For ages, I rĂ¢pais (or me trying to grate ...) nutmeg purchased commercially, with graters that one holds in one hand while with the other hand grating. Result: the nuts are incompletely shredded (there is still a bit in hand, but not to grate to grate the fingertips with ...). Besides the loss of balance of the rasp, which made the manufacture of nutmeg powder a hassle! ... With this mill, more problems, nuts grate is easy, and quantity at will ... A really effective, and moreover, the quality "Peugeot" with go ... A 4 claws system grips the nuts, and rotates via the crank over a grater which is on the base of the machine, all in a well-thick steel (stainless course ...). Result: a fine powder tumbles in the container provided for the gathering: what is meant by the "Peugeot quality." A great achievement! ...