zester

British

/ ˈzɛstə /

noun

a kitchen utensil used to scrape fine shreds of peel from citrus fruits

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"I'll carefully wrap up my chef's knife and nestle it into my favorite dutch oven along with my three other essential kitchen tools: a zester, a stick blender and a pepper grinder," she writes.

From Salon

Dragging out a frying pan and zester may feel like an extra step too many, but that little extra effort is worth it in this case.

From Salon

Cooks can use the conveniently narrow measuring spoons, a snazzy garlic rocker, and a premium zester grater.

From The Verge

Using a microplane zester, remove the zest from one lime and reserve.

From Seattle Times

To serve family-style, spoon the finished fool into a pretty glass bowl, and use a rasp-style zester to grate the chocolate over the top.

From Seattle Times

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