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An oversized four-sided grater at 5 × 3.1 × 9.2 in, with a removable non-slip border and a lidded container.
What we would actually buy Publishes its exact size — five by three point one by nine point two inches — and the detail the rest of the shelf misses: the non-slip border comes off for cleaning, because a fixed rubber rim is where cheese goes to hide.
“The border is also removable for easier cleaning.”
Eleven graters here have a non-slip rubber base or border. It stops the tool sliding — and Spring Chef names its second job on this shelf: it also stops grated food escaping out of the open bottom.
What nobody else addresses is what happens next.
Grated cheese works into the seam between the rubber and the steel. No brush reaches it. A few weeks of that and the rim smells, and you cannot get at it without a knife.
This border comes off. So does Spring Chef’s rubber bottom. The other nine are fixed.
On a tool that handles dairy and then goes in a drawer, that is a hygiene point rather than a convenience.
Published, which ten listings on this shelf do not manage.
And worth reading carefully, because it puts “XL” in perspective:
So the grater calling itself XL is slightly shorter than two others here and narrower than the Norpro.
What the listing actually means by oversized is the feel of the body and the handle — the extra large size makes it effortless to use — rather than a record dimension.
Still: a box grater is an awkward thing to put away, and publishing the figures matters. OXO on this shelf sells its slimness for drawers, and KitchenAid warns you to check the dimensions against your cupboard before buying.
Detachable, attaches to the bottom, removable lid, with measurements on it.
That is the full set: catch, measure, cover, put in the fridge. Six graters on this shelf have a container — the three KitchenAids, OXO, Urbanstrive and this — and seven have none.
What is not published is the capacity. KitchenAid’s 4-Sided grater is the only listing here that gives a volume: a 3-cup container, graduated to 2 cups. This one says only “includes measurements”.
Upper-middle on this shelf, at 22.8 grams per dollar:
Mass on a grater is panel stiffness: a thin face flexes under a hard block and the edges skip, which is what “blunt” usually means.
It refers to the plastics — here the handle, the border and the container — and the container is the part that matters, since that is what holds food in a fridge.
The listing does not name the polymer, which is the gap. Urbanstrive on this shelf states “Black TPE material (5%)” and gives its steel as 304, and it is the only grater here to publish a composition at all.
The steel never contained BPA, so the claim says nothing about the grating surfaces themselves.
No steel grade. Three graters here publish 304 — Urbanstrive, Cuisipro, WALDWERK. The cheaper grade sold under the same word is 430, which rusts at punched edges.
No blade process. Only WALDWERK addresses it, and does so by naming the alternative: other manufacturers cheaply stamp the blades out of the material. We etch them.
No container capacity. No warranty.
On sale at around $15 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 October 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Sides | Four — grate, shred, zest and slice |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 5 × 3.1 × 9.2 in, published by the maker |
| Size | Oversized, stated easier to use than most others |
| Border | Slip-resistant, grips counters — and REMOVABLE for easier cleaning |
| Container | Detachable, with a removable lid, attaching to the bottom |
| Container markings | Includes measurements, though no figures are published |
| Handle | Oversized, ergonomic, soft and slip-resistant |
| Material | Stainless steel, BPA-free, rust resistant |
| Suitable for | Vegetables, fruit, chocolate, bread, hard and soft cheeses including parmesan |
| Dishwasher | Safe |
| Weight | 340 g (12 oz) |
| Metal per dollar | 22.8 g (0.8 oz) |
| Container capacity | Not published by the maker |
| Steel grade | Not published by the maker |
| Warranty | Not published by the maker |
| Amazon reference | B08FK2HZ8D |
| EAN | 0840029651162 |
Because a fixed one is a trap, and GORILLA GRIP is the only listing on this shelf to deal with it. Eleven graters here have a non-slip rubber base or border — it stops the grater sliding, and Spring Chef adds the second reason it is there: it also stops grated food escaping under the bottom edge. The problem nobody else mentions is what happens afterwards. Grated cheese works into the seam between the rubber and the steel, and no brush reaches it; a few weeks of that and the rim smells. This listing states plainly that "the border is also removable for easier cleaning", and Spring Chef says the same of its rubber bottom. On a tool that handles dairy and goes in a drawer, that is a real hygiene point rather than a convenience one.
Five by three point one by nine point two inches, which is published — and that puts it mid-shelf rather than unusually large. Only three graters here give dimensions: this one, Norpro at 9.25 × 4.25 × 3.25 in, and the titles of the Martha Stewart (9.5 in) and KitchenAid Gourmet (10 in) models. So at 9.2 inches tall this is slightly shorter than both of those and narrower than the Norpro, despite being the one calling itself XL. What the listing means by oversized is the handle and the body feel — "the extra large size makes it effortless to use" — rather than a record height. Credit for publishing the figures at all: ten listings on this shelf do not, and a box grater has to fit a cupboard.
It refers to the plastic parts, which here are the handle, the border and the container. BPA — bisphenol A — is used in some rigid polycarbonate plastics, and it is the container that matters most, because that is the part that holds food and may go in the fridge. The listing does not name the polymer, which is the gap: Urbanstrive on this shelf states "Black TPE material (5%)" for its base and gives its steel as 304, and it is the only grater here to publish a composition at all. So "BPA-free" tells you something real about the container and the border without telling you what they are made of. The steel itself never contained BPA, so the claim says nothing about the grating surfaces.
Close prices, same category: comparable cookware and knives. We keep only the specifications all of them publish, because a column with gaps compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Sides | Container | Metal per dollar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORILLA GRIP XL 4-Sided | $15 | Four — grate, shred, zest and slice | Detachable, with a removable lid, attaching to the bottom | 22.8 g (0.8 oz) |
| Martha Stewart Sprucedale 9.5-Inch | $15 | Four — a fine grater, a coarse grater, a slicer, AND an extra-fine grater | None — the listing states only the grater is in the box | 20.3 g (0.7 oz) |
| Norpro Stainless Steel Grater | $14 | Four — coarse shred, medium shred, fine shred/zester, wide slicer | None | 10.3 g (0.4 oz) — the lowest here |
| Spring Chef XL Cheese Grater | $14 | Four — coarse grating, medium grating, fine grating/zester, and a slicer | None — the rubber base collects instead | 12.9 g (0.5 oz) on the published figures |
A grater that gets used hard and washed often — the border comes off and so does the lid
Listed because the add-on names this pan as a fit.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 1,000.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
22.9 cm (9 in) · 18/0 stainless (95%) · four cutting faces · non-slip base · stainless handle
A 22.9 cm (9 in) four-sided box grater in 18/0 stainless with a non-slip base — the shape every kitchen has, at the entry price.
Best for: Everyday cheese and vegetables.
≈ $10
10 × 24 cm (3.9 × 9.4 in) · four-in-one · stainless · stated stable and safe · slicing, shredding and grating
A four-sided stainless grater with published dimensions — 10 × 24 cm (3.9 × 9.4 in) — covering slicing, shredding and grating in one body.
Best for: A kitchen where the grater lives in a cupboard rather than a drawer.
Four-sided 304 stainless steel box grater with a detachable base that doubles as a ginger grater, four grating surfaces from fine to coarse, patented surface glide technology and a non-slip handle
A four-sided 304 stainless grater whose detachable base is a fifth, ginger-grating surface.
Best for: Anyone who grates ginger and garlic as often as cheese — the base is the reason to buy it
≈ $21
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
