Graters

How can I get zest from a lemon if I dont have a grater or a microplane??

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1. Use a serrated knife.
2. Squeeze instead a few drops of lemon juice to get the desired lemony aroma.
3. Just peel off small skin bits with a knife....
4. Use a VERY sharp knife and start slicing the peel of a washed lemon, into very thin strips....no thicker that 1-2 mm. the absolute outside of the lemon is good...it's the whitish peel that's horrible
5. potatoe peeler
6. Try a fork
7. um, try scraping off the zest with a knife edge. maybe use a fork. i am lost.
8. You can use a vegetable peeler, and then chop fine with a knife...I often use this method, as you can control the zest better, and not get so much of the pith...Hope this helps...Sherry N
9. using a fork
10. Use a potato peeler and carfully peel the zest off, then chopp into thin strips : )
11. This could get a little time consuming but you could try this: Take the lemon, soak it in hot water about 5 min... Score the lemon twice with a knife and completely peel it like you would an orange. You should have four pieces about the same size.. Take a piece of the rind and slice it as thin as you can. Once you have done this, turn it where you can take off the pith..the pith of the lemon is very bitter and will ruin your zest. The pith is the white membrane under the rind. Once you have just the rind you'll want to make the pieces even smaller. Depending on your recipe, you could take the rind and put it in a food processor to further reduce the size of your pieces. Hope this is helpful...email me if you have other questions.
12. Take the sharpest paring knife you have and peel the rind off, making sure to get as little white (pith) off as you can. (It's bitter.) When you're done with that, either chop chop chop it finely by hand, or put it in the food processor or blender.