Which grater ? Want it to do cheese, onions, carrots, you name it

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Hi all, I keep seeing adverts for these graters that claim to grate and slice everything... are they worth it? Which one would you recommend? I want to get a grater that has a guard on it so you don't end up slicing your own fingers/knuckles and wondered if it was worth getting a more fancy one? I have no idea how much these things cost or where to get them from mind! :)

Any help appreciated.

get one from ikea with the bowl attached to catch the cheese...very handy, has a fine and course grater...no knuckle guard though. About 5 pounds I think.

get one from ikea with the bowl attached to catch the cheese...very handy, has a fine and course grater...no knuckle guard though. About 5 pounds I think.

The things that slice everything are called mandolines, I think? They do julienne as well. I have one, I waver between using it, loving it, but fearing for the loss of my fingers (yes, it has a guard, but it's a hassle to use), and leaving it in the cupboard.

I could do with a mill-type grater, too, but have given up, and made carrot cake without one yesterday, and it wasn't that bad.

Thanks for the comments. I really like my existing grater (bog standard one), just hate it when you get right down to the last bit and worry about catching myself. Do you know if you can buy the thing the veg attaches to separately? After posting this I had a look on Amazon and saw a few 'mandolines' but a few of the comments were about the razor like blade..

The only graters that avoid that "last bit" problem are the mill-style ones. I've had a few, but they're a hassle to clean. Oh, or you can use a food processor to do grating, but they're huge and noisy and hard to clean.

Some mandolines purport to do grating, but I've not tried them. I have a cheapo one from Amazon, but am debating getting the Good Grips one. (But it doesn't do grating. However, the "guard" looks more sensible than the kind my mandoline has.)