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 ...

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 ...

Every kitchen needs a good vegetable peeler, and it's hard to beat the comfortable-to-hold OXO Good Grips Swivel Peeler. This basic tool is the perfect way to peel potatoes, carrots, apples, and sweet ...

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 ...