Just before the turn of the century, Enrico Ratti
worked as a carpenter for a wealthy family near Castagnetto, Italy, and fell
in love with their daughter, Luisa. The family would not give their blessing
for Luisa to wed the orphan Enrico, so they eloped to America, bringing with
them their love of the dishes of the Italian countryside. Alas, America lacked
the tools of a traditional Italian kitchen, so Enrico fashioned by hand the
predecessor of today's Enrico Grater for the rich hard cheeses they so
cherished. Many of Enrico's original graters are still used by the Ratti
family today.
Jim Ratti, the founder of Enrico Products and an
accomplished woodworker himself, used one of his grandfather's graters as a
model to create the modern version of the Enrico Cheese Grater that you see
today. It has the same features as the Enrico original, plus a few new ones.
We now use bamboo - a modern, environmentally friendly material that
simultaneously maintains the look and feel of its old world counterpart, yet
is sturdy enough for use by the gourmet cook. The grater also features a
stainless steel grating surface that will stand up to years of use.
Jim has continued the legacy of his grandfather by
drawing on his Italian roots to develop new products that have the same beauty
and usefulness as Enrico's works from the past. Now you too can enjoy the simple beauty and practicality of Enrico's century-old design along with the other kitchen products in the Enrico Collection.
Because we constantly strive to improve our products
and come up with new and unique ones, we always appreciate our customers'
ideas and feedback. You can email your feedback or ideas for new products to
Enrico Products directly by clicking here.