Product Description

Specially designed to get the tasty zest while leaving the bitter rind behind. The notch tool works to get spirals of peel and the soft, oversized handle works to take pressure off your hand.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2464 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Oxo
• Model: 26781
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 1.38" w x 5.00" l, .50 pounds

Features

• Comfortable, nonslip handle absorbs pressure from hands
• Sharp holes in the head make zesting rinds easy
• Built-in channel knife for garnishing
• Stainless-steel head is solid and durable
• Safe to use in dishwasher

Amazon.com Review
With two uses in one utensil, this tool is the ultimate for working with citrus. The head features several sharp holes for zesting lemons, oranges and more, while the channel knife lets you create elegant garnishes and decorations with little effort. And when you're through, its large, oversize handle opening makes hanging easy. The Good Grips line features durable, nonslip flexible handles on every product. Ergonomically designed to fit the palm comfortably and softly, the pressure-absorbing processed rubber handle puts less tension on the hands, while providing an outstanding grip. Made from the same material as dishwasher gaskets are constructed of, the handles are slip-proof, wet or dry, as well as dishwasher-safe. Good Grips products are moderately priced and have won the Tylenol/Arthritis Foundation Design Award. --Laurie Notaro

Customer Reviews

Oxo=excellent ergonomics
I am a quadriplegic/tetraplegic (C5-6 for any of you who care). I have only about 1/3 use of my hands and about 1/2 use of my arms, but I can use this zester--not with great ease, but I can use it! I cannot use any other zester I have tried.

My mother has mild arthritis and she likes my Oxo tools better than her own (even the ones she's grown to love over the years).

The zesting blades are sharp and at the perfect angle. You get perfect zest with little effort. And you get NO pith (bitter white part).

As with almost all Oxo tools the design is excellent: it is highly ergonomic--it fits the hand and works the way it should.

A better way to add zest to your cooking!
Most kitchens probably do not have a lemon zester as a routine item, but the OXO zester is a must for both casual and professional cooks. The problem with most zesters is they aren't sharp enough to properly zest only the lemon peel but instead give you white pith along with the zest. But the OXO only gives you the best of the lemon as it stainless steel blade cuts sharply and cleanly. Another excellent feature is a built in garnishing tool that allows you to cut designs into citrus fruit thus giving you two kitchen gadgets for the price of one. The zester is quite durable and goes through the dishwasher quite well too. This tool is also extremely safe for even the youngest of hands as its slip proof construction allows you to grip it easily without fear of slipping and hurting oneself. So add some zest the OXO way!

A useful tool, just not necessarily for zesting
This is a nice little tool, as far as making strips of citrus zest; BUT there are a lot of recipes that call for a finer zest, which is hard to get out of this zester. I've found that a microplane grater works a lot better at getting a fine zest, and lets you get at LOT more of the zest off the lemon. With the OXO Zester, you only get a few strips at a time, and it gets tricky to go back between the strips to get all the zest off. I gave the OXO three stars because I don't think it's the optimal tool for what its main function is supposed to be.

However, the way the OXO works does make it useful for other applications. I use it to make thin julienne carrot strips for salads, and I imagine it could do the same with any reasonably firm fruit or vegetable. And it is good for garnishing.

If you do a lot of zesting for recipes and such, I would go with the microplane grater. If you do more garnishing and only zest occasionally, this OXO should serve you well enough. Personally, I say buy both; they're cheap. :)