The 4-sided things give me a heckuva old skooling fun time but sometimes I cheat and use those spin-a-grater things they sell on QVC.

I love the four sided grater! That's the kind we had growing up. When I got married, I had a few different kinds; not of which I liked. Then, one day I was at a garage sale and saw a 4-sided one; exactly like the one my mother always had; I snatched it up! I just love it.

Mine looks like one of these, vintagy :
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Vintage-BROMCO-graters-4-sided-Great-Look_W0QQitemZ320070496434QQihZ011QQcategoryZ134727QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

But you can also buy a newer one like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/MasterClass-Professional-S-Steel-4-Sided-Box-Grater-New_W0QQitemZ120072965148QQihZ002QQcategoryZ122941QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thank you much, I needed a good one also. Jeanette

I own 2 graters and they are both 4 sided graters. They are easy to hold while you are grating since they sit flat and they have a big handle on top to hold on to. I have always had a 4 sided grater and have never had one break on me. They also can hold lots of grated cheese inside of the grater as you grate the cheese. They are so versatile to use for all type of grating that you made need to do such as fine grating lemon or orange peel to large grating such as potatoes. I find that a block of cheese grated when you need some cheese is much fresher than the grated cheese you can buy the bag. Of course in a pinch the bag stuff works find.

I was stupid - and I knew it when I did this- I just had that feeling - but I did this anyway - I found an 8-sided grater in a discount store so I bought it. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

You don't need 8 sides - the 4 are just fine. And try to grate anything on it and it bends! It's a joke!

Hello Mr. Garbage Truck driver - have I got something for you!!!!