Mandoline Slicers, Cheese Graters, Citrus Zesters, and Food Choppers for Prep That's Fast, Even, and Actually Fun.
Half the work of cooking is turning big things into small things: slicing, grating, zesting, chopping. The right tool makes that half fly by, and turns out prettier, more even results than a knife and a lot of patience.
This collection is the prep-day arsenal: mandolines for paper-thin slices, graters from fine zest to fluffy cheese, and choppers that dice an onion before the tears even start.
Slice, grate, zest, repeat.
- ZEST, PARM, GARLIC, GINGER - the Etched Zester and Grater by OXO turns hard cheese, citrus peel, and fresh ginger into fluffy piles in seconds.
- Grating a mountain of cheese? The Rotary Cheese Grater by Zyliss cranks through a block fast and keeps your knuckles well clear.
- PAPER-THIN AND PERFECTLY EVEN - a mandoline is the secret to restaurant-level gratins and chips. The PL8 Professional Mandoline and the OXO V-Blade Mandoline both slice like a dream (please, always use the hand guard).
- Onions making you cry? The Professional Food Chopper dices in a few quick presses, no cutting board full of tears.
- (A few specialists worth having.) The Potato Ricer makes the fluffiest mashed potatoes of your life, the Corn Cutter strips a cob clean, and the Mezzaluna Chopper rocks through herbs.
These are the tools that turn a prep chore into ten quick minutes.
Kooi Housewares is a family-run store in Muskegon, Michigan, and this corner of the store is full of the gadgets people didn't know they needed until they tried one. One safety word we'll never stop saying: use the guard that comes with your mandoline, every single time. That blade is sharper than any knife in your drawer. Not sure which grater or slicer fits how you cook? Email us at support@kooihousewares.com and a real person will point you the right way.