Here's a tip for cleaning a dirty cheese grater: Use a vegetable brush and scrub under cold water.

If you do this as soon as you're finished with the cheese grater, the cheese won't have a chance to dry and get really stuck. Using cold water helps easily remove the cheese, since under hot water it just gets gooey and sticky! :)

When it's time to wash dishes later, you can easily wash the cheese grater in hot soapy water without having to soak or scrub at the cheese remnants. :)

My current cheese grater (pictured above) is dishwasher safe so I actually don't use this tip right now, but my mom came up with this cold water/brush method and uses it regularly. :)

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