Pasteles
Make Puerto Rican Pasteles Masa in Minutes
Traditional grated texture. Without hours of hand grating.
For generations, making pasteles has meant peeling, grating, mixing, wrapping—and usually bringing the whole family into the kitchen.
Grandma Ann’s Electric Grater doesn't change your recipe.
It simply takes the hardest part out of making it.
Looking for a Máquina para Pasteles?
Grandma Ann’s is an electric grater designed to take the hard work out of grating green bananas, yautía, yuca, calabaza and plantains while maintaining the traditional grated texture people want for Puerto Rican pasteles.
Whether you call it a máquina para pasteles, guayadora, pasteles machine or electric grater, Grandma Ann’s helps turn a pile of peeled viandas into freshly grated ingredients in minutes.
You still peel the ingredients.
You still use your family's recipe.
You still season your masa the way you've always made it.
Grandma Ann's just does the grating.
Your Family's Recipe. Your Family's Masa.
Ask ten Puerto Rican families how they make pasteles and you may get ten different answers.
More yautía.
More guineo.
Yuca or no yuca.
Calabaza.
Plantain.
A little of this because that's how Abuela did it.
That's exactly how it should be.
Grandma Ann's isn't here to change a recipe that's been passed from one generation to the next.
It's here to make preparing it easier.
Use the same viandas. The same seasonings. The same recipe card with the stains in the corner.
Just spend a lot less time standing over a hand grater.
A Grater. Not a Blender.
Because texture matters.
There are faster ways to turn viandas into something soft.
But faster isn't always the same as better.
A blender or food processor can process ingredients very differently from traditional hand grating. Grandma Ann's was designed to grate food.
That distinction matters when you're trying to preserve the texture people associate with traditional Puerto Rican masa.
You get the convenience of an electric machine while maintaining a freshly grated texture.
Less time guayando. More time making pasteles.
See Grandma Ann's Make Real Pasteles Masa
Don't take our word for it.
Watch Puerto Rican cooks and professional chefs use Grandma Ann's with the same ingredients families have been grating by hand for generations.
THE FREAKIN RICAN / CHEF DERICK VIDEO
Real ingredients.
Real masa.
Real pasteles.
From Viandas to Masa
Green Bananas
One of the foundations of many traditional pasteles recipes. Grandma Ann's quickly grates peeled green bananas while preserving a grated texture.
Yautía
Dense, firm yautía can be one of the most tiring ingredients to grate by hand. Feed larger peeled pieces into Grandma Ann's and let the machine do the work.
Yuca / Cassava
Grandma Ann's handles raw peeled yuca beautifully and is also an excellent choice for families making pasteles de yuca.
Calabaza
Add the calabaza your family's recipe calls for without spending additional time hand grating.
Plantains
Green plantains can be grated right along with the other viandas in your recipe.
Your ingredients. Your proportions. Your recipe.
Grandma Ann's simply helps you get through the grating.
Making Dozens of Pasteles?
Then you already know.
Making the filling isn't necessarily the part everyone dreads.
Wrapping takes time.
Tying takes time.
But staring at a mountain of viandas that still needs to be grated?
That's when Grandma Ann's earns its place on the counter.
Grandma Ann's was built for families and cooks who make real batches—not two potatoes for dinner.
When the holidays arrive and the kitchen fills with green bananas, yautía, yuca and calabaza, you can move through the grating quickly and get on to the part that matters:
Making the pasteles.
How to Get the Best Results
Grandma Ann's is powerful, but technique matters.
And once you understand these three things, using it becomes incredibly simple.
1. Use Larger Pieces
Don't dice your viandas into tiny cubes.
Whenever possible, use larger peeled pieces that fit comfortably into the hopper.
That means less prep work before you even begin.
2. Keep Steady Pressure
Use the pusher to maintain steady pressure against the grating drum.
You don't need excessive force. You simply want consistent contact between the food and the grater.
3. Stack & Push
This is the secret.
Don't wait until one piece completely disappears before adding the next.
Push the first piece partway down, lift the pusher, place another piece behind it and continue.
Piece → push → next piece → push → repeat.
Continuous feeding keeps pressure on the food and greatly reduces small leftover pieces.
One More Important Tip
Turn Grandma Ann's on before putting food into the hopper.
And when you're finished grating, turn it off.
There is no reason to leave the machine running while you're peeling, cutting or preparing the next ingredient.
What About Little Pieces That Don't Grate?
This is one of the most important things to understand about mechanical grating.
The pusher is intentionally designed to stop just above the rotating grating drum.
It should never touch the grater.
Because of that safety clearance, if you allow one small piece of food to finish completely by itself, a thin piece can occasionally pass through.
That's why we teach Stack & Push.
Before one piece finishes, place the next piece behind it and maintain pressure.
Once you learn the rhythm, it becomes second nature.
Done Grating? Cleanup Is Simple.
Pasteles day already creates enough dishes.
Grandma Ann's doesn't need to add another complicated cleanup job.
The removable:
Bowl
Grating blade
Hopper
are dishwasher safe.
Remove them, wash them, wipe down the machine and you're ready for the next batch.
No complicated commercial-machine teardown.
No special cleaning ritual.
Built to Become Part of the Tradition
Grandma Ann's isn't a disposable kitchen gadget.
It was created for families who cook food that requires real grating.
At its heart is a powerful ½ HP motor and stainless-steel grating drum designed to handle dense raw ingredients such as potatoes, cassava, yautía and green bananas.
A safety interlock prevents the machine from operating unless the hopper is properly installed.
Simple controls.
Removable food-contact components.
A machine designed to do one job extremely well:
Grate.
Why Families Choose Grandma Ann's
For many of our customers, pasteles aren't simply something they cook.
They're something they remember.
A grandmother at the table.
A mother showing a daughter how much seasoning is enough without measuring it.
Kids learning how to spread the masa.
Someone cutting parchment.
Someone tying string.
Someone inevitably asking when they're going to be ready.
Those moments are the tradition.
Spending hours hand grating doesn't have to be.
Grandma Ann's was created to take some of the work out of recipes families want to keep making.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a máquina para pasteles?
Many Puerto Rican cooks use terms such as máquina para pasteles, guayadora or pasteles machine to describe a machine used to prepare the viandas for pasteles masa.
Grandma Ann's is an electric grater that can grate many of the traditional ingredients used in Puerto Rican pasteles.
Is Grandma Ann's a guayadora?
Grandma Ann's is an electric food grater. If you're looking for a guayadora or máquina para pasteles to grate viandas for Puerto Rican masa, Grandma Ann's performs that grating job electrically.
Can I use my own family's pasteles recipe?
Absolutely.
In fact, we hope you do.
Grandma Ann's doesn't require a particular recipe or ingredient ratio. Use the green bananas, yautía, yuca, calabaza, plantains and seasonings your family has always used.
Can Grandma Ann's grate green bananas?
Yes. Peeled green bananas are one of the ingredients Grandma Ann's customers commonly grate when preparing Puerto Rican pasteles masa.
Can it grate yautía?
Yes. Grandma Ann's handles dense raw yautía and takes much of the physical work out of grating it by hand.
Can it grate yuca?
Yes. Grandma Ann's grates raw peeled yuca/cassava and can also be used when preparing pasteles de yuca.
Can it grate calabaza and plantains?
Yes.
Should I use a blender or a grater for pasteles masa?
That depends on the texture your family prefers.
A blender processes food differently from a grater and can produce a much smoother result. Grandma Ann's is designed for cooks who want the speed of an electric machine while maintaining an actual grated texture.
Will small pieces ever pass through?
A thin piece can occasionally pass through if a single piece is allowed to finish completely by itself.
The solution is simple: use larger pieces and continuously feed the next piece before the previous piece finishes.
We call this Stack & Push.
Do I need to cut everything into tiny pieces?
No.
Use larger pieces whenever possible, provided they comfortably fit into the hopper.
That reduces prep work and makes continuous feeding easier.
Can I make large batches?
Yes. Large family batches are one of the reasons many customers choose Grandma Ann's.
As with any electric appliance, operate the machine according to its instructions and don't leave it running unnecessarily between ingredients.
Is Grandma Ann's easy to clean?
Yes. The removable bowl, grating blade and hopper are dishwasher safe.
Can I make alcapurrias with Grandma Ann's?
Yes. Grandma Ann's can grate many of the same viandas used to prepare masa for alcapurrias.
Keep the Recipe. Lose the Hours of Hand Grating.
Pasteles are worth making.
The family recipe is worth keeping.
The traditions are worth passing down.
We just don't believe your hands and wrists need to do all the work anymore.
Your family's recipe. Your family's masa.
Grandma Ann's does the grating.