value Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

Cites price

5:32 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

with its PLS for Co grating fine grating and super fine as well as blades for slicing it's perfect for everything from puring Ginger and zesting lemons to shredding onions

use-case fit Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

Cites versatility

5:32 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

the Box grater is another great versatile kitchen tool

recommendation Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

Cites versatility

15:05 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

but it's also the Ideal tool for zesting citrus and really grading anything finally even something hard like a chunk of Bonito like a chunk of katso Bushi batara cured egg yolks this does it all

use-case fit Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites versatility

15:05 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

this grates the most beautiful threads of cheese for visual and textur appeal

appearance Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites appearance

17:04 supports Fallow Chef

We've got two different sizes of microplane for grating stuff. Very very useful for home.

recommendation Owns it Inside a Real Restaurant Kitchen: What’s Actually Worth Buying (And What Isn’t)

6:32 objects Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

You know, the days of box grers are now gone.

mention Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

5:32 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

be sure to get a solid handle to hold it firm and it's got such volume inside it doesn't crush anything up

handling Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

Cites handle, size and capacity

4:31 supports Billy Parisi speaking on Chef Billy Parisi Chef

and you can keep them nice and clean and cleaned out because stuff gets stuck in there it will last you a super long time

durability These 30 Kitchen Essentials Changed My Cooking

Cites durability, ease of cleaning (against)

4:31 supports Billy Parisi speaking on Chef Billy Parisi Chef

this is your very very fine grater you can do things like nutmeg on here

use-case fit Uses it professionally These 30 Kitchen Essentials Changed My Cooking

it is used so frequently in a professional kitchen you won't believe it

15:34 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

A microplane is not just a type of device. A microplane is a company. That's how essential this became.

mention Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

Cites reputation

15:04 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

The microplane makes beautiful shavings. It's perfect for Parmigiano Reggiano or when you're grating cheese on top of something, but it's also great for grating huge spices like nutmeg.

use-case fit Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

Cites versatility

15:05 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

but not only that you get better diffusion of the flavor so if you're using parmesano or you need to get lemon zest

performance Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites flavour impact

15:05 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

this is not just a grater I'm tired when people are like oh yeah can I use your grer this is not a grater this is a microplane big difference you're going to get an artisanal grading from this

comparison Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

4:31 supports Billy Parisi speaking on Chef Billy Parisi Chef

they're not very expensive

value These 30 Kitchen Essentials Changed My Cooking

Cites price

How do graters score among chefs?

Computed only from claims about graters by people we have grounds to call chefs, so the axes answer “according to chefs” rather than “according to everyone”.

Domain authority

1 recommender, weighted by demonstrated expertise in graters. Weighted by expertise in this category, never by audience size.

Independent consensus

1 independent voice across 2 sources. How many independent voices converge, unweighted.

Long-term ownership

1 dated ownership report, median 2 months. Volume and length of dated first-hand ownership reports.

Performance

7 performance claims. Claims about how well it does the job.

Value

1 claim about price relative to what it does. Claims about what it costs relative to what it does.

Repairability

no repairability claims yet. Claims about whether it can be maintained or rebuilt.

Community breadth

all evidence from a single community so far. How many distinct communities converge, rather than one echo chamber.

Recency of evidence

most recent evidence from 2023. How recent the evidence is. Old evidence is not wrong, just older.

Objections raised

4 negative claims, mostly performance and durability. How much complaint is on the record. A high figure means the drawbacks have been stated and quoted, not that the thing is worse.

These are separate measurements, not components of a score. They are never added together, and there is no overall rating, because which of them matters depends on what you are buying the thing for. An axis that says no evidence means nobody has spoken about it, not that the answer is low.