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 ...

Lemon zest — shavings of the bright yellow, outermost portion of the rind — is extremely versatile, and a small sprinkle goes a long way in adding a pop of lemon flavor to a dish. Because the zest ...

The next time a recipe calls for lemon juice, you may want to think twice before throwing the rest away. Those leftover peels hold the fruit’s most intense flavors. The zest, the yellow outer layer of ...

During culinary school and my subsequent time cooking in restaurants, I learned that finishing a savory dish with a flurry of bright yellow lemon zest or rubbing zest into the sugar before mixing a ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Squeezing a bit of fresh lemon juice over a ...

Capturing the fresh flavor of spring and the happy color of a cartoon sun, lemon zest is an incredibly versatile ingredient. While lemon juice is pungently sour when used in raw preparations, its ...