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Cooking & Baking

HighFired49

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8. Try freezing

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2025, 07:15 PM

May 31

Try zesting the skin when it's frozen, but don't freeze the whole lemon. I would juice the lemon first, and then freeze the skin, and then run the frozen skin over the zester.

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When lemons cannot be zested [View all] question everything May 31 OP

I would suggest using a microplane. RockRaven May 31 #1

I am not familiar with a microplane. Mine is the basic grater. question everything May 31 #2

Here. sheshe2 May 31 #5

I have gifted many of these for stocking stuffers, co-worker gifts, family.. FarPoint May 31 #7

A microplane resembles a carpenter's tool... FarPoint May 31 #6

Take a paring knife, and carefully cut off a thick strip of rind. no_hypocrisy May 31 #3

Paring knife is my "go to" utensil EmmaLee E Jun 1 #10

Microplane or paring knife, as recommended above. fierywoman May 31 #4

Try freezing HighFired49 May 31 #8

Good suggestion. Will try question everything May 31 #9

I usually use the potato peeler when this happens. surrealAmerican Jun 3 #11