Did You Know – Peeling Ginger
I used to peel ginger with a vegetable peeler. I could never get into the crevices of the ginger and I wasted a lot of it.
Now I use a baby spoon but any small spoon should work. I peeled this ginger in no time at all, with very little effort and no waste by scraping the edge of the spoon over the ginger skin.
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Thanks for sharing this. Great information. Yes using a vegetable peeler removes (though small amount) usable ginger. It’s amazing how the spoon only removes the skin of peel.
You’re welcome!
That’s what I do too, Diane
The person that thought of this is a genius!
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A great tip
Thanks Derrick
brilliant solution
Thank you Beth but I saw it on line a long time ago. The person that figured this out is the brilliant one.
Oh yes, we do it that way too. We always used a small knife but then got the tip from a friend to use a spoon. And apart from the fact that the spoon works well, there is also less chance that I can cut my finger 😉.
Yes and it would be so easy to cut your finger with all those crevices in the ginger.
I learned this ginger hack this year as well and it’s a really great hack!
I tried it about a year ago but I used a regular table setting spoon and it didn’t work well. Maybe it had too smooth of an edge. The baby spoon was amazing!
Thanks for a great tip, Diane💜
You’re so welcome Jonetta 🥰
Thanks for this brilliant tip – we use a lot of ginger in the Asian inspired dishes we make!
You’re welcome Tierney🥰
Great tip Diane
Thank you
I LOVE this. I have the perfect spoon! 🙂
It was so easy Linda. Thank you
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Thanks!
I’m going to give this a try – thanks Diane!
If it isn’t very easy, try a different spoon. For me my thin small baby spoon worked so well Mary.
I’ve never seen ginger like that … just as a gingersnap. Yes, you are giggling over that comment. I haven’t had a gingersnap in years, since I got a crown as they are so hard. My mom used to break up a bunch, heat them up and put them into warm peaches with whipped cream on top.
Well you know me! I seriously giggled then read your comment! 🤣 I haven’t had ginger snaps since I was a child. What a great way to eat them!
That was a first for me the non-cook amongst your blogging buddies. 🙂 I liked the “snap” of those ginger snaps. Yes, try that out on a cold Winter’s day – easier on the teeth too.
I’m not a big ginger fan, but I will remember this post if I ever have to peel ginger. 🙂
I usually just use ground ginger but every now and then I have my husband get a small piece at the store. It definitely tastes better than ground.
I used to eat at a Chinese restaurant years ago that had a delicious dish with ginger. There were pieces of ginger in the dish which I didn’t like. He would make the dish without so much ginger and remove the pieces for me. It was so much better.
Oh I wouldn’t like the chunks either, how nice he removed them for you.
Id never thought of using a spoon to peel ginger!
I read about it years ago and the spoon I used back then didn’t do a good job. Then I tried it with a baby spoon and it was perfect!
Nice tip!
Thank you Katherine.
We will have to try this, we use a lot of ginger and you’re right, a peeler just doesn’t work very well! Thanks Diane!
You’re welcome, you will want to kick yourself when you see how easy it is. If it doesn’t peel easily, try a different spoon.
Ok thank you !