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.With two uses in one utensil, this tool is the ultimate for working with citrus. The head features several sharp holes for zesting lemons, oranges and more, while the channel knife lets you create elegant garnishes and decorations with little effort.

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

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My mother has mild arthritis and she likes my Oxo tools better than her own (even the ones she's grown to love over the years).

The zesting blades are sharp and at the perfect angle. You get perfect zest with little effort. And you get NO pith (bitter white part).

As with almost all Oxo tools the design is excellent: it is highly ergonomic--it fits the hand and works the way it should.

56 of 58 found the following review helpful:

A useful tool, just not necessarily for zestingMar 28, 2006
By John Bollinger
This is a nice little tool, as far as making strips of citrus zest; BUT there are a lot of recipes that call for a finer zest, which is hard to get out of this zester. I've found that a microplane grater works a lot better at getting a fine zest, and lets you get at LOT more of the zest off the lemon. With the OXO Zester, you only get a few strips at a time, and it gets tricky to go back between the strips to get all the zest off. I gave the OXO three stars because I don't think it's the optimal tool for what its main function is supposed to be.

However, the way the OXO works does make it useful for other applications. I use it to make thin julienne carrot strips for salads, and I imagine it could do the same with any reasonably firm fruit or vegetable. And it is good for garnishing.

If you do a lot of zesting for recipes and such, I would go with the microplane grater. If you do more garnishing and only zest occasionally, this OXO should serve you well enough. Personally, I say buy both; they're cheap. :)

35 of 35 found the following review helpful:

A better way to add zest to your cooking!Jun 26, 2000
By Diane Rossman
Most kitchens probably do not have a lemon zester as a routine item, but the OXO zester is a must for both casual and professional cooks. The problem with most zesters is they aren't sharp enough to properly zest only the lemon peel but instead give you white pith along with the zest. But the OXO only gives you the best of the lemon as it stainless steel blade cuts sharply and cleanly. Another excellent feature is a built in garnishing tool that allows you to cut designs into citrus fruit thus giving you two kitchen gadgets for the price of one. The zester is quite durable and goes through the dishwasher quite well too. This tool is also extremely safe for even the youngest of hands as its slip proof construction allows you to grip it easily without fear of slipping and hurting oneself. So add some zest the OXO way!

23 of 24 found the following review helpful:

Excellent quality value.Aug 29, 2004
By M. E. Volmar
This handy and attractive zester comes with very sharp holes set at the perfect angle to make zesting rinds virtually effortless and give you more peel without pith on lemons, oranges and even the toughest of citrus skins. The built in channel knife for garnishing is a convenient addition you can use on chocolate and other foods to produce the perfect decoration every time. Its sharp blades never seem to need sharpening, and its hefty body fits comfortably in the hand, making it require less force to operate than the more traditional zesters do.
Like the rest of the products from the OXO Good Grips line, this one is a great value of superior quality, unsurpassed durability and flawless performance. Its ergonomic design and big, pressure-absorbing, outstanding non-slip grip, complete an oversized hole for easy hanging, allow you comfortable, daily, wet or dry use. Its injury-free, elegant, stylized, standard OXO shape will fit perfectly with the rest of your OXO utensils in the kitchen or in the bar.
Its easy-to-clean, simple construction and dishwasher-safe, hard-wearing materials make this a tool that you will be able to depend on for years, and its stainless-steel metal parts will permanently keep your rust worries away.
After submitting this product to over two years of normal use, mine is still just like new.
--Reviewed by M. E. Volmar

13 of 13 found the following review helpful:

good productApr 19, 2003
By T. Reinhardt "olivia lee"
I find I have to *push* hard to get thru thick orange and lemon rinds. I have found that the microlane grater is easier and more versitile... The handle feels odd to me... and too big as a grip.

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