Nutmeg grater
![Nutmeg grater, England, 1800-25, Silver V&A Museum no. M.1065-1927](/Images/godic/202501/30/Nutmeggrater2214.jpg")
A nutmeg grater, or nutmeg rasp, is a device used to grate a nutmeg seed. Nutmeg graters are normally metal, cylindrical or half-cylindrical, the surface perforated with small rasped holes. The nutmeg is passed over the surface to grate. The grater may be combined with a compartment for storing the nutmeg seed between uses.