Oxo Good Grips Lemon Zester

Description

Specially designed to get the tasty zest while leaving the bitter rind behind. The notch tool works to get spirals of peel and the soft, oversized handle works to take pressure off your hand.

Features

• Comfortable, nonslip handle absorbs pressure from hands
• Sharp holes in the head make zesting rinds easy
• Built-in channel knife for garnishing
• Stainless-steel head is solid and durable
• Safe to use in dishwasher

Customer Reviews

1. Durable and good product!

   Date: 2010-04-06

   Customer Rating:
   

   It takes some getting used to the technique needed to get a good quality strip of rind off a lemon or lime, but once you have it down it's a snap. The handle is great and feels good in your hand. The zester at the end isn't that useful, I mainly use the big part for pulling off rind for martinis and lemon drops.

2. I continue to buy OXO products

   Date: 2010-03-15

   Customer Rating:
   

   I haven't found an OXO kitchen tool that I have yet to like or think is better than any other brand I've used. I give this 5 stars for a reason.

3. Good, but not the best

   Date: 2010-01-04

   Customer Rating:
   

   I got an Oxo zester because I love most of the other Oxo products I've tried. Like those, this is comfortable in the hand and to use, and I was pleased. It's good for garnish and easy to control, and is the best I've used of its style.
   
   Then I saw a photo in a food blog (in Pioneer Woman's "Orange Mini-Muffins with Brown Sugar Glaze" post) of an orange with a clean, THOROUGHLY zested stripe across it from a Microplane zester, seemingly from a single swipe. I went out and got a Microplane (this one, because it doesn't have cutting edges on the sides and I'm a klutz: Microplane Fine Grater) and was an instant convert. Yes, the photo was very probably a single-swipe one. With the Microplane, it's really easy to get every last shred of zest from an orange -- without a single iota of pith! -- in about the same amount of time it takes to simply peel an orange. Wow.
   
   If garnish is your goal, plus an occasional bit of zest for cooking, the Oxo's really pretty good. If you want to get lots of pith-free zest as quickly and easily as possible, I recommend a Microplane.
   
   I'm not much for garnish (a knife will do what little I need), so I gave my Oxo away.
   

4. Nice, but...

   Date: 2009-12-20

   Customer Rating:
   

   This is a pretty good zester. It has a very comfortable grip and it's easy to clean. It was perfect for my needs, but if you want a very fine zest this is not the product for you. It's really only practical if you don't mind a little bit thicker zest.

5. OXO Lemon Zester

   Date: 2009-03-11

   Customer Rating:
   

   This is an excellent little tool for curling off nice, long strings of lemon peel for cocktails, smoothies, stir fries, soups, salads,and even teas, and broths.
   
   Comes sharp, stays sharp, fits your hand nicely to make the job even more fun! - I would say even a great tool for professionals!
   
   One of those tools that you'll wonder why you waited so long to have in your kitchen arsenal!