Zesting Apparatus?
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Hey All,

What apparatus do you use to get nice long zest strips from oranges, lemons, and limes?

I have the usual suspects, but they seriously fail and I end up with a lot of juice, pierced skin, and no long, curly strips.

Help!

Barbara
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  Re: Zesting Apparatus? by BarbaraS (Hey All,[br][br]What...)
Well for zest I use a micro plane or the smallest hole on my grater. For curls I use my peeler for wide curls and then slice them if I want small curls.
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  Re: Re: Zesting Apparatus? by DFen911 (Well for zest I use ...)
It's been so long since I've zested anything in strips but I think I usually use a regular old vegetable peeler.
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  Re: Re: Zesting Apparatus? by DFen911 (Well for zest I use ...)
OXO for the long stuff, a micro plane for the finer zest.


OXO zester, works perfect.

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  Re: Re: Zesting Apparatus? by losblanos1 (OXO for the long stu...)
Me, too.
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  Re: Re: Zesting Apparatus? by cjs (Me, too....)
Same here!
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  Re: Re: Zesting Apparatus? by losblanos1 (OXO for the long stu...)
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OXO for the long stuff, a micro plane for the finer zest.


OXO zester, works perfect.

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I have that! These food peoples must have fake curly strips to use in photographs!

Wah!

Maybe I just need to practice.

Barbara
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  Re: Re: Zesting Apparatus? by BarbaraS ([blockquote]Quote:[h...)
Barbara, is this what you're looking for?
http://video.about.com/cocktails/How-to-...Spiral.htm
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  Re: Re: Zesting Apparatus? by BarbaraS ([blockquote]Quote:[h...)
I have that one, I have microplanes, and I have a different one - it's in my toolbox in the "basement". I need somethings out of that compartment tomorrow so I will see if I can find it and take a picture.

Just an aside - before we left WA I stuffed a couple lemons and limes in the freezer I just needed some zest and pulled one of the lemons out and the microplane. Perfection.
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  Re: Re: Zesting Apparatus? by Harborwitch (I have that one, I h...)
Freezing sounds like a cool tip! I'll be trying that! Thanks, Sharon!
Daphne
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