While a lemon zester is a handy kitchen tool, it’s not needed to zest a lemon. ... Take the strips and a good, sharp chef’s knife and cut or mince the strips into tiny pieces.

Pro chefs recommend the Microplane zester for finishing dishes with citrus zest, cheese, spices, and more. They say it instantly brings more flavor to dishes and it’s only $15.

Using a lemon zester, remove the zest from the fruit before squeezing them – you need about 120ml (4fl oz) of juice in total. In a medium saucepan, whisk together the juice, zest, sugar, eggs ...