Great Little Grater

Most cooks love Microplane graters because they’re razor-sharp and fast. Cuisipro makes a mini grater that finely zests lemons and limes or grates garlic quickly and into tiny bits. (Just watch your fingers if you’re grating really small items like nutmeg.)

Microplane grater by Cuisipro, $15 from HomeChef stores: 538 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, (626) 744-3399; and 401 Newport Center Drive, 101-A, Newport Beach, (949) 718-0114.