Take the strips and a good, sharp chef’s knife and cut or mince the strips into tiny pieces. This lemon zest will be a ...

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 ...

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Among the words of advice was a reminder about a tool most home cooks probably don’t think about too often: a citrus zester. According to Garten, you should be replacing it every few years to keep the ...

Chances are, you already have a zester somewhere in your kitchen. It’s the small hand tool with the perforated, angled head that has drifted to the back bottom of a drawer. If that’s the case, then ...

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 ...

The OXO Good Grips tool offers a bonus — a channel knife on the back of the blade that creates long spirals to add a twist to your martini, Negroni, or other cocktails If you’re in the market for a ...

Last year my husband retired. He’s not really a bloke to sit about the house, even with the opportunities to annoy me, so he got himself a nice little part-time job taking people with mobility issues ...