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The verb that turns solid things into fluffy clouds, knuckles optional.
means Reduced to small shreds or particles by rubbing against a rough or toothed surface, as cheese against a grater.
from From the verb 'grate,' which came into English in the 1400s from Old French 'grater' (to scrape or scratch), itself likely borrowed from a Germanic source — a cousin of words meaning 'to scratch.' The sense of an annoying noise that 'grates' on you grew from the same scraping image.
- hidden cost
- Box graters claim more fingertips than knives do
- surface area
- Shredding multiplies surface, melting and flavor faster
- old design
- Graters predate slicers by centuries of cheese
- double meaning
- Also describes a sound or nerve scraped raw
for instance
microplane zester — patented 1990 by richard michaels, originally a woodworking tool adapted for kitchen use
wasabi root fresh grated — japanese horseradish where freshly grated has 95% more volatile compounds than pre-grated versions