I had a Zyliss grater that I loved but it broke after about 5 years of use. I replaced it with the Oxo Grater because I liked the way you could store cheese in it. I was disappointed with how clumsy it is to use. It does not rotate smoothly and is very difficult to use with hard cheeses. I never tried it with soft cheese. Every time I tried to use it I was expecting it to break because it is flimsy. So back to the store it goes....