Deiss PRO Citrus Zester & Cheese Grater — Parmesan Cheese Lemon, Ginger, Garlic, Nutmeg, Chocolate, Vegetables, Fruits - Razor-Sharp Stainless Steel Blade, Wide, Dishwasher Safe

This microplane is able to do its primary job, which is zest citrus and shred food. It has a stiff aluminum blade that extends out a little less than a foot, and the razors are sharp and efficient. The stiffness and the shape of the aluminum is idea to keep the blade from buckling under any pressure you might put on it. and it's fairly easy to pull out any material that might have gotten caught underneath the razors.It works like a charm for getting any kind of zest although the best is grating garlic on this thing. You can do a knob of garlic really quickly and you get a wonderful, fragrant heap of pulp. If you need finely diced garlic or pulp, a microplane is excellent. It does ginger pretty well too, athough it's always kind of hard to grate ginger because it's so fibrous. And it does hard cheese really well. You can get long shreds of parmesan by pushing down hard on the zester and a more gentle touch will give you finer, snowy cheese if that's what you want.Your fingers also won't get caught too easily in this thing, which is great. I can grind down a clove of garlic to the very end and not worry too much about sausaging my fingers. I'd still be careful though. I've had a for a couple of months now and the razors show no sign of dulling yet.Customer support is probably pretty good, i haven't had to reach out to them for anything. But one really nice touch is that the send you some tips on how to use the Deiss PRO zester and cheese grater. For one thing, they suggest oiling it a little bit before using to help material slide through the razors more easily. It's a really good idea and makes clean up really easy. 10 of 10 would recommend.

OMG, I cannot say enough about this grater. It is sharp, it fits your hand easily, it has a protective cover, it is very easy to use, grates the cheese like a pro! Dishwasher safe, stores easily with other utensils in drawer, not bulky. Have used on hard cheese and soft cheese, hard butter and chocolate, this grater works!

OMG! This utensil rocks! It is so sharp and gets the job done ado quickly and efficiently! I highly recommend it! Was packaged well and received in a timely manner!

I really like the heft of it. Feels sturdy in your hand.

I needed one of these for so long and this was budget friendly and looked to be of good quality. I've seen them on cooking shows and I was shocked by the appearance in person. It is longer than I expected and the handle has a good grip on it. I don't want to use the work "sticky" feel but I think of like a kids squishy toy so it feels secure in the hand but soft so your not hurting your hand. It was easy to clean. I like because before I used a cowbell grater; it is what I had on hand and I would not get a lot of the zest. With this I get it from top and bottom and its so easy to tap on the side of the pan and knock any of the zest out. I am extremely pleased with this zester and I got a surprise after the purchase with some extremely helpful; tips and tricks to make the zester use better and longevity of it.

Works great! Great price

I saw Chef Jean-Pierre demonstrate how to use this type zester (not this brand) and I wanted one. I found that the orange rind (zest) clumps in the channel and is held in a single lump by the curved edges of the zester so that the grated rind does not spill out into the batter, I have to push the lump out & then it does not distribute evenly over the batter. I would like to grate the rind evenly over the batter. So then I ordered another Deiss brand of zester that is wider and flat with square holes (not curved) and without the curved sides, so that it lets go of the orange rind or cheese better. However it seems that the tiny holes are what contribute to making the grated food stick together. I don't see the value of this curved edge type of zester because of clumping and not releasing the fruit-rind or even the cheese. However, this zester is sharp and seems to be made of good material and it grates quickly and easily, albeit so long in size which seems unnecessary. It's easy to clean and comes with its own brush for getting into the holes. Has a protective cover that is placed over the sharp edges. I gave it 5 stars because it works as intended and the quality is good.

Simple Review... it's superb!I saw the zester as part of a "Deal of the Day" promotion and decided that I would try it over my old zester which now I learn was absolutely horrible. The Deiss zester took what use to be a chore and made it such a simple task that strangely enough, I look forward to in the kitchen now. I do a fair amount of cooking which calls for citrus zest. I have used this product for about a month and have no complaints.Pros:> Inexpensive. Paid $10 for this and would gladly have paid twice that amount for the quality.> Sharp! The zest is extremely sharp and very study blade. No bend in it whatsoever when I grate ginger root. Which use to be a pulpy mess before the Diess zester. Now I get perfectly grated ginger without completely pulverizing it. Excellent! Also, because it is so sharp and sturdy, I didn't have to press as hard as I was with other zesters. Less force, less chance of injury... is a good thing.> large non-slip handle. Easy to grasp and slightly grooved to provide better grip. All adds up to less chance of taking skin from my fingers rather than the fruit.> heavy duty stainless steel. No bending and easy to clean.> decent cover for the zester when storing to help protect the zester and the fingers of those reaching into an over crowded drawer.Cons:> For me, there really are no cons to this product. The closest thing to a gripe would be that there are 2 tiny rubber pieces at the end of the zester. I assume they are to protect user from the sharp edge. But lost one already, probably during washing. Didn't even really notice they were there. But these are bound to be lost unless really paying attention. Once they come off, good luck finding them again. They are extremely tiny. Would have rather seen Deiss round off the ends where the rubber pieces sit.