The $10 Kitchen Tool I Use Every Time I Cook — Shopping

If I'm making dinner, you know I'm pulling out my Microplane. I know you clicked on this story expecting to see some sort of pan or chef's knife. (I usually do use those things, but they're not $10!) It's my Microplane that I seriously couldn't cook without.

The version I swear by is the original Classic Series Grater. (The one that started out as a woodworking tool and wound up as an indispensable kitchen gadget.) While the company now offers similar graters with all kinds of handles, including ones in lots of pretty colors, the original rasp without a handle is the one I swear by.

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