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TOOLS AND TIPS FOR EVERYONE WHO LOVES TO EAT
Grate Tool
Give the gift of fuss-free
flavor. Small handheld
graters with new wider
blades are hitting shelves,
allowing you to add thin slivers of
lime peel or carrots to dishes in a
flash. Stir freshly grated ginger into
holiday appetizers. Or add slices of
garlic to a recipe without calling on
a cutting board— just grate the
clove right into the skillet. Here are
a few ways this handy tool can be
used to grate in the flavor.
1
C H E E S E
Grate soft fresh
mozzarella or a wedge
of blue cheese over roasted
sweet potato wedges. Just
as effortlessly grate hard
cheeses such as Parmesan
or aged cheddar into a salad
or over tomato soup.
3
S E A S O N IN G S
Shave garlic or
carrots into burgers,
or add ribbons of fresh
ginger to stir-fries or soup.
For a snack, grate a peppery
radish over buttered bread
and sprinkle with salt
and pepper.
2
C IT R U S
Whisk the peel
from a lemon,
lime, or grapefruit into a
vinaigrette dressing. Or
stir a little orange zest
into sugar cookie dough
or brownie batter for
added zing.
4
C H O C O L A T E
Top frosted
cupcakes with
a mix of white and dark
chocolate shavings. Grate
milk chocolate into a mug
of hot chocolate or over a
bowl of vanilla ice cream.
The skinny
This grater produces
thin slivers, setting
it apart from most
fine-tooth graters or
zesters, which make
powdery shavings.
No nicks
The razor-sharp
blade has a cover for
storing, so it’s safe
to toss in a drawer.
Microplane Medium
Ribbon Grater, $
1 4
.
9 5
;
microplane.com.
Q&A
How much shredded peel will I
get from one lemon or lime?
One medium lemon yields about
2 teaspoons of shredded peel. A
lime, which tends to be a little
smaller, yields 1V2 teaspoons.
LYNN BLANCHARD, BHG TEST
KITCHEN DIRECTOR
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