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Box and Other Hand-held Graters

Paul Bacino

By Paul Bacino
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JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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1 hour ago, lindag said:

Btw, this model does have the fine shredding drum

Pro Model

 

Pretty sure it's not just semantics -- the difference between shredding and grating.

 

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Here is my old box grater, please pardon the parmesan.  To my eye the holes on the right resemble the holes in the picture of the fine shredding drum from the Salad Shooter link.  In contrast the star shaped holes on the left are what I use for grating.

 

Cooking is cool.  And kitchen gear is even cooler.  -- Chad Ward

Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

ElsieD

ElsieD

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3 hours ago, lindag said:

See the link in my original post

Oopsie, I saw the second link and missed the first.  I'm interested in this too because I have the big Breville FP and mostly it stays in the cupboard because I don't like digging it out and cleaning it either.  I have a rather old mini Kitchen Aid thingy that will process small jobs and also has a shredding blade that I use for cheese.  I fear it is on its last legs as a piece of the plastic on the bowl where it locks onto the top has broken off and i dont know how much longer it will last.  Interestingly, a fellow I know who owns a kitchen shop told me that KA parts are virtually impossible to get.  He says the KA attitude is "let them buy a new one".  OTOH, he says Cuisinart stocks pieces from way back and he never has a problem getting them.

lindag

lindag

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Jo, 

I ordered the Pro salad shooter and will let you know how well it works when it arrives next week.  I think it just might be the answer to my cheese grating woes!

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ElsieD

ElsieD

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5 minutes ago, lindag said:

Jo, 

I ordered the Pro salad shooter and will let you know how well it works when it arrives next week.  I think it just might be the answer to my cheese grating woes!

 

I'm looking forward to your report.  Might just be what I'm looking for.  Although I didn't know I was looking for anything until I read your original post.xD

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lindag

lindag

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1 minute ago, ElsieD said:

 

I'm looking forward to your report.  Might just be what I'm looking for.  Although I didn't know I was looking for anything until I read your original post.xD

I ordered the Pro salad shooter and will let you know how well it works when it arrives next week.  I think it just might be the answer to my cheese grating woes!

 

Sorry I keep calling you 'Jo'!

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lindag

lindag

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5 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

 

I'm looking forward to your report.  Might just be what I'm looking for.  Although I didn't know I was looking for anything until I read your original post.xD

 

Elsie,  I'm sorry if I was calling you ‘Jo’.

My excuse is I was also binge watching ‘Alaska TheLast Frontier’ !!!

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ElsieD

ElsieD

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17 minutes ago, lindag said:

 

Elsie,  I'm sorry if I was calling you ‘Jo’.

My excuse is I was also binge watching ‘Alaska TheLast Frontier’ !!!

 

 

I don't think you were, but if you were, just know that I have been called much, much worse.:D if Jo doesnt mind, then I'm sure I dont.

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lindag

lindag

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13 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

 

I don't think you were, but if you were, just know that I have been called much, much worse.:D if Jo doesnt mind, then I'm sure I dont.

 

Smooch!

 

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andiesenji

andiesenji

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For grating hard cheeses I use the Cuisinart - I have the DLC-XP 20 cup and it came with this fine shredding disc which makes quick work of parm, romano, asiago, etc.

 

Cuisinart  also makes fine grating ;discs for the 14 cup, 7 and 11 cups.

 

I use a lot of these cheeses in my breads and it takes forever to grate 1 1/2 to 2 cups of the stuff.   I use the microplane if I only need a little but for recipes, I use the machine.

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"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!" Terry Pratchett

 

JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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1 hour ago, andiesenji said:

For grating hard cheeses I use the Cuisinart - I have the DLC-XP 20 cup and it came with this fine shredding disc which makes quick work of parm, romano, asiago, etc.

 

Cuisinart  also makes fine grating ;discs for the 14 cup, 7 and 11 cups.

 

I use a lot of these cheeses in my breads and it takes forever to grate 1 1/2 to 2 cups of the stuff.   I use the microplane if I only need a little but for recipes, I use the machine.

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Thanks!  I thought I had all the Cuisinart discs available.  I don't have this one.  Googling around a bit I can also get a replacement stem to replace my broken one!

 

Some people say though that the Fine Grater Disc does not give quite as good result with parmesan as grating by hand.  However tonight I grated a lot by hand and am recovering now with an Autumn in Jersey before returning to dinner preparation.

 

Wish Cuisinart offered replacement pressure cooker parts.

 

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ElsieD

ElsieD

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7 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

 

Wish Cuisinart offered replacement pressure cooker parts.

 

 

What parts are you looking for?  I'd be happy to ask at the store that orders my Cuisinart replacement parts if they can get what you need, or at least find out if they can be ordered.

lindag

lindag

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9 hours ago, andiesenji said:

For grating hard cheeses I use the Cuisinart - I have the DLC-XP 20 cup and it came with this fine shredding disc which makes quick work of parm, romano, asiago, etc.

 

Cuisinart  also makes fine grating ;discs for the 14 cup, 7 and 11 cups.

 

I use a lot of these cheeses in my breads and it takes forever to grate 1 1/2 to 2 cups of the stuff.   I use the microplane if I only need a little but for recipes, I use the machine.

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Wow!  Thanks for all that information!  I thought I had the full set of blades too but when I looked through them I discovered that this one was not included.  

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lindag

lindag

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15 hours ago, ElsieD said:

 

I'm looking forward to your report.  Might just be what I'm looking for.  Although I didn't know I was looking for anything until I read your original post.xD

One eGer enabling another!

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andiesenji

andiesenji

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4 hours ago, ElsieD said:

 

It's what we do best!

I'm afraid that I have "enabled" a lot of people into "acquiring" things that I wrote about and posted photos.  Probably 10 years ago I posted a lot about my collection of vintage waffle irons and toasters and that seemed to incite a flurry of  hunting for and purchasing those OLD appliances that actually work better than the modern ones.  I still have never found a waffle iron to equal my Sunbeam W-2 and CG-1 irons.

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JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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6 hours ago, ElsieD said:

 

What parts are you looking for?  I'd be happy to ask at the store that orders my Cuisinart replacement parts if they can get what you need, or at least find out if they can be ordered.

 

Thanks.  I need a replacement gasket for my Cuisinart C86-24.  Please don't go to much trouble looking.  Since I now have a Fissler obtaining a replacement gasket for the Cuisinart is less important.  But before I bought the Fissler I searched long and hard to find a replacement gasket.

 

In googling around just now people on amazon are saying a Kuhn Rikon gasket fits Cuisinart.  However the price of the Kuhn Rikon gasket is close to what I paid for the whole pressure cooker back in 1986.

 

Makes me wonder though if Kuhn Rikon was the O.E.M. for Cuisinart.

 

 

Back to cheese graters...I ordered a replacement stem for my Cuisinart DLC-7.  It is not exactly the same part number as the original stem but amazon says it fits the DLC-7.  If the replacement stem works I plan to order a fine grating disc.

 

Cooking is cool.  And kitchen gear is even cooler.  -- Chad Ward

Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

ElsieD

ElsieD

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On 2017-10-30 at 3:51 PM, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Thanks.  I need a replacement gasket for my Cuisinart C86-24.  Please don't go to much trouble looking.  Since I now have a Fissler obtaining a replacement gasket for the Cuisinart is less important.  But before I bought the Fissler I searched long and hard to find a replacement gasket.

 

In googling around just now people on amazon are saying a Kuhn Rikon gasket fits Cuisinart.  However the price of the Kuhn Rikon gasket is close to what I paid for the whole pressure cooker back in 1986.

 

Makes me wonder though if Kuhn Rikon was the O.E.M. for Cuisinart.

 

 

Back to cheese graters...I ordered a replacement stem for my Cuisinart DLC-7.  It is not exactly the same part number as the original stem but amazon says it fits the DLC-7.  If the replacement stem works I plan to order a fine grating disc.

 

 

I've made a note and the next time I'm there, i'll ask them.

lindag

lindag

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I'm wondering if that Cuisinart Fine Grating disc would produce a grind that is too fine.  good for some applications  but  I need something more substantial, maybe the fine shredding disc is what I'm looking for.

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JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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4 hours ago, lindag said:

I'm wondering if that Cuisinart Fine Grating disc would produce a grind that is too fine.  good for some applications  but  I need something more substantial, maybe the fine shredding disc is what I'm looking for.

 

 

For macaroni & cheese I'm pretty sure you want shredded cheese rather than grated.

 

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Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

andiesenji

andiesenji

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6 hours ago, lindag said:

I'm wondering if that Cuisinart Fine Grating disc would produce a grind that is too fine.  good for some applications  but  I need something more substantial, maybe the fine shredding disc is what I'm looking for.

 

The fine grating disc is only for very hard cheeses.  I use the large shredding disc for cheddar, colby, jack and I cut it to the size that fits the tube and then put it in the freezer for 30 to 50 minutes.  

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lindag

lindag

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9 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

For macaroni & cheese I'm pretty sure you want shredded cheese rather than grated.

 

Actually, what I meant was  to use it for parm and the like.  I have discs that I could use for softer cheese.

I could tolerate using the FP once in a blue moon  for grating parmesan but don't want to on a regular basis.

Waiting to see what the Salad Shooter will do with all types of cheese...it's due in the post today; I'll let you know how well it works when I get a chance to  put it through its paces.

I have very high hopes.

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rotuts

rotuts

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@lindag 

 

looking forward to your report.

 

for a ' large dish ' Ill use my Cuicinart 11 + prep

 

I have the extra blades mentioned

 

for 1 -2 servings of ' Ragu '  I use Tj's Parmesan-ish

 

I ised to use a hand grater  w a MicroPlane cutting surface

 

now I use a thin knife and slice   then slice again into matchstix then turn the pile and slice into small dice.

 

I start w cold cheese and let it get to room temp so that the dice warm up on tp of the ragu

 

Ive grown to like the texture of the final result more than grated.

 

but I agree  at some point of one life's  hand grating loose its appeal.

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lindag

lindag

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I finally got the opportunity to use my new Salad Shooter when I needed a good amount of grated cheddar for my tuna casserole recipe.  I'm so please with the results!  So easy to do without straining my hands at all.

And, a bonus is that it's super easy to clean....the cone comes out along with the housing and both go into the d/w.  Unlike my big food processor parts, these take up only a small corner of the top rack.

Next I want to try some chopped and sliced vegs.  Maybe today or later this week.

I'm glad to have a small appliance that I know I'll use.

I also want to grate up some parm with it, that will be a good test.

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