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Kenji AKA Peel ginger with a spoon!!!
by Exuma 5y ago
Kenji AKA Peel ginger with a spoon!!!
- dataviz1000 5y agoWhat type of savage doesn't peel ginger with a spoon? Learned that from a Tibetan making momos. He would then use the side of a clever to crush the ginger before mincing.
- UncleMeat 5y agoI actually don't. Ginger is incredibly cheap and comes in quantities larger than I need for almost all preparations. The loss that comes from cutting it into a rectangular prism is worth the time for me, since I'm going to be throwing some of it in the trash anyway.
- zbentley 5y agoDon't throw the edges away; freeze them and occasionally boil them down with water to make ... well, anything really: tea (with lemon, for an upset stomach), soda (sugar + dry ice or a sodastream), syrup (sugar + boil until thick), or just a great way to make your house smell like ginger.
- ipsum2 5y agoPeople have been doing this for forever, it's not a new technique by Kenji.
- Exuma 5y agoI'm aware. I'm making fun of the fact he says it literally every time he peels ginger, which is like every video. I've heard him say the same line like 30 times.
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoThat's basic pedagogy, he doesn't assume a highly familiar audience.
- adt2bt 5y agoI don’t think GP is criticizing the pedagogy, but instead memeing.
- hnick 5y agoI read this a lot, but I've always had better results using the back of my knife. The top of the blade is squared off and peels ginger perfectly (better than when I tried a spoon) and I'm already holding it.
- xref 5y agoHuh I’ve only watched like 10 of his vids but he hasn’t mentioned it once, he just smashes with a Chinese cleaver and minces in all the ones I’ve seen. What’s the benefit to dirtying both a spoon and a knife to mince garlic?
- Exuma 5y agoI said ginger, for garlic he usually just cuts it or uses mortar and pestle