Cuisinart Boxed Grater, Black, One Size, CTG-00-BG

Update:I love this grater so much, I keep buying them and giving them away every time I visit someone struggling with a piece of junk grater. To date, I have purchased 5 of these graters and boy am I grateful for them!This is an excellent grater! I read many reviews for graters before I settled on this one. I received an EKCO grater as a wedding gift, and it lasted and was going strong for 15 years, that's saying a lot considering I have a huge family (12 children) and we cook massive amounts of food. When that grater began to get dull, I gave it away to someone who didn't own one, to make sure that I would buy myself a new one. Of course I purchased another EKCO brand grater, that was a slightly different model than the one I had received as a wedding gift 20 years earlier, because I had been so pleased with the former grater I figured the brand must be good quality. Imagine my surprise to discover that the first time I used the grater it wasn't even as sharp as the 20 year old grater that I had just given away! Then, within a month the handle had popped off the top, and I needed another grater. So, I thought it must have been the new model, I'll get the original model again. So I searched far and wide, and bought another EKCO grater that I was sure was the sturdy, original model, and it functioned only slightly better than the other one. It was never very sharp and the plastic handle was much thinner and brittle, and cracked in half within a few months. I just continued to struggle with this one for 2 years because I couldn't find anything better and then got another. (Third time's a charm right?) This was no better than the other one, but since it was the best available in the stores in my area, i got it anyway. All the while I was bemoaning the fact that the Economy Kitchen Co (EKCO) quality had obviously gone down so much. So two years later I moved and purchased this lovely grater from Cuisinart via Amazon, and boy am I ecstatic with it! I can honestly say that it appears to be more durable and better quality than the one I received for a wedding gift! The handle is very securely riveted on, not spot welded, it is a comfortable thick size, easy to grasp, non slip, and every side of the grater is super sharp!) I've grated raw potatoes and cheese, sliced carrots and zested limes and it's worked like a charm! I saw previous complaint about the no slip ring that fits around the bottom being unsanitary. It's poppycock! You simply remove the silicone ring after each use, and rinse it off like any other kitchen utensil and dry it before putting it back on. Easy peasy! I have already recommended this grater to a few people, and I highly recommend it to you!I'm editing my original review. I ordered this grater in April of 2016, it's now 11/13/18 it's been over 2.5 years of almost daily use and I couldn't be happier with this grater! It's still very sharp and sturdy. I accidentally melted the non slip ring around the bottom by setting it in a hot frying pan while I quickly grated something 😂 I obviously wasn't thinking clearly. So I just tossed the ring in the trash because there was no fixing it.

So much better than the expensive Rosle paddle grater that took a chunk of skin off! This one works great and there are more options to grate with this one

I had one of those stupid flat graters that never seems to work well, or at least it doesn't make it easy. This one makes it easy.Here is info about important uses of graters.Many professionals in restaurants and eateries are using the entire lemon and nothing is wasted. How can you use the whole lemon without waste?Simple...Soak the citrus in White vinegar to remove pesticides. Let it soak for at least 15 minutes. place the washed lemon in the freezer section of your refrigerator. Once the lemon is frozen, get your grater, and shred the whole lemon (no need to peel it) and sprinkle it on top of your food.Why would you want to use the whole citrus fruit including the peel or rind?Most of us only think of lemon juice and vitamin C. But there is so much more nutritional value than that.Just a few ideas about what to use it on. Sprinkle it to your vegetable salad, ice cream, soup, cereals, noodles, spaghetti sauce, rice, sushi, fish dishes, whisky.... the list is endless. You can even use grated lemon in a cup of instant noodles and then they will have some nutritional value.You can eat the fruit in different ways: you can eat the pulp, juice press, prepare drinks, sorbets, pastries, etc...All of the foods will have an unexpectedly wonderful taste, something that you may have never tasted before.What's the major advantage of using the whole lemon other than preventing waste and adding new taste to your food?Lemon and other citrus peels contain as much as 5 to 10 times more vitamins than citrus juice itself. And yes, that's what you've been wasting. If you like me have only been using the juice.But from now on, by following this simple procedure of washing and then freezing the whole lemon, then grating it on top of your dishes, you can consume all of those nutrients and get even healthier.It is a fact that lemon and other citrus peels are beneficial in improving ones health because they help purge toxic naterials and even parasitic pathogens from your body.It is also known to be an effective anti-bacterial agent as well as being effective with fungi, as well as internal parasites and worms. It helps lower high blood pressure and helps combat stress and nervous disorders.It also resolves and eliminates phlegm, and mucus from the body.Lemon (and other citrus peel) has been shown to kill cancer cells. Some say it is more effective than chemotherapy. And even better not only does kill cancer cells, but it benefits the health of healthy cells.Why do we not know about that? Because there are laboratories interested in making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits.So, give those lemons a good wash, freeze them and grate them. Your whole body will love you for it!!!!!

Grates well. Larger and steadier than what I see in stores.

This was a replacement for a grater that was really old. This works really well for grating cheese and vegetables and then can be put in the dishwasher.... it comes out shiny and clean and does not show any signs of rust

Ive watched several reviews to see what i should get and this cuisinart one kept popping up. Well its for good reason, super easy to clean, has deep cuts so it shreds the cheese super quick. Has not dulled in over a year! Grades perfect and love the simple easy to use design. The removable grip on the bottom is super handy too!

Great box grater easy to clean.

I have a love-hate relationship with box graters. I've been through probably 4 of them in the last 10 years, and all of them have had the same issue--until now. Other box graters I've used either have a "convenient" removable handle that is basically held on by the tension of itself on the inside of the grater, a rubber bottom that is held on by sheer hopes and dreams, or a combination of the two.This grater has a handle that is RIVETED on, which is fantastic. I don't need to remove the top handle to clean the thing. It's also ergonomic, and the handle is slightly wider than the grater itself, so it's much easier to hold than other graters. As far as I can tell, the piece of plastic on the bottom of the grater is also attached in such a way that it will not come off, which I also appreciate.The difference is in the details, and this grater has the details!