Microplane

>>8249299
Yep, have 2.
I use them for hard cheeses, nutmeg, chocolate, citrus zests of all kinds, sieving eggs for certain dishes, shaving certain vegetables and fungi, all kinds of stuff. It's indispensable.

>>8249299
fresh horseradish

sometimes lemons but i am a klutz and tend to microplane my fingers when I do those.

>>8249299
Nutmeg, citrus peel and raw ginger is all I ever use mine for.

>>8249308
>indispensable
I have a box grater with a very fine side, not comparable?

>>8249339
Not really. I also have box grater with fine side, but it's not the same. Microplanes are like a slew of tiny razor blades. Very sharp, clean, thin cuts.

Mostly for cheese, occasionally for garlic. The grater and the food processor do most of my work so this is a pretty niche tool for me.

>>8249299
I'm still not sure if I should get one of these or a mortar and pestle.

>>8249458

They're for completely different purposes.

>>8249460
I wanted one for nutmeg and cinnamon but I don't know which will be better.

>>8249464

Microplane is faster and easier in my opinion and has other uses like citrus peels.

>>8249468
Thanks, anon. How long do these stay sharp for? If still ate citrus peels, I would have gotten it already, but sadly I can't find any citrus that isn't sprayed to hell.

they're like, 10 bucks...not sure why any kitchen would not have one after getting mine.

for stuff like parmesan it just exceeds a normal grater by a huge margin, also good for chocolate, etc

>>8249474

I've had mine for years and it still seems to work perfectly fine. Plus a GOOD one is like 15 bucks so they're disposable.

>>8249299
mostly hard cheeses, roots like ginger/turmeric and citrus peels as other anons have stated.

>>8249486
I was going to order one on Amazon but they seem to have too many problems with knockoff kitchen tools. I wanted some new measuring cups and spoons, too, but apparently they're all shit. I guess I'll have to go to the store.

>>8249502

I only buy heavy equipment online, like blenders and shit. Anything I need to use by hand I'll at least check out in store first because it needs to feel good.

>>8249299
You nailed it, op. Also you can use it for garlic.