I love everything about this box grater. It's sturdy, sharp, and easy to clean. My only complaint is that the "ribbon" side doesn't really make "ribbons". I don't know if I'm not using it right, or it's just a weird blade. Anyway, I would buy it again.

Wow, I'm really torn in two by this product. It grates really, really well - probably the best that I've ever used. However, the plastic frame just lets it down. After using mine for a few years, it accidentally slid out of my dish drain rack and fell on the floor. The plastic frame shattered - I would have glued it back together, but the metal grating piece popped out of the frame and I can't get it back in place. So, now I'm stuck - do I pay this premium price for something this fragile, or do I pay half the price for something that doesn't cut as well, but will probably last me a lifetime? I don't know....

This is their best grater. We have worn out three of them over the years. Versatile, sharp, safe, and easy on the hands. The double top handle, which is well away from the blade plates, makes it very secure while in use.

Build quality worth the money

This grater appears to be expensive but it's build quality is amazing. It's very sharp and grating is easy as food needs little force. It's built to last and to perform.

Unimpressed

Unimpressed. No sharper than my very old cheap box grater. Expensive and it should have a guard on the mandoline style blade - especially for the price.

I was going to order a replacement to our 4-sided grater with the 'elite 5-blade box grater w/ measuring cup', but after seeing the same reviews for the same failing parts, I'm going to look elsewhere. It's frustrating that you all seem to have done the hard part (a high quality stainless steel grating surface), but you can't seem to manage putting it in a box-frame that holds up. Our 4-sided box grater frame failed prematurely (lots of cracks). We were careful w/ it, but eventually just had to throw it out.

Maybe Not Commercial Grade but Really Good.

I know MicroPlane for a long time. I didn’t know they offered this. Having been a commercial cook I like good kitchen tools. I warn the blades are very sharp (except the “slicing” blade!) even knowing that I skinned a fingertip on my first use of the coarse grater/shredder on a potato … yes SHARP! (It went through the potato like it was barely there)

Very sharp but with a plastic cover to keep from cutting or scraping yourself. The finest sude can be removed, which allow you to scrap every bit out of the inside of the box. And it’s great for cleaning. Definitely a better box grater!

I have used this grater for many years and loved it. My son helped me grate one day and applied too much pressure to it and the top part cracked so I had to replace it. This grater is easy to clean and does everything you need to do perfectly. That is why I purchased this identical grater again!

Microplane Shreds all the Competition

The Microplane Box Grater does it all. Iwe use it mostly for shredding Gran Padano but it also makes easy work of carrots, zucchini, chocolate, mozzarella or anything else you want shredded to perfection. The one side slides out for ease of use, the stainless steel cleans up easy. We’ve used other mix graters and this is the best.