To assist the cook there were also assorted knives, stirring spoons, ladles and graters. Tools often used for creating food garnishes include skewers, knives, graters, toothpicks, and parchment cones. They notched them to provide knives, graters and saws. In tropical countries graters are also used to grate coconut meat. Potato graters were made from tin cans. Cheese graters were also commonly used in ancient Roman kitchens. Some weapons used included trash cans, cheese graters, and tables. These "oroshigane" differ significantly from Western-style graters, as they produce a much finer grating. He learned to make graters, pepper boxes and tin cups, about four dozen a day. These pottery graters were probably used for food preparation. There, these surform tools are commonly called "cheese graters". These graters are still considered the best and are used by professional chefs. In 2013, sports fans of Chicago replied to their rivals by wearing cheese graters. Graters produce shreds that are thinner at the ends than the middle.