When it comes to kitchen equipment, there are some instances where you must accept no substitutes. Like for a sharp chef's knife, or a heavy-bottomed cast iron skillet. Or a Microplane rasp grater.

Files are easily taken for granted. They’ve been around for thousands of years, predating even the ancient Egyptian culture of the pharaohs and the pyramids. They’re usually relegated to dusty drawers ...

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has begun using a special rasp tool to shave off bits of the hard icy material on the Martian ground. The rasp is a motorized tool attached to the back of the lander's ...

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has begun using a special rasptool to shave off bits of the hard icy material on the Martian ground. The rasp is a motorized tool attached to the back of thelander's robotic ...