Meaning & use
Zester
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A small kitchen tool with sharp-edged holes used to scrape thin strips of zest, or peel, from citrus fruit.
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She ran the zester over the lemon to add fresh zest to the cake batter.
A microplane zester works well for finely grating both citrus peel and hard cheese.
A note on using this word
Named for the "zest" it removes: the flavorful, oily outer layer of citrus peel used widely in cooking and baking.
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