Help identify this Triangle tool

[Culinarycohen]

I recently found this tool in my pantry and have absolutely no idea where it came from. Looks like a cheese greater with spikes. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Andy M.]

I recently found this tool in my pantry and have absolutely no idea where it came from. Looks like a cheese greater with spikes. Anyone have any ideas?

Can you post a picture?

 

[Culinarycohen]

Sorry bout that, I thought I did post a picture.

 

[Andy M.]

Thanks. Where are the spikes? It just looks like the holes are level with the surface.

 

[Culinarycohen]

 

[Andy M.]

Will it grate cheese? It looks like it folds.

 

[Culinarycohen]

I don't think it does. It has some type of legs that would go on a counter. It's definitely not a grater.

 

[Culinarycohen]

Figured it out after some grueling research... It's a ginger grater!! Not sure why I would need that.

 

[Andy M.]

Figured it out after some grueling research... It's a ginger grater!! Not sure why I would need that.

...or a horseradish grater. Appropriate for fibrous roots according to google.

 

[Katie H]

Figured it out after some grueling research... It's a ginger grater!! Not sure why I would need that.

Any time I need to grate fresh ginger, I reach for my trusty microplane grater. No uni-tasker ginger grater for me, keeping in line with the thinking of Alton Brown.

 

[pacanis]

Uni-tasker ginger grater?
Just because it's called a ginger grater doesn't mean you can't use it on other things like Andy mentioned.
I have a "cherry pitter" I use a lot, but not once on cherries

Don't let a name disuade you.

 

[Dawgluver]

Uni-tasker ginger grater?
Just because it's called a ginger grater doesn't mean you can't use it on other things like Andy mentioned.
I have a "cherry pitter" I use a lot, but not once on cherries

Don't let a name disuade you.

Can I pit olives with my cherry pitter, Pac? DH and I were just talking about this.

 

[Katie H]

Can I pit olives with my cherry pitter, Pac? DH and I were just talking about this.

Yes, you can. I've done it often.

 

[pacanis]

Can I pit olives with my cherry pitter, Pac? DH and I were just talking about this.

That's exactly why I bought mine. Sometimes Kalamatas are a bit skinny, but my Oxo cherry pitter still does the job. DW safe, too

 

[bethzaring]

That's exactly why I bought mine. Sometimes Kalamatas are a bit skinny, but my Oxo cherry pitter still does the job. DW safe, too

Never thought of this, probably because I never before had access to nice bulk olives. Now I'm wondering if my never used cherry pitter is lurking in my storage unit, or if it got left behind

 

[olmoelisa]

I have a similar one I use to removing the scales from the fish.

 

[salt and pepper]

I use a garlic press.

 

[jennyema]

Interesting.

Ive only sen ginger graters that look like this

 

[Rocklobster]

Ginger grater it is. I was thinking a different kind of nutmeg grater, which it would also work for. bookofjoe: Wasabi and Ginger Grater

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

I use a garlic press.

To grate ginger, horseradish, etc, or to remove cherry or olive pits?