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Best Cheese Graters and Slicers

Skip the pre-shredded cheese and do it yourself at home for, ahem, grater results

By Debbie Wolfe

December 20, 2024

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four cheese graters on a shredded cheese background — You need a good cheese slicer to create beautiful cheese boards and a shredder to produce mounds of cheese for gratins, mac and cheese, and more.

Grating your own cheese may seem like an unnecessary task. I mean, that’s why you can get it pre-shredded, right? Pre-shredded cheese might seem convenient, but it comes with a catch: Most are coated with anti-caking additives to prevent clumping. While these don’t alter the taste and are safe to consume, they can affect texture and melting quality, making freshly grated cheese the gold standard for cooking. Plus, buying whole blocks of cheese may save you a little money.

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Brands We Evaluated: Boska (Slicer) Fohere (Electric) KitchenAid (Box) Oxo (Slicer) Presto (Electric) Spring Chef (Box) Williams Sonoma (Rotary) Zulay (Rotary) Zyliss (Rotary)
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Debbie Wolfe

Debbie Wolfe is a freelance writer, editor, and photographer in Powder Springs, Ga., who specializes in home, garden, and food content. Her work has been published by Forbes, HGTV, Bob Vila, Real Simple, The Spruce, Realtor.com, and more. Get to know her at dbwolfe.com.