A rasp-style grater, with its short, razor-sharp notches, can not only make short work of grating cheese, chocolate, citrus zest, nutmeg, ginger, and many other ingredients, it’s also easier to grip ...

You’ll reach for our top picks over and over. "A zester is used to remove the zest, or the most colorful part of a citrus peel, that contains all of the flavorful oils," says Susan Loomis, a chef, ...

There are a few brands out there that seem to have completely dominated the market with a specific kitchen product. When you dream of a Dutch oven, it’s Le Creuset. When people talk cast iron skillets ...

Like most things in life, nothing is perfect. But if there's any cooking tool that comes close, it's the Microplane. A long, thin metal grater dotted with small, sharp-edged teeth, it can be used to ...

Home cooks have stocked their kitchen drawers with Microplane graters and zesters for 30 years. These sharp, dependable tools come in a variety of shapes and sizes — rasps, paddle-style, rotary, box ...

Wooden doors and windows tend to stick inside their frames in summer because they're swollen with the summer's humidity. If you've got a Microplane-style zester handy, a few quick swipes can scrape ...