It’s also the secret to perfect texture.

Hands grating a block of cheese on a box grater - Qwart/Getty Images Grating cheese by hand can be a bit tedious, especially if the block of cheese warms up and starts becoming pliant in your hands.

I do this instead.

So here’s the hack: instead of holding your box grater upright like a wobbly tower, Steph says to lay it flat on its side and grate cheese horizontally. It sounds like one of those things that can’t ...