Classic Rotary Cheese Grater

It makes grated cheese with so little effort and no mess for cleaning up afterwards, I just love it. It can be setup for left- or right-handed operation. But it can be tricky to operate to some as on one hand you need to hold, press cheese down to the grater cylinder and hold the position of the grater opening to where you want the grated cheese to go. You then use the other hand to turn the grater cylinder handle to produce grated cheese. Skilful hands would definitely help or may be a few practices. The press handle can be tricky to clean as cheese can stick here and there in the chamber where it takes cheese in but you’ll be fine with a small brush/toothbrush; the grater cylinder isn’t anymore difficult to clean than regular graters, I hold the two ends of it with my fingers and brush it with soapy water. If you plan to wash it in a dishwasher, read the instructions before you do so as the grater cylinder can damage coating of a dishwasher tray. I don’t wash it after one use but put it in a bowl or something like that and leave it in the fridge if I would use it the following day. Thought it make it easy to get small amount of grated cheese without making a mess. Without it I tend to grate entire piece of hard cheese, save the grated cheese in a shaker bottle that I don’t know how soon I could finish and leave a bit of a mess to clean up afterwards. I could now cut a small piece of hard cheese and leave the rest fresh for grating next time I need. I do think this is a good investment to me but do require skilful hands or a few practices for the intended purpose.

Nice fine grating but a bit painful to undo to clean. Great with parmesan

So easy to grate finely with this tool.

I have purchased several Zyliss products over the years and they are usually good. I had a Moulis grater years ago and it was excellent at grating cheese. Sadly this one is no good for cheese at all and I wanted a grater predominantly for grating cheese. I assumed it would be ideal from the description. The cheese gets lodged in the grater and in the drum so I have to get a knife inside the drum to scrape cheese out and unclog the drum. I made more mess than using my box grater and wasted time unclogging the drum. Sadly I assumed, as it was a Zyliss, that it would work fine and put the box into the recycling before checking its operation out Really disappointed and £16.00 poorer with nothing to show for it. Although it has a 5 year guarantee I can't return it minus the box so £16 down the drain with this one Really disappointed in a Zyliss product.

As far as grating stuff goes, this is just fine. As other reviewers have said; the blades are very, very sharp and do a good job. There are however two problems with this model: 1) the rotary blade drum is held in place by attaching the threaded winding handle. I've used this four times now and each time I have found that the handle becomes phenomenally difficult to unscrew so the drum can be released (i.e. when disassembling to wash). Each time I have had to resort to checking the inside of the drum (the yellow pit) with a wooden spoon while I force the handle. I've been very mindful that this happens when I first fit the handle (so i don't really tighten it) but it's still a problem 2) the unit opens lifting the upper arm (to expose the hopper). This arm only opens approx 90 degrees. This causes it to take up a lot of room (height) in the dishwasher compared to my outgoing Ikea grater. Worse though is that the arm collects lots of water during the dishwasher cycle is consequently often contains debris after the programme is complete. I've tried putting it in a few different ways but there is not way to prevent it filling up that I have found.

Just the job for smaller amounts of cheese etc Works well

Perfect grater

I bought this because I had one many , many years ago, and remembered how useful it was. I grate bulk cheese in my food processor, but this is really good for small quantities. However it only comes with one grating drum, and it seems there are no others available. The grater is very, very fine indeed, so it takes a lot of pressure to get the cheese through it (and I have very weak strength in my hands). It took ages to grate a piece of cheddar about 2" x 1". Also, because the output cheese is so fine it clogs the drum, which needs to be picked out with a knife, but still leaves residue cheese (wasted) stuck in the ridges in the drum and grater itself. At least I can put it in the dishwasher to clean thoroughly, but it's still a waste of cheese, which isn't cheap these days. If it was hand wash only it would be in the bin by now, and I suspect it will be eventually as I find it very frustrating to use.

AWESOME

Well made and works well

Ich habe die Zyliss Classic Käsereibe nun schon seit längerer Zeit im Einsatz und kann nur sagen: Diese Reibe ist eine super Investition! Sie ist bei uns fast täglich am Esstisch oder in der Küche im Gebrauch und funktioniert noch wie am ersten Tag. 🧀 Reiben ohne Kraftaufwand Der Name "Classic" ist hier Programm. Die Feintrommel aus hochwertigem Edelstahl gleitet förmlich durch Hartkäse wie Parmesan, Grana Padano oder auch festeren Bergkäse. Mühelos: Dank der cleveren Hebelmechanik muss man kaum Kraft aufwenden. Perfektes Ergebnis: Der Käse wird fein und luftig gerieben, genau so, wie man es für Pasta oder Salate braucht. 🛠️ Qualität & Reinigung Man merkt sofort, dass dies kein billiges Plastik-Gadget ist. Die Verarbeitung ist solide und durchdacht: Ergonomie: Sie liegt sowohl bei Links- als auch bei Rechtshändern gut in der Hand. Hygiene: Die Trommel lässt sich mit einem Handgriff entnehmen. Das Gehäuse ist leicht zu reinigen und darf (bei mir zumindest) unkompliziert in die Spülmaschine. ✅ Warum ich sie liebe: Langlebigkeit: Ein echtes Werkzeug, das nicht nach drei Benutzungen kaputtgeht. Vielseitigkeit: Auch Schokolade oder Nüsse lassen sich mit der Feintrommel hervorragend zerkleinern. Kompakt: Sie nimmt in der Schublade kaum Platz weg. 📝 Fazit Wer billig kauft, kauft zweimal – das gilt besonders für Käsereiben. Die Zyliss Classic ist ihr Geld absolut wert. Sie ist sehr viel im Gebrauch und für mich aus der Küche nicht mehr wegzudenken. Ein Muss für jeden Pasta-Fan! Kleiner Tipp: Für das beste Ergebnis den Käse direkt aus dem Kühlschrank reiben, wenn er noch richtig fest ist. Das verhindert, dass weichere Sorten in der Trommel schmieren!

Not great cheese got stuck a lot

Ottima . Grattugia benissimo e ,anche se è di plastica e’ molto robusta