This grater is absolutely the best. I hated grating cheese and it always seemed to take forever and make such a mess. So I decided to buy this grater. It makes it so much quicker and easier to grate cheese and much less of a mess. It is easier to take apart and clean and easy to assemble again after cleaning. I would recommend this for anyone. I have used it for parmesan, mozzarella, Colby, and Cheddar. The cheddar cheese, was a bit to soft for it, but it still worked. But harder cheeses just spill right out of the end. When dong cheddar cheese every couple on cranks I would just make sure to tap it down on the plate to get everything out. It did stick and block up a bit, but still worked.