^^^ Ditto. ^^^

I bought this grinder from Amazon, although we use it to grind white peppercorns. It‘s very pretty and works well for our needs.

I use a microplane and it's perfect, simple and has many uses beyond nutmeg.

This is what I have - says it's for ginger, but it's terrific for nutmeg too, and that's what I mainly use it for. I use lots of freshly grated nutmeg, so it gets a lot of use.

Microplane for me, too. They make a nutmeg/spice grater, but you can use their other graters for nutmeg. I tend to use my microplane citrus zester for nutmeg since it’s the smallest one I have.

Microplane it is then! I'll order one from Amazon. Thank you!

I use a Peugeot manual grinder. I don't use the storage part, but the grinder part has worked great for many years. I use a lot of nutmeg and like having a dedicated grinder for it. A microplane is just as quick, and the resulting grind is the same between the two.

If you want to get a mill, electric or manual. Make sure it has a chamber big enough for a large nutmeg, but not a lot of space for it to bounce around. A mechinism for pressing the nutmeg into a shaving plate. Do not get one that has blender looking blades, those are usuall poor at grinding large things down evenly.

Another vote of the microplane, especially the one with the compartment that holds the whole nutmegs.

i use a rasp ... and have a microplane for a smaller grind

I also use a microplane...Dollar Tree...$1.25.

I ordered this one. The reviews look good.

What I ordered

Do those of you who use a Microplane for nutmeg use the mini, or the classic?

The outer hard, shiny, smooth shell is very difficult to grate. Once you get to the inner nut its easy. I use tiny little grater about two inches tall. It doesn’t really matter what you use once you get to that softer inner nut. If the outershell is proving tough, just crack it open and go straight the inside.

p.s. Microplane is the brand name for high quality, high price product. If an item costs $1.29 it is unlikely to be a genuine Microplane. If it is it will have the brand name on it.

Microplane is the brand name for high quality, high price product.

Yes. I actually saved a bit by buying mine years ago from an industrial tool supply. I think I paid half the price for the same item listed under kitchen gadgets. it's insane. Anything marketed/labeled for kitchens often comes with a padded price. That applies to all sorts of hardware and even organizers. For example a plastic bin under office supplies that is absolutely identical to one labeled kitchen storage bin (same manufacturer, material and mold) will often be less expensive. I discovered this when buying a specific size of units for a new pantry. Microfiber cleaning cloths for household and kitchens can be 3 times pricier than the same or better purchased in the automotive dept. Don't get me started on the amusement I felt when kitchens around 20 years ago started taking the same designs for function and hardware used in roll-aways and tool cabinets and chests and called it new, cutting edge, high end kitchen design.

I follow someone who is a re-enactor of the 1820's, she posts wonderful cooking videos (no talking, just cooking) of food preparation of the times. Nutmeg was used a lot in early recipes. A viewer gifted her with an antique nutmeg grinder, and I've watched how nicely and quickly it grinds the nut. I Googled antique nutmeg grinders and saw this, which is pretty close to what Justine uses in her videos. You put the nut in the top and turn the handle to grind it. If I remember right, this one cost $68 but not sure.

ETA: Forgot to mention, after placing the nut in the impression on top, one presses and holds it down with your thumb as you grind.

Sorry to misrepresent...I've never heard of the BRAND microplaner...I just looked up microplaner and my gadget was shown. :0) Mine works GREAT! I also purchased a chopper @ Dollar Tree...and pot holders, ALL awesome!

Nicole, I have that same chopper and love it ! I don't use DT potholders, because they're not all cotton. I haven't seen a microplane there, but I want one.

I have a Kitchenaid nutmeg grater that is basically a small box with two separate graters that fit on top, as on a storage container. One is very fine, like a Microplane grater, and the second is a bit coarser. I only use the fine one. I like it because it contains the nutmeg as I grate it, and so it is more convenient to use than a Microplane, and I have several of those. I mainly use nutmeg for eggnog, or else in desserts - never in a savory dish, and especially not on spinach.

I got my first Microplane as a gift in 2002 from a friend on the Cooking Forum (I won a contest that she had), and then I bought more of them. The one she gave me was very small and meant to be kept in one's purse (I think), and I ended up using it on the dry callouses on my feet. Nothing had worked as well as the Microplane for this, and a few years later, Microplane started making planes specifically for feet. I think they got the idea for this indirectly from me because I posted it online in 2002, and a lot of people thought I was crazy for doing this, but I think the idea eventually got to the Microplane company. The plane for feet works in two directions, which makes it more efficient, and so I bought two of them.

“Do those of you who use a Microplane for nutmeg use the mini, or the classic?”

I use both of these for nutmeg.

Well, holy moley! The Amazon delivery guy just dropped it off. I pulled out my bottle of whole nutmeg and did not expect it to shave that thing as fast and as well as it did!

Thank you all for your advice!!!!!