The first thing you notice about these is that they are not a mass produced item. They are handmade and as such have small imperfections, and that's just how I like it. Sure, you could probably pick these up in a market in Japan for a lot less money - and I think that these are a little overpriced for the UK market - but the cost is worth the charm of how these look and feel.I've started cooking more Japanese food lately and I thought these might add a nice effect to the meal. It's not so easy getting horseradish root here (although I believe some of the larger supermarkets now stock it) so I've been using this with regular ginger. It grates really well and the gratings capture in the bottom well. They look ace too.Like I say, they are handmade and have a lot of appeal. They came packed really well in a small cardboard box with paper around each of the two graters. I really like them and maybe they won't get tons of use, but for those that like a bit of authentic Japanese style in the kitchen, these are a lovely purchase.

These are ones of those things that certainly are very easy to test out, they both came without any visible issues and physically felt sturdy so no issues on first impressions. Then I just tried what they they are intended for by grating some ginger and it went fine (I don't have wasabi on hand that often) and no damage to the 'spikes' afterwards also so I imagine each one would have a lot of uses to them. They're also decently small in size so while the use case of them is rather specific it could be pretty recommendable to grab them if one of the compatible ingredients (assumedly this isn't just limited to ginger and wasabi) is something you like to use every now and then.