I don't bother peeling if I am grating it , but if I am slicing it or chopping it finely I use the teaspoon to scrape the skin off. I am wondering why I bother !
punkinthefirst,
Jul 15, 11:24pm
No use to you at all, because I buy mine pre-grated, in a jar.
nauru,
Jul 15, 11:25pm
I usually scrape the skin off for slicing and grating. If juicing it goes in as is.
ruby19,
Jul 15, 11:48pm
I just grate with my nutmeg grater, also I keep it stored in the freezer and grate from frozen. Easy
unknowndisorder,
Jul 16, 12:05am
I just grate or chop without peeling. I used to keep in the freezer, but now keep it in a bowl in the fridge and change the water regularly. Use enough of it that rarely throw it out.
rainrain1,
Jul 16, 12:40am
I do all of those things :-)
holly-rocks,
Jul 16, 1:28am
I peel as I'm a bit of a germaphobe. You never know where that ginger has been! O.0
davidt4,
Jul 16, 1:52am
I peel, mainly because I am concerned about the insecticides and other treatments that the ginger gets when it is imported. When I had my own home grown ginger I didn’t peel it as it wasn’t sprayed and the skin was very tender.
nauru,
Jul 18, 1:45am
It also keeps indefinitely in a jar covered with sherry in the fridge. I do this (sliced) and use both the ginger and sherry for chinese dishes and then top up both ginger and sherry as it's used, it's almost bottomless.
socram,
Jul 26, 8:19pm
Scrape the skin off with a spoon! No waste. A tip I saw on a TV cooking show.
Good tip about saving it in sherry. Thanks for that.
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