Hi everyone!
As I mentioned, we wanted to do some other special features, starting with product reviews. This is our first one.
Zesting lemons, oranges and limes on my crappy little zester has been making me die inside. So, finally, after putting it off forever, I got myself to Bed, Bath & Beyond for this sweet little toy. I was so sick of zesting one tiny lemon taking FOREVER and losing half or more of the zest on the zester, or worse, trying to pick it out.
Never again. If zesting is the bane of your existence, much as it was mine, buy one of these. You'll never regret it.
Mine was $15, though I know you can get them cheaper. I was desperate.
I've heard they're also great for hard cheeses like parmesan. Can't wait to use it on that!
I've been wanting an herb mincer for a little while. Knowing this, when my husband saw one on clearance he picked it up for me. You can all go oooh and awww now. I was so excited to try it out. So the next time my recipe called for some fresh basil, I whipped that baby out and went to it. I was saddened by the pathetic performance. It mostly just mangled the basil. There were little lines where it should have cut it. I thought perhaps it was not truly meant for basil so I tried it on parsley and cilantro, etc. All returned the same results. Moral of the story, save your money, even if it is on clearance.
