I have many memories of my mom handing me a box grater and a brick of cheddar.
More than once, I tried thewrongside.
The other sides make sense.
There’s a large grate, small shred, and thin slices.
Whats up with that fourth side?
What is the fourth side of a box grater intended for?
The fourth side is supposed to be for zesting, or finely grating a given ingredient.
If youve ever tried to zest a lemon on that side, you already know that does not happen.
But not all hope is lost for this bizarre creation.
What does that side actually do well?
Forget zesting or finely grating on that side.
Instead, lets focus on its strengths: capturing fibers on theoutside.
Use the fourth side of a box grater forpulping tomatoesfor sauce or crumbling hard aged cheeses.
Never use a sponge.
If you want to finely grate or zest anything at all, youll need a different tool.
you could identify a rasp by the shape of the tines.
A rasp might be long and thin, or a wide panel with a handle.
Well, it seems that the industry is catching up.
Heres one from Microplane so you know itll deliver the results youre looking for.
