Lemon Zest Measuring at a Show..

[smilesarepriceless]

So, when you are doing the lemon zest at a show, let's say w/ the microplane adjustable grater, what do you catch the zest w/ to then measure it..Or do you let it fall on a cutting board, and then put in a measuring device somehow??

 

[katie0128]

I try to use only the cutting board with measure cups at shows... so I would just grate the zest onto the board and use the handy scraper to scrape the zest into the right size measure cup.
If I need just a small amout of zest, then I use the adjustable measuring spoons... set the spoon to the right amount, tip is on it's side on the board and gently push the zest into the spoon. Make sense?

 

[pamperedtara]

Zest it onto the cutting board with measure cups, then use the handy scraper to scrape into the measuring cups. I also put some of extra zest in the mini EZ read to pass around the room so they can feel how "angel fine" it is.

 

[katie0128]

See - I had a good idea!!! Two votes for the cutting board with measure cups!

 

[pamperedtara]

Great minds think alike & evidently at the exact same moment

 

[Teresa Lynn]

measure!! whats that?

 

[angmillar]

I don't have the cutting board with measuring cups.... so I zest it on the cutting board, then just measure it with an easy adjustable measuring spoon.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

measure!! whats that?

HA! That's what I was going to say! How I measure anything is with the palm of my hand. I just look at it in the palm of my hand, and think, "Yep, that looks like a teaspoon" or tablespoon, or whatever........

 

[Teresa Lynn]

I never measure at my show I tell them I am using the method grandma taught me.
I sell plenty of our measuring tools but seldom bring or talk about them.