I absolutely love Microplane products and the Microplane Rotary Fine Blade Grater is simply the best companion to the Microplane Premium Classic Zester, which has been featured in Frost Magazine previously.

As with all Microplane products, the inspiration came from a Canadian housewife who, fed up with her traditional grater, borrowed one of her husband’s wood-working tools. Suddenly kitchen gadgets had the quality of professional work tools. In fact Microplane is globally recognized as the original manufacturer to apply photo-etching technology to create ultra sharp edges for graters and blades. Let’s just say, once you’ve tried them you could never go back.

The Rotary Fine Blade Grater is light but strong and so easy to use. It consists of just three pieces which fit together in seconds and dismantle easily for washing and storage too. You simply insert whatever you want to grate – a piece of cheese or chocolate for example into the hopper and gently press whilst turning the handle. The result is beautiful, finely-grated product with no grated finger-tips in the process. But it doesn’t stop there, because the clever design means the hopper is effectively a small container, so you can also fill it with, say pistachio nuts, turn the handle and in minutes you have a fine layer of delicious-grated pistachio (anybody else fantasising about Dubai-style chocolate, or is it just me?) Well, if you are, you can make your own, oh, so easily using the Rotary Fine Blade Grater.

RRP for this little beauty is just £39.95 – available from John Lewis.

And talking about sharp and effective culinary products, I have a stop press on the Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener, the absolutely top of the range knife sharpener, featured by Frost Magazine . A new colour has been added to the already attractive and varied range – Ash Green – it’s simply beautiful. Available from the Tormek website, RRP £335.

By Dr K Thompson, award-winning author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope: Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows

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Note: These articles express personal views. No warranty is made as to the accuracy or completeness of information given and you should always consult a doctor if you need medical advice.