Graters

Why would a product ie.cheese grater that's advertised as being made of stainless steel go rusty?

Public Comments

1. The finish has been scratched or it has come in contact with corrosive chemicals.
2. er.. cos its stainless steel not rustless steel? sorry i know i am dumb and childish.
3. It is cheap and made of tin and not steel.
4. I've noticed that. And yet stainless steel cutlery doesn't rust. Hmmmmmmmm......
5. Keep in mind that even "stainless" steel isn't rust-proof. The nature of that particular type of steel is such that the surface is usually made resistent to rust, but the interior of the item is usually standard-grade steel (as it's cheaper than making the entire object out of stainless steel). If your cheese grater was poorly cleaned, or else if the surface was scratched or otherwise damaged, rusting could then occur naturally.
6. Its a cunning plan by the health authorities to get more iron into your diet!
7. Cheese graters are not necessarily reliably manufactured, or even manufactured to a standard. The use of Stainless Steel as a descriptor is not reliably enforced in, oh, say ... China.
8. poor quality workmanship and poor grade steel not being nationlist or anything but need to get the guys from sheffield to make the stuff it is/ was/ and always will be the best stailess steel ever made
9. It may be a sweeping generalisation - things are, perhaps, just rust proofish - unbreakable mainsprings can be broken, decaffeinated coffee contains caffeine.
10. Dishwashers! All of my so-called good quality cutlery is all pock marked and is going rusty. Hand wash only. Cheese graters aren't usually brilliant quality at the best of times....