Brothers Richard and Jeff Grace at their jointly owned contract manufacturing facility, Grace Manufacturing Inc., in Russellville, Arkansas, started the Microplane Company in 1990. They have an array of products ranging from woodworking to kitchenware to personal care. Their graters tiny razor-like edges are formed by a totally different process called photo-etching in which holes are dissolved with a chemical, leaving edges that finely slice instead of tearing or shredding. Microplane® Tools are better because they are sharp yet safe. Try one and expect a Miracle!