The thick and thin slicer discs are ideal for cheese, potato, carrot, cabbage, courgette, beetroot, onion and apple. The thick and thin grating plates are ideal for cheese, carrot, potato and foods of a similar texture. The plates are reversible, each having a grating function on one side and a slicing function on the other. There are four additional plates that can be bought separately if they are not included already. (Some models may vary). The extra-coarse grater coarsely grates cheese and carrot. The rasping plate grates parmesan cheese and potato for German potato dumplings, known as rösti. The thin chipper cuts potatoes for super-thin French fries, ingredients for salads, garnishes, casseroles and stir fries. The standard chipper cuts potatoes for thin French fries and ingredients for casseroles and dips.