Chef'N Palm Zesters

We remember that many of you really love the Chef'N Palm Peeler, a little peeler that fits in the palm of your hand. It's much more ergonomically friendly for some cooks. So we were curious about these zesters, which we spotted at Sur La Table over the weekend.

This zester works along the same principles as the peeler: it slips over the hand and snuggles into your palm so you don't really have to grip it. Use a scrubbing motion to run it over the lemon or lime, and the zest falls into a little plastic box on the underside of the zester.

Again, we think this may be a good tool for cooks who can't grasp graters well, but we're curious how it's worked for you? Do you use one of these? Is it any better than a Microplane?

• Chef'N Palm Zester, $8 at Sur La Table

(Image: Sur La Table)

Comments (4)

I have one of those peelers and just can't get a feel for it! The zester is intriguing, though.

posted by Dana McCauley on March 2nd 2009 at 7:25pm
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I have the peeler and it is a total nightmare. We call it the skin-donline (it's like a mandoline for your skin).

Ouch. I don't suggest it.

posted by helloolleh on March 2nd 2009 at 8:01pm
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I have the Chef'n PalmBrush vegetable scrubber. It's basically a palm brush, but the bristles are soft enough to not hurt the veggies, and the ring for my finger means I'm not dropping the brush when my hands get wet. I *love* it.

The peeler scares me, but the zester is interesting. A friend has their collapsible colanders and loves them.

posted by Shana Lee on March 2nd 2009 at 8:28pm
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I also have the peeler and hate it---too easy to cut yourself.

posted by sally599 on March 3rd 2009 at 1:24pm
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