A family story, from Chicago
There really was a Grandma Ann.
Her kugelis brought our family to the table. Her ingenuity inspired the grater that carries her name.
A real grandmother. A well-loved recipe. And a way to keep making the food that brings us together.
Meet Grandma Ann
The woman behind the name
Some recipes are a way of keeping someone close.
Grandma Ann lived in Chicago’s Marquette Park neighborhood. She learned to make kugelis, the Lithuanian potato dish, from her mother and sisters-in-law. Neighbors came to share it. At family dinners and holidays, everyone hurried back for seconds.
Helping her prepare the potatoes was an honor among her grandchildren. She would grate ten pounds at a time, using a handmade electric potato grater. That practical idea became the inspiration for Grandma Ann’s Electric Grater.
Her kugelis is still part of our family gatherings. Making it is a way of remembering her warm smile, the laughter in her kitchen and the love she put into feeding people.
Make Grandma Ann’s kugelisA good idea, passed along
A better way to grate. The same reason to cook.
We have improved the grater over time by listening to customers and staying true to the idea that started it: making traditional food with less work at the grater.
Still a family business
From our family’s recipe to yours.
Today, families use Grandma Ann’s for pasteles, kugelis, cassava, fresh coconut and the dishes that mean home to them. The recipes are different. The importance of getting the texture right is familiar.
I inspect each machine before it ships. And if you need help with ingredients, blades or getting started, you can ask me. That personal care is part of carrying Grandma’s name forward.
Brian · Grandma Ann’s Electric Grater