Introducing the Straighter Grater!

Every cookie baker has experienced it at least once: square cookies that went into the oven looking crisp and clean, only to come out looking like the "after" photo of someone who hit Thanksgiving dinner a little too hard--bloated and rounded and for sure out of shape.

If you're anything like me, you dread when people ask for circles, squares, or rectangles. These shapes, in particular, show every little deformity, even to the untrained eye, so I tend to direct people to plaques or other shapes that aren't so unforgiving if they spread a little in the oven. You don't need to be Leonardo da Vinci to be able to tell when a circle is a little wonky, but a floral plaque...well, we can just pop an extra flower on there and call it a day.

But sometimes...sometimes you can't escape it and have to make the darn squares. Well, dread it no more. Introducing the Straighter Grater! 

The Straighter Grater is a a simple 2-piece system designed to give your cookies clean, straight edges—quickly, safely, and consistently. No more scraped knuckles or fingertips here!

• Remove black silicone end covers from the edges of the Cookie Countess grater tool.
• Insert grater into the track at the back of the base unit, sliding all the way in until fully seated.
• Lay cookie flat on the platform on the right side of the handle. Press cookie up against the grater edge and pull gently but firmly towards you. Be careful to use even pressure along the cookie edge to avoid over-shaping.
• For round cookies or shapes that don't have straight sides, twist the cookie as you pull it towards you to achieve the desired shape.
• For use on decorated cookies, make sure icing is completely dry first.
• Crumbs will fall automatically into the crumb tray on the left side of the handle. Empty as needed.
• To wash, disassemble grater from base and hand wash both pieces with warm, soapy water. Allow to dry before reassembling.