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I’ve been enjoying a few new things lately that I thought were worth a share.
Japanese Ginger Grater
Even if I just spoke about this ginger grater alone, I’d consider this a very worthy post. This Japanese grater is absolutely brilliant. I used to use my Microplane for grating fresh ginger, but was invariably stuck cleaning out the fibres that got lodged in there. This, my friends, is path-breaking. I’m not the kind impressed by kitchen tools easily because I belong to the school of thought that you don’t need a gazillion new-fangled different tools to cook. Stick to the basics, and you’ll be fine. Come to think of it, the last tool that did get me excited was the Microplane, which was so many years ago. Now the hard part of…
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