I fear the cheese grater no more

This might sound crazy, but for the last few years I've been buying the pre-shredded packaged cheese in lieu of the more-for-your-money, better tasting blocks of cheese in fear of having to clean the cheese grater afterward. I know, crazy, right?

Prepping for dinner one night, I realized I forgot to buy the pre-shredded cheese and I ultimately broke out the cheese grater and began to shred the block of cheddar in the frig. After dinner the grater sat in the sink filled with hot soapy water with the rest of the dinner dishes. As I tackled the dirty dishes one by one, I would frequently reach for the grater, only to push it aside. Slowly the sink became empty leaving only Rory's sippy cups and matching lids... and the grater. Taking hold of the bottle brush that rests on the sink ledge, I began to hand wash the colorful plastic of the cups with the wire brush. And as I reached into the sink one last time, I knew I could not avoid the grater any longer. And at last I discovered the best way to clean a metal cheese grater: with the wire portion of a bottle brush! Phew, no more metal ripping into my skin as I try meticulously to get every piece of smeared cheese off the raised metal. No more pre-shredded bags of cheese! 

Hold the bottle brush with the plastic wires perpendicular to the cheese grater and rake the brush back and forth until the metal is clean of all cheese residue. After run the brush inside the grater if you have a bell-style grater.