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Cooking & Baking

Old Crank

(7,131 posts) Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:13 PM 7 hrs ago

I have a box grater that serves me well. Recently I saw conical grater. Should I buy one so I can have ,

A Cone of Grateness?

I'll see myself out.

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Advice needed. (Original Post) Old Crank 7 hrs ago OP

I am comfortable with my box grater... FarPoint 6 hrs ago #1

;-{)....... Goonch 6 hrs ago #2

I haven't seen a shred of evidence that one is better than the other. 2MuchNoise 6 hrs ago #3

I really like... ultralite001 5 hrs ago #4

(14,830 posts)

1. I am comfortable with my box grater...

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:25 PM

6 hrs ago

been using it all my cooking life....I imagine it is a personal comfort choice...

(5,200 posts)

2. ;-{).......

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:30 PM

6 hrs ago

(779 posts)

3. I haven't seen a shred of evidence that one is better than the other.

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 02:03 PM

6 hrs ago

(2,572 posts)

4. I really like...

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 02:19 PM

5 hrs ago

that you're thinking outside the box...

(1,014 posts)

5. As long as the old one isn't rusty or disgusting in some way, save your money.

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 08:11 PM

6 min ago

The way things are going, I expect prices for just about everything will be increasing soon.