Ikea Stralande White Rotary Cheese Grater for Left and Right Handed

After breaking my Olive garden grater I got this one and so far so good. Easy to clean, grates cheese just the way I like it.

I'm very happy with this cheese grater. I quit buying pre-grated cheese because of the anti-caking agents but I hated hand grating. This grater is quick and easy and cleans easily.

This was a replacement for the identical one that I bought at Ikea, the handle of which broke after several years of use (hence the 4 stars instead of 5). It works well, is easy to take apart and clean, and I'm left-handed so appreciate that the handle can go on either side. Having a small one like this (as opposed to one that attaches to the counter for rapid shredding of large amounts) is convenient as far as bringing it to the table for those who might want to add extra cheese.

Had purchased the Zyliss rotary grater that was top-rated by America's Test Kitchen. Great for hard cheeses, but awful for soft. Bought this one in hopes that the larger holes would let it succeed where the Zyliss failed. It did!The grating drums are open on both ends, making clean-up MUCH easier. The large-hole drum is great for soft cheeses, the small-hole drum rips through hard cheeses. The IKEA uses a locking end cap to keep the drum in place; it's easier to disassemble for cleaning than the Zyliss.The handle and crank are both longer on this than on the Zyliss. That might be a drawback for those with smaller hands.Hard to argue with the reputation or build quality of the Zyliss, but for my money, this gadget from IKEA is a better value.

This is much better than I could have imagined. I was looking at getting an electric one.. but folks save your money! Try this first!!!I highly reccommend!!!! and it is reversable for both left and right handed people.. so great.. They thought this thru. also comes with two diff. shaving graters for diff. size.

Overall much less effort, and way quicker. Easier on wrists, hands, and arms. Perfect for when larger amounts needed, not so much for smaller amounts due to time cleaning, Unless you want to show off at a special meal.We much prefer the quality of fresh grated cheese, using U.S. Cheeses, which can be reasonably priced at about $4 a pound, but still very good for daily use. We also use imported parmesan daily. Had been grating on a box grater, hard work, and dangerous to the knuckles for year.Yes, as noted in other reviews you can only put in smaller pieces, but it only takes a couple of seconds to slice off another chunk, open the grater, and start again.The larger barrel is perfect for chunks of white cheddar, as long as it comes straight from frig.The smaller barrel is good for the hard parm, but it comes out larger than I had expected. However, it comes out so very thin, so it melts just a bit on hot food, in a very good way. We put it on popcorn, and although it sort of melts on to the popcorn, and disappears, mixed with butter, nutrient yeast, and a little salt, it is something good.Cleaning is about equal to box grater, using a brush, or dishcloth. Have used the dishwasher a few times, and that was fine.Can make a Huge pile of cheese faster, and easier on arms and wrists, and safer. We store our cheese in glass containers in the frige. If got a larger one, might try keeping the grater in the frig with the cheese, to avoid cleaning it all the time.If needed a tiny amount off of block of cheddar, would still use my little flat hand grater with a handle.Made unusable mess out of whole carrots. Will still use box grater for them.

This is not a solicited opinion. The cheese grater worked so well that I had to share.I needed 6 cups of shredded cheese for a mac and cheese recipe. The first time I made it I only had a flat cheese shredder. It probably took an hour to shred all of that cheese. So I looked on line and found this hand held cheese grater. I love it! It took about 15 minutes to grade the 6 cups of cheese.I really like the fact that you can insert the cylinder either from the right side or the left side. This makes it great for a left-handed person, which I am. I turned it sideway so that the cheese fell directly into my bowl. I used mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese. Both were cold when I shredded them. And the clean up was practically nothing. I took the cylinder back out of it and rinsed everything off with water. I used my palm brush gently to scrub the remaining cheese off. Then used the dish rag to wash it. It took maybe 3 minutes.

I imagine it works fine for harder cheese, however a recommendation said it works well for mozzarella, not really. I mean it grates it, but the elbow work makes it takes literally 5 times longer than a box grater. Well made product though especially for the price.