Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Eating and Drinking => Kitchen Natter => Topic started by: Lardman on October 25, 2014, 18:16
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Much disgust with my box grater anyone recommend a zester Im guessing the microplane ones are better than the drag type? I'd like a lemon drizzle cake without huge lump of lemon skin and half my knuckles in ::)
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I bought a good one from M&S in their sale for about £3. It is sold as a Parmesan grater, but is great for zesting.
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Microplane zesters and graters are absolutely fabulous. Have had a set for years. Work well, strong and sturdy
I wouldn't swap mine.
if they stand up my constant use they will stand up to anyones. ;)
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Microplane the brand or a microplane design Mrs Bee ? Not sure I can run to £16 to zest a few lemons, although I am partial to the skin on my knuckles ::)
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£9.50 at M&S, and they have a 3 for 2 offer on if you feel like buying a few more utensils! It iOS a microplane type grater/zester. Not sure what Lakeland have to offer?
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Microplane the brand or a microplane design Mrs Bee ? Not sure I can run to £16 to zest a few lemons, although I am partial to the skin on my knuckles ::)
The brand I think. I got mine from Lakeland and they have outlasted all my other graters. And they work so much better than any I other I have tried. Really useful when making a load of lemon curd.
IMO sometimes cheaper works out more expensive in the long run.
Now my knives were very expensive when I married about 38 years ago and they are still going strong.
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I'll have a rummage at Amaz*n I tried again last night to do an orange for some carrot cake :mad: spent most of the time brushing the grater with the silicone brush to try and get what little zest there was off.
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another vote for microplane/style ones. genius things.
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I'll have a rummage at Amaz*n I tried again last night to do an orange for some carrot cake :mad: spent most of the time brushing the grater with the silicone brush to try and get what little zest there was off.
You won't have that aggro with a micro plane. ::)
I have checked out Amazon and theirs are more expensive and not the same as the ones I got from Lakeland which were £14.99. Lakelands are the ones I have and they are brilliant. :)
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You won't have that aggro with a micro plane. ::)
I wont be having that aggro again ! I'm putting it in the same category as stuffing mushrooms (life's too short) ! Especially as the carrot cake came out so dense it could have pass as my mothers bread pudding (not bread and butter pudding).
I need £2.70 more for free delivery ... suggestions on a little something?
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Would you like a recipe for a carrot cake that always works.
I hesitate to say a fool proof recipe as that sounds rather rude, and it is never my intention to be rude. :)
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Would you like a recipe for a carrot cake that always works.
I think we both know the answer to that Mrs Bee :nowink:
The latest one I tried was Jollyvers and at best it was a meh ... ::) If you want to keep it our little secret ;) you can PM it to me. :tongue2:
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Oh, Mrs Bee, I want to sit at your knee and learn your ways!
Carrot cake is like eating with the deity.
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Oh, Mrs Bee, I want to sit at your knee and learn your ways!
Carrot cake is like eating with the deity.
Did you say sit at or sit on? :lol: :lol:
Have sent you both PMs with the recipe and lots of variations. :D :D
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don't you wish Mrs Bee was your mum :D
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I got a nice one from asda , not a lot of money robust , black handle
chrissie b