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The box grater is one of the most useful gadgets in our kitchens, but it turns out many of us have been using it wrong - and there's one side in particular that's baffling people Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters The humble grater – an essential utensil in our kitchens, yet many might be using it all wrong. Are you familiar with the correct way to wield a box grater? A significant number of people are uncovering that there's a trick they've been missing. Various clever uses for common kitchen gadgets abound, such as measuring spaghetti portions with the spoon hole or adjusting dishwashers for larger glasses.

However, a hot tip about graters has perhaps become the most valuable kitchen insight. One perplexed Reddit user wondered how to utilise the grater's fine-holed side correctly, reports the Mirror. They admitted: "All this has ever done is hurt my hand, but I've literally never used those small hole graters ever.



Pretty much just use the other side for making grated cheese." This confusion was shared by another, who posted: "I have this exact one..

. and I've also assumed it was to make the cheese a bit smaller after grating. All it does though however, is f*** your hand up when you misshold it! ! .

..scrapes a good knuckle.

." Thankfully, knowledgeable chefs provided some clarity. One wro.

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