This grater is really easy to use, the grips make the grater comfy to handle and stable on your work surface. Found it really easy to use without having it flat on a surface too. The slicing blade I feel is a bit too low down, I wanted to thinly slice carrots but it was difficult to get them to slice without hitting the end. Other than that it's amazing and has replaced our old grater. The little container that goes on the bottom is really useful too.