A prep cook in Seattle showed me a better way to peel ginger

I was working a pop-up event there about six months ago. I was using a spoon to scrape the skin off, which felt slow. The prep cook next to me, without a word, grabbed a small piece and rubbed it against the tines of a fork. The skin came off in seconds, and he just said, 'Less waste, more speed.' I've done it that way ever since. Anyone else have a simple kitchen tool hack like that?

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terry_wood5119d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, seems like a lot of fuss over peeling a tiny root. Tbh, a spoon or a knife gets the job done fine for the amount I use. Ngl, I'd probably just lose the fork.

kelly.nora24d ago

My buddy swears by using a potato peeler on bell peppers.

lilys8224d ago

Your buddy is onto something, @kelly.nora. I tried it last week and it gets the skin off so fast without taking much of the pepper with it. It works way better than trying to use a knife for me.