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The Easy Box Grater Hack To Strip Fresh Herbs In A Flash
By Crystal Antonace
Washing, de-stemming, and chopping fresh herbs to give your dish more complexity and flavor can sometimes feel tedious, but using a box grater can make the process much smoother.
As demonstrated in a 2020 Tik Tok video, you can simply poke your herb stems into a hole in a box grater and pull the stem all the way through, leaving the leaves detached.
Unlike a standard herb stripper with up to nine sizes, box graters typically have one to three hole settings, so the stems of your favorite herbs may not always fit.
While one TikTok user successfully de-stemmed delicate varieties, you may have more luck using this method if you stick to herbs with heartier stems like rosemary and oregano.