Make authentic homemade garlic or ginger paste quickly and easily with this neat kitchen tool. Its sharp, double-action cutting teeth make short work of cloves and fibrous ginger roots and its smooth surface makes removing the pulp easy. Its versatile design means it can also be used for grating nutmeg and other whole spices.As it's made from stainless Steel, shred-line is dishwasher safe, however, this also means that it can help remove garlic odor from fingers if washing by hand. Dishwasher Safe.