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Cooking & Baking

Old Crank

(7,132 posts) Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:13 PM 9 hrs ago

Advice needed.

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 9 hrs ago OP

I am comfortable with my box grater... FarPoint 9 hrs ago #1

;-{)....... Goonch 9 hrs ago #2

I haven't seen a shred of evidence that one is better than the other. 2MuchNoise 8 hrs ago #3

I really like... ultralite001 8 hrs ago #4

As long as the old one isn't rusty or disgusting in some way, save your money. Morbius 2 hrs ago #5

Mine is stainless Old Crank 47 min ago #6

FarPoint

(14,832 posts)

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

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:25 PM

9 hrs ago

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

Goonch

(5,200 posts)

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

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:30 PM

9 hrs ago

2MuchNoise

(779 posts)

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

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 02:03 PM

8 hrs ago

ultralite001

(2,572 posts)

4. I really like...

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 02:19 PM

8 hrs ago

that you're thinking outside the box...

Morbius

(1,021 posts)

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

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 08:11 PM

2 hrs ago

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

Old Crank

(7,132 posts)

6. Mine is stainless

Reply to Morbius (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 09:47 PM

47 min ago

And only 10 years old.
I'm too cheap to actually throw down for a new one.
I just liked the idea of the Cone of Grateness.

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