AlessiRS08 Todo - Giant Cheese and Nutmeg Grater in Steel and Wood, Mirror Polished, Silver, 46 cm

Its Italian, its got style, presence, quality and is functional, plus the Alessi name. Its primarily to show off to your guests to grate parmesan cheese directly onto your meal like the best restaurants. Because the grater holes are only on one side the cone funnels the grated cheese where its needed on your plate and not all over the table (if you grate gently!). It does the job which normal graters do not. Yes it's expensive but that's what you pay for designer products and exclusiveness to impress your friends. I am an Architect and design freak and definitely like it. It should only get 4 stars because of the high price but this is the 'Porsche' of parmesan graters so 5 stars it is.

It's so pretty!!! I didn't expect it to be functional to be honest, but it's extremely easy to use and washes well as well.

This is a beautiful statement piece but also perfect to use. It sits on my butchers block and is admired every day. Not cheap but my little luxury. A girl has to treat herself sometimes!!

Fab. Just watch your fingers.

Love it. Looks good in the kitchen and noticable by friends who now want one.

I used one of these at a friend's house and it was fantastic - it grated smoothly and quickly - so I bought one myself. But the one I got isn't nearly as good. It got doesn't grate any better than a standard grater, worse possibly; I find I have to press the cheese against it so firmly my hand keeps slipping and I grate my knuckles instead; and the wood around the top is already chipping, so it doesn't even look that good (not from close up at least). It was a total waste of money which is annoying as it was very expensive!

Looks great but personally not impressed with the way it performs....that's just me.

Not the easiest to use but looks beautiful in the kitchen