The invention relates to a method for cutting fruit, vegetables or similar, to a cutting tool (1) for cutting fruit, vegetables or similar, to an applicator (8) for use in a cutting tool (1) and to a dosing device. According to the invention, a fluid is supplied to a blade (4) of a cutting tool (1), preferably a cutting edge (6) of said blade (4).

The invention relates to a method for cutting fruit, vegetables or similar, to a cutting tool (1) for cutting fruit, vegetables or similar, to an applicator (8) for use in a cutting tool (1) and to a dosing device. According to the invention, a fluid is supplied to a blade (4) of a cutting tool (1), preferably a cutting edge (6) of said blade (4).

A grating disc (4) arranged to be mounted within a food processor (1) and to be rotated in a direction of rotation (26). The grating disc (4) comprising at least one grating tooth (24) for grating food to be processed which tooth protrudes from a surface of the grating disc. The tooth (24) has an uninterrupted, continuous envelope surface (29) forming an outer contour of said tooth (24) which surface has gradient which spatial derivative does not change sign. The envelope surface comprises a front surface (30) which is, during use, the leading surface of the grating tooth (24). The front surface (30) extends from the grating said disc surface (23) to a distal end of the grating tooth, and is adapted to be brought into contact with said food during use of said food processor (1). The front surface (30) is delimited in one direction by the grating disc surface, and in at least one other direction by at least one grating edge (32). Due to this improved grating disc less food particles remaining on the grating disci.e. less processed food being caught by the grating toothimplying improved cleanability of the grating disc after use.

A tool storage and carrying system for storing and carrying a variety of small flattened hand tools used for working with herbs and similar food or plant material includes a thin rigid sheet with specially configured recesses on a surface of the sheet for accommodating the placement of individual tools, the tools being removably held in the recesses in a variety of different ways including magnetic attachment, pressure fit and sliding engagement. The sheet can be optionally extended to include a grinding area formed by a plurality of grooves, and also can include an optional removable cover.

A handheld battery powered grater includes a power handle and a product container. A motor within the power handle drives a crankshaft that rotates a product within the product container against a non-rotating blade to cause the product to be grated by the non-rotating blade and emitted from a bottom end of the handheld battery powered grater. A spring within the product container provides a continuous force to press the product against the blade. The product container detaches from the power handle and may be sealed by a sealing cap for easy storage in a refrigerator. A stand for the handheld battery powered grater includes a recharging cable that may recharge a battery of the handheld battery powered grater positioned in the stand. The sealing cap also stored additional blades that are easily interchangeable.

A rotary grater includes a grater body with a body arm portion; a rotatable cutting device; a grater plunger with plunger arm portion connected to a plunger head portion; and a lever member pivotably coupled to the plunger arm portion or the body arm portion, the lever member having a first lever end portion and a second lever end portion, the second lever end portion of the lever member being oppositely disposed relative to the first lever end portion, the first lever end portion of the lever member configured to receive an input force applied by a user, and the second lever end portion of the lever member configured to apply an output force against a bearing wall of the grater body or the grater plunger so as to facilitate a compressing of the workpiece between the plunger head portion and the rotatable cutting device while grating the workpiece.

Implementations of a hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool comprise a handle for holding and using the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool and a body comprising a plurality of surfaces and features configured to prepare food and to protect a user's hand while preparing food. In some implementations, a method for using the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool comprises holding the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool with the handle and using one or more of the surfaces and features of the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool to prepare food and/or to protect the user's hand while preparing the food.

Implementations of a hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool comprise a handle for holding and using the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool and a body comprising a plurality of surfaces and features configured to prepare food and to protect a user's hand while preparing food. In some implementations, a method for using the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool comprises holding the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool with the handle and using one or more of the surfaces and features of the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool to prepare food and/or to protect the user's hand while preparing the food.

Industrial cheese grater or shredder hoppers and/or apparatuses comprise, for example, an input aperture for adding cheese for grating or shredding thereof configured to accommodate at least two standard blocks of cheese. Moreover, a safety bar mechanism allows for safe use of the cheese grater or shredder apparatus.

The invention relates to an apparatus for comminuting solids into pieces, in particular solid foodstuffs into foodstuff pieces, which has a container at the first end cross-sectional opening of which at least one knife is arranged, the first cross-sectional opening forming an inlet opening or being covered by a first lid, which has an inlet opening, the container being driven in a reciprocating motion parallel to or at an angle to the plane in which the first cross-sectional opening extends, with a feed chute, the outlet opening of which is arranged in the region of the first cross-sectional opening and the opposite inlet opening of which is spaced from its outlet opening.