I am the world’s biggest klutz. Walk into walls with alarming regularity because I’m just focusing too intently on whatever problem is infesting my mind at the moment. Trip over tables. Conk myself on open cabinet doors. Stand on top of 7 foot snakes without noticing. (Yes, I lead an interesting life.)
So…I bought this really REALLY sharp microplane box grater, and I’ve had it sitting in the cabinet still wrapped up in the packaging for several months, because I knew what would happen as soon as I took the wrapping off. (The blasted thing doesn’t come with a cover, and I don’t know how the company hasn’t been put out of business yet from lawsuits at that little oversight.)
Anyway, since I had a sheet of thin Duets flexible acrylic, I decided to knock one out for it, so that when I reach past it into the cabinet to grab a skillet, I don’t bleed out all over the floor.
(My twin and I used to shred the potatoes for dinner, I think our family might technically be cannibals due to the random bits of skin in the hash browns!)
In all seriousness, my “original” microplane is invaluable to me. Used mostly for garlic and ginger (which it converts to soluble pulp), but it also creates super fine grated parmesan, citrus zest, and nutmeg. I think that covers everything I use it for…
