Does anyone use this side of their box grater? For what? (Why?)

[Mosca]

I’ve been cooking for 50 years, and this is useless for me. Everything just gets stuck in the holes and in-between them.

[jlazar]

I have used the left side with parmesan cheese to get a fine grate, almost like a zest. It crumbles on the outside - not through the holes. Don't know of any use for the right.

[Donw]

I use the left for nutmegs.

[Elton's BBQ]

Me too

[PGH_RAM]

That side is for hard cheeses. The right side gives a rougher size, the left a finer size.

[Uncle Bob]

This......

[Mosca]

Yeah, I know what it’s SUPPOSED to be for, but it’s never worked for me.

[JimLinebarger]

Use it for corns and cracked skin on your heals. Grate exfoliater.

[gcdmd]

A microplane is better.

[Richard Chrz]

I use both of those. Left side for hard cheeses like parm. ( I also use a micro planer as well) the right side I use for regular cheese, when I want finer shredded for tacos, and cheese toppings for hot dogs, and to get a good frico edge on Detroit pizzas.

[Mosca]

Yeah, all I ever get is product stuck to the grater, more than I actually get to use. I use my microplane grater for Parmesan, nutmeg, etc.

[texastweeter]

Ginger and horseradish. Pro tip, lay a piece of saran wrap over it before you grate with it. Pull it off, and all the ginger or horseradish comes right off with it.

[Mosca]

Doesn’t that get plastic into the ginger/horseradish?

[texastweeter]

Never had a problem Mosca use to zest citrus and grate garlic too.

[FireMan]

This here is another of those posts that Insinscribed to that I didn't know existed. Now that I have seen it I wish I hadn't known of its existence.

[Mosca]

Hehe. How do you think that happens?

[realdocBBQ]

sleep s***posting

[shify]

That side is for finely grated Parmesan cheese. The grind type that is like in the green can. I agree that the cheese tends to stick to the box but a toothpick or chopstick running diagonal between the holes will knock it all out.

I tend to only use the left side.

[Henrik]

Same here. I’ve tried it, but to me it’s useless. If I need to grind smaller stuff (nutmeg) or harder (parmesan) I use a microplanar.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

It gets the blood flowing... otherwise I rarely use the box grater.

[Alan Brice]

Citrus zest. Works Grate! (See whut I did thar?)

[jfmorris]

This is all I've seen it used for myself.

[jfmorris]

I saw my grandmother and mother use that particular side of the box grater for zesting orange or lemon peel when baking. I think it could also be used to punish bad children.

[Spinaker]

Ginger and Horseradish. It also works well for Chaga. (Spelling?)