Derick Lopez, The Freakin Rican, using a wooden pilón in his restaurant kitchen

DerickThe Freakin Rican

The Freakin Rican × Grandma Ann's

How The Freakin Rican Uses Grandma Ann's Every Day

See the machine Derick uses to help prepare the fresh ingredients behind traditional Puerto Rican dishes.

$479.00

Derick's code FREAKIN is applied automatically at checkout on eligible orders.

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Regular blade included · 1-year warranty

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Meet Derick

Before there were two restaurants, there were pasteles—and a Grandma Ann’s Electric Grater in a small New York City apartment.

Derick Lopez, known throughout his community as The Freakin Rican, began using the grater to prepare the green bananas, yautía, yuca and calabaza needed for authentic Puerto Rican masa. It helped him produce pasteles efficiently enough to begin selling them and sharing the food he grew up with on a larger scale.

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What started with homemade pasteles and a New York City street-fair food stand in 2014 grew into The Freakin Rican’s two full-service Puerto Rican restaurants. Grandma Ann’s has been part of Derick’s remarkable journey from the apartment kitchen to the restaurant kitchen since 2013.

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“This machine has made me a lot of money.”
— Chef Derick Lopez, The Freakin Rican

What Grater Owners Say

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  • ★★★★★
    “Hands down the best machine for making my masa for pasteles. … I've been in the culinary business for over 30 yrs … I strongly recommend this piece of equipment.”

    Juan A. · Verified Buyer · 2024

  • ★★★★★
    “We loved it! It made it so much easier for us to prep alcapurrias. A must buy!”

    Mario G. · Verified Buyer · 2025

  • ★★★★★
    “When I had questions after receiving the machine, we called and Brian was able to help us through the phone and he even did FaceTime. That's great CS work.”

    Ana R. · Verified Buyer · 2024

What's in the box

  • Grandma Ann's Electric Grater, 1/2 HP motor
  • Regular grating blade (included)
  • Stainless steel bowl, hopper and pusher
  • Dishwasher-safe bowl, blade and hopper; wipe the motor base clean
  • 1-year warranty and help from our family