Choose your gear. A serrated knife, like a bread knife, is ideal. The small teeth on this kitchen staple act like a mini-grater, effortlessly scraping off the outer skin layer. A chef's knife or ...

Use a peeler, knife, or grater to zest a lemon in a pinch. Lots of recipes call for the zest of a lemon. In fact, lemon zest may even be a more common ingredient than lemon juice, although one of our ...

Lemon or lime juice adds a burst of acidity across recipes, whether you're baking or cooking. And while citrus juice is a welcome addition, citrus seeds, on the other hand, are not. Unfortunately, for ...

Lemon zest — shavings of the bright yellow, outermost portion of the rind — is extremely versatile, and a small sprinkle goes a long way in adding a pop of lemon flavor to a dish. Because the zest ...

Lots of recipes call for the zest of a lemon. In fact, lemon zest may even be a more common ingredient than lemon juice, although one of our favorite lemon-focused sweets, lemon curd, calls for both ...

For fast, easy zesting, nothing beats a microplane (see "Kitchen Essentials: Our 10 Favorite Tools," on sfgate.com/food). But if you want garnish-quality zest, this ...

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Ever flipped through a recipe that calls for lemon zest (or any citrus fruit zest, for that matter), only to realize you're missing that one specific tool? Whoever convinced us we needed a citrus ...