I do love having a mouse in the kitchen. No, I’m not referring to the furry little cuddly type for which people set traps. This is a mouse of a different sort. I’m excited to introduce my first gadget review item: the Animal House Mouse Cheese Grater.
I first saw this in a magazine a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, according to this magazine it was only available from Kitchen Kapers and they wanted $6 shipping and handling on top of $9.99 for the product. I wanted one but not that badly! A couple of days later, however, my friend and I were at a kitchen store when lo and behold the store has one remaining grater on the shelf.
Needless to say, that puppy was mine!
What is so special about this particular grater? The top half of the mouse is meant as a serving bowl. Once you grate the cheese, simply turn the bowl over and voila!…cheddar is served…
After much deliberation and some testing, here’s the verdict:
Pros:
1.) The hand holding the grater is never in danger of being injured. Instead, the grater is held from the top of the mouse-bowl, out of the grater’s evil reach. This also makes for safer storage since the grater part can be turned down to face the bottom of the drawer.
2.) The cheese does not make a mess because the mouse-bowl catches it.
3.) The bowl contains a lid so any unused cheese can be easily sealed in the bowl and stored for later use.
Cons:
1.) The grater teeth are a little smaller than I’d prefer. I was hoping to be able to use it for other items besides cheese (such as carrots,etc..)
2.) The ‘mouse’ part is meant as a serving dish. The bowl is a little small, though, so I’m not sure who would actually use this to serve shredded cheese.
3.) The tab to lift the storage lid from the bowl is already starting to come off..:-(
Was this gadget worth the $10 I paid for it? Yes, I definitely think so.
