Lemon Zester Tool for Kitchen - Citrus Zester Tool with Channel Knife,Orange Zester Grater with Handle,Citrus Peeler for Cocktails

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While the other tools I’ve mentioned are nice to have, if you own a paring knife, then you don’t really “need” anything else to get the job done. To be honest, this is excellent practice to hone your knife skills as well. Scrape the orange along the grater from top to bottom. Drag the orange along the grater toward the cutting board, maintaining enough pressure to remove the top layer of the rind. Once you reach the end of the board, lift up the orange and place it at the top of the zester again. [2] X Research source Vegetable peelers are often used for peeling the skin off carrots, potatoes, cucumbers and so much more.

Other tools are also sometimes called zesters because they too are able to separate the zest from a citrus fruit. For example, when Microplane discovered that its surform type wood rasps had become popular as food graters and zesters, it adapted the woodworking tools and marketed them as "zester / graters". [2] See also [ edit ] Set out a shallow bowl to collect the zest as you grate. A mixing bowl with a wide opening will work best, but you can also use an ordinary serving bowl. Putting a bowl down will make the grating process more efficient and leave you with less of a mess to clean up when you're done. All oranges from Navel to Cara Cara, Valencia, etc., are great for zesting. What you want to look for when choosing an orange to zest is that it is organic and unwaxed. Slide the blade over the orange peel taking small pieces only taking the orange part off from the peel. Rotate with every swipe so that you don't get down to the white bitter part of the peel. When buying partner items like this one, your contract of sale will be with our Range Plus Partner instead of The Range.Zesting an orange with a peeler is almost as easy as peeling potatoes. It's also safer and faster compared to zesting an orange with a knife. To peel your orange with a peeler drag the blade down the orange skin, creating strips of orange peel. After making sure that there’s no pith on them, place them nice and flat on your chopping board and dice them into tiny pieces. It’s that simple! How to Zest an Orange with a Peeler How to Zest an Orange with a Zester A zester, otherwise known as a microplane, is the perfect tool to achieve very fine flakes of orange zest to garnish dishes or incorporate into baking without compromising consistency. A Microplane is much like a grater except that it shaves much finer than a grater. It is held with a handle on one end and a flat edge on the other end standing on the cutting board. Using citrus zest enhances the flavor of whatever you are making. A lot of times when you use the juice from your citrus fruit the flavor gets dull when it is cooking. Adding the zest to your dish makes sure that the flavor you are trying to get stays in the dish.

To zest an orange with a zester, hold the orange in your non-dominant hand with the orange facing up. With your dominant hand, hold the zester with the sharp blades facing down. Gently pull down to shave across the fruit, scraping off the gorgeous orange zest. Repeat the process until you have the amount of orange zest you need. Zesting an orange with a zester results in curly orange zest ribbons that you can directly use. However, if you want finer zest, you can simply chop them into tiny pieces. How to Zest an Orange with a Zester How to Zest an Orange with a GraterOther citrus zests are great substitutions for orange zest. Consider lemons, limes, mandarins, tangerines, grapefruits, etc. When possible, always buy organic. If unwaxed citrus is not available where you are shopping, place the waxed orange in a bowl of hot water for about five minutes. You will see most of the wax float to the top of the water, and you can gently rub the fruit to release any bits that may be hanging on. How To Make Your Zest Last Longer