Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lemon zest below zester and whole lemons - New Africa/Shutterstock If you've ever been cooking and been confused at the terms ...

Ever flipped through a recipe that calls for lemon zest (or any citrus fruit zest, for that matter), only to realize you're missing that one specific tool? Whoever convinced us we needed a citrus ...

Baking with orange zest can take your cookies, cakes, and muffins to the next level. The zest gives a subtle citrus aroma ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Lemons are one of the few—or maybe one of ...

During culinary school and my subsequent time cooking in restaurants, I learned that finishing a savory dish with a flurry of bright yellow lemon zest or rubbing zest into the sugar before mixing a ...