Mandoline is a French term. It has been famous by French chefs. It is a great kitchen appliances that is used to make the slices, powder and strips of of food, fruits and vegetables. These graters have holes of various sizes and shapes so that grating of all types of foods can be done perfectly.

Mostly you will find handles on the top that allow chef to hold it while using the other side of mandoline. There are various types of graters available in the market such as – cheese grater, microplane grater, ginger grater, nutmeg grater etc. These are made of different materials. Mostly graters are made of a rectangular metal plate. The rates and the designs of the mandoline generally depends upon the manufacturing process.