Questions, answered.

It's made to stay put. The Bench Whizz Cheese Grater sits on a rubber base with small feet that hold it on the bench while it runs.

If you grate a block most weeks, yes. A box grater keeps you standing at the bench until the job's done. The Bench Whizz Cheese Grater handles the block while you get on with setting the table.

You get three pieces: the motor base, the clear chute with its feed guide, and the stainless steel grating and slicing drum.

You drop a wedge into the top hopper, push it down with the guard and turn the side crank. That crank spins a perforated stainless steel drum which shreds the cheese into a soft mound in seconds. The mechanical leverage means the handle does the work instead of your wrist pressing food onto a flat blade. Your fingers never touch the grating surface, so a full block of tasty grates in seconds while your hands stay well clear.

The rotary drum shears the cheese and drops it straight out rather than pressing it into fine mesh holes, so soft cheeses have far less to weld into. Grate soft cheese straight from the fridge while it is firm, which stops it welding up. When you are done the drum pulls out of the body and rinses clean in one pass under the tap, so there is no poking clogged cheese out of a mesh with a knife.

That is exactly who it helps most. A box grater asks your hand and wrist to supply all the force, pressing and dragging the block, which is the movement that leaves wrists aching. This flips that. The crank supplies the leverage, so a smooth turn of the handle does the grating instead of your wrist. For anyone who finds a box grater painful, or an arthritic hand that cannot manage one at all, it makes real cheese possible again.

Pre-grated cheese is coated in starch or cellulose to stop it clumping in the bag, and that coating is why it can sit in gluey lumps on top of a lasagne or nachos rather than melting smoothly. When you grate a block yourself there is nothing added, so it melts into the smooth golden layer you actually want. A fine, even grate also mounds and melts better than a rough box-grater shred.

If your box grater and Microplane were doing the job, you would not be reading this. Most people who own both still dread getting them out. The box grater lives at the back of the cupboard because it means skinned knuckles and a sink full of cheese-clogged mesh, and the Microplane is slow for a full block. This replaces both for the everyday grating you actually do.

A cheap box grater is cheap for a reason. It slides on the bench, catches your knuckle, jams solid with mozzarella and then sits in the sink refusing to rinse. This is a different tool doing a different job. The crank supplies the leverage so your wrist is not the engine, the suction base locks it to a flat bench, and the drum pulls out to rinse clean in one pass. You are paying for the tool you will actually reach for.

Different cheeses behave differently under a blade. Soft cheese like brie sticks to a flat edge and folds, so it needs a narrow, perforated blade that reduces contact and releases the slice cleanly. Hard cheese like parmesan crumbles under a thin edge, so it needs a short, sturdy blade that applies pressure through the block. The six-piece stainless steel knife and fork set gives you the right piece for the cheese in front of you, plus a forked tip for serving.

The blades are stainless steel and the handles are wood. Stainless steel holds a clean edge for slicing and shaving cheese, while the wooden handles give a warm, comfortable grip that sits well in the hand and does not strain your fingers. It is a straightforward, hard-wearing combination made for regular use at the bench and on the table, whether you are carving brie, cheddar or a hard parmesan wedge.

It measures roughly 50 to 67 cm long by 25 cm wide, with a thickness of 1.5 cm at the surface rising to 6 cm at the handle ends, and weighs 1.79 kg. Two black powder-coated iron handles are fixed firmly into each end, so you can lift a fully loaded board in one motion from bench to table. It is generous enough to be the centrepiece but not so large that it crowds a dining table.

No, and that is part of the appeal. Because it is real acacia timber, every board has its own grain pattern, tone and character, so no two are identical. Your board will share the warm honey-brown colouring and the natural grain you can see in the photos, but the exact markings will be unique to your piece. Small marks in the grain are the timber, not a fault.

Yes. Buying a set together costs less than picking up each piece one at a time, and depending on the bundle that saving runs from 32 to 40 dollars against buying each item on its own. Beyond the saving you get matched finishes, one delivery and a kit that works together from the first meal. The grater gets cheese off the block, the knives cut and serve it, and the board carries it to the table.

You can, but buying the set together is the better move. The knives are matched to the cheeses the grater handles, the boards are sized for the spread you build, and the finishes line up so it reads as a deliberate kit rather than three separate buys. Buying it once also means one delivery and one saving, instead of paying postage twice and piecing it together over time.

Stainless steel knives with wooden handles are best hand-washed and dried rather than run through the dishwasher, which protects the timber handles and keeps the blades in good shape over time. A quick rinse and wipe once your board is packed away is all it takes. Because the blades release cheese cleanly, there is not much stuck on them to begin with.

You are covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee. Take it home, grate real cheese for a few family dinners, carve a platter and build a board, and see how it feels compared to your old box grater. If it does not earn its spot on your bench, contact us within 30 days for a full refund. We would rather you be genuinely happy with it than keep something that is not right for your kitchen.

We stand behind the set. If a drum, the crank, the motor or the suction base fails through a fault rather than misuse, get in touch with proof of purchase and we will sort a replacement or repair. The stainless steel drums are the working parts and are built to grate cheese, veg, nuts and chocolate week in, week out, so genuine faults are rare, but if one turns up we will make it right.

No. Free delivery Australia-wide, on every order, with no minimum spend.

Yes. We ship free right across Australia, so there is no postage stacked on top of the price at checkout. Multi-piece kits are covered the same way, so a two or three piece set lands without extra freight. Whether you order a single grater or the full family set, the delivery cost is already handled. The price you see is the price you pay.

Every order comes with Free & Fast Delivery, and you get a tracking link by email the moment your parcel leaves us so you can follow it to the door. Standard delivery reaches most Australian addresses within a few business days. If you have a weekend cook-up or a spread planned, order early in the week to give it room to land in time.

The whole order ships together in one delivery, so you are not waiting on separate parcels or paying postage more than once. The graters, knife sets and boards all arrive at the same time under one tracking notification. One box, one delivery, everything you need to grate a block and build a board arriving together.

Yes. The 30-day satisfaction guarantee covers the full order, whether that is a set or a single piece. Put the whole kit to work on a real lasagne, a batch of toasties and a proper cheese board, and if it is not for you, contact us for a refund within 30 days. Buying the set together still saves you money, so trying the lot costs you nothing to find out.