Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A kitchen utensil, usually a steel panel or strip with a handle and sharp-edged slits and perforations, used for zesting the rinds of citrus fruit.
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- noun A
kitchen implement used to remove thezest ofcitrus fruit .
Etymologies
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Examples
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You can buy a zester, which is a small tool with 4 holes.
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When a recipe calls for zesting a citrus, it usually means to grate it on a fine grater or remove the zest with a utensil called a zester.
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When a recipe calls for zesting a citrus, it usually means to grate it on a fine grater or remove the zest with a utensil called a zester.
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When a recipe calls for zesting a citrus, it usually means to grate it on a fine grater or remove the zest with a utensil called a zester.
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When you look at the OXO "zester," you'll see five little zesting holes at the tip of the blade.
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A micro plane zester is a relatively new gadget in the kitchen when you consider how long egg slicers and cheese graters have been around.
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To prepare Wasabi, you must cut the scales and knobs off the root, then grate the root in a circular motion with a lemon zester or preferably a sharkskin grater.
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I used a zester that had a large opening for making twists (to garnish drinks) to carve away the outer rind in the area I wanted to put the cupcake, then used regular pumpkin carving tools to cut away the rest.
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Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated with a microplane or a zester
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LESSON ONE: Chef Keller on lime zest KP, carefully keeping the Microplane zester turned upward to catch the green shreds.
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