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How to use a microplane grater – Jamie Oliver’s Home Cooking Skills


right we’re going to talk about

right we’re going to talk about different ways of grating and shaving

different ways of grating and shaving

different ways of grating and shaving vegetables one essential piece of

vegetables one essential piece of

vegetables one essential piece of kitchen kit is a microplane this isn’t

kitchen kit is a microplane this isn’t

kitchen kit is a microplane this isn’t here it’s just it’s like it looks like a

here it’s just it’s like it looks like a

here it’s just it’s like it looks like a grater but it shaves much much more

grater but it shaves much much more

grater but it shaves much much more finely and more accurately they’re

finely and more accurately they’re

finely and more accurately they’re available in very different sizes of

available in very different sizes of

available in very different sizes of great and so each one has got particular

great and so each one has got particular

great and so each one has got particular uses the fine one here I love to use for

uses the fine one here I love to use for

uses the fine one here I love to use for nutmeg oh no you do really just grate

nutmeg oh no you do really just grate

nutmeg oh no you do really just grate like that up and down you get a really

like that up and down you get a really

like that up and down you get a really beautiful fine fine fine great nutmeg

beautiful fine fine fine great nutmeg

beautiful fine fine fine great nutmeg tap the microplane after you’ve used it

tap the microplane after you’ve used it

tap the microplane after you’ve used it so everything falls off the bank this is

so everything falls off the bank this is

so everything falls off the bank this is also really good for lemon zest it

also really good for lemon zest it

also really good for lemon zest it shaves is really really delicately

shaves is really really delicately

shaves is really really delicately finally again what template make sure we

finally again what template make sure we

finally again what template make sure we got all the zest off that’s a fine one

got all the zest off that’s a fine one

got all the zest off that’s a fine one medium side one is great for chins

medium side one is great for chins

medium side one is great for chins especially over the top of off cook

especially over the top of off cook

especially over the top of off cook dishes like pasta and stuff often I

dishes like pasta and stuff often I

dishes like pasta and stuff often I plate all the spaghetti or the pasta or

plate all the spaghetti or the pasta or

plate all the spaghetti or the pasta or the soup up and then just grate this

the soup up and then just grate this

the soup up and then just grate this over the top and it’s so much nicer than

over the top and it’s so much nicer than

over the top and it’s so much nicer than grating at first and then sprinkling on

grating at first and then sprinkling on

grating at first and then sprinkling on because you get to keep these beautiful

because you get to keep these beautiful

because you get to keep these beautiful little curls on top they look really

little curls on top they look really

little curls on top they look really cool them you can also use cheese on

cool them you can also use cheese on

cool them you can also use cheese on this big one here which cuts much wider

this big one here which cuts much wider

this big one here which cuts much wider ribbons and see that it’s also good for

ribbons and see that it’s also good for

ribbons and see that it’s also good for chocolate chocolate looks great on you

chocolate chocolate looks great on you

chocolate chocolate looks great on you shave it like that these beautiful curls

shave it like that these beautiful curls

shave it like that these beautiful curls there this middle sized one here is

there this middle sized one here is

there this middle sized one here is really good too for garlic we get a peel

really good too for garlic we get a peel

really good too for garlic we get a peel garlic clove and you don’t want to wait

garlic clove and you don’t want to wait

garlic clove and you don’t want to wait around to chop it fine you can do it

around to chop it fine you can do it

around to chop it fine you can do it great

great

great on one of these beautifully shaved fine

on one of these beautifully shaved fine

on one of these beautifully shaved fine garlic you can do that straight into the

garlic you can do that straight into the

garlic you can do that straight into the pan or if you put the pan on I have the

pan or if you put the pan on I have the

pan or if you put the pan on I have the oil in it you can grate straight in

oil in it you can grate straight in

oil in it you can grate straight in really easy you’ve got to make sure that

really easy you’ve got to make sure that

really easy you’ve got to make sure that you clean your I complain afterwards

you clean your I complain afterwards

you clean your I complain afterwards obviously because you have got raw

obviously because you have got raw

obviously because you have got raw garlic on it okay you can also do

garlic on it okay you can also do

garlic on it okay you can also do carrots root vegetables and things like

carrots root vegetables and things like

carrots root vegetables and things like that if you’re making a salad a little

that if you’re making a salad a little

that if you’re making a salad a little shavings of carrot it’s also nice to

shavings of carrot it’s also nice to

shavings of carrot it’s also nice to finish plates with if you’re making a

finish plates with if you’re making a

finish plates with if you’re making a salad or something great little shavings

salad or something great little shavings

salad or something great little shavings of carrot over the top just slightly

of carrot over the top just slightly

of carrot over the top just slightly bigger stuff bigger savings if you want

bigger stuff bigger savings if you want

bigger stuff bigger savings if you want on the coarser microplane alright and

on the coarser microplane alright and

on the coarser microplane alright and don’t forget the little humble sweet

don’t forget the little humble sweet

don’t forget the little humble sweet peeling either because this you know

peeling either because this you know

peeling either because this you know it’s what people just use to peel the

it’s what people just use to peel the

it’s what people just use to peel the vegetables but don’t forget you there’s

vegetables but don’t forget you there’s

vegetables but don’t forget you there’s so much more to it than that you can you

so much more to it than that you can you

so much more to it than that you can you can prank vegetables with it so this

can prank vegetables with it so this

can prank vegetables with it so this count is already peeled and I’m cutting

count is already peeled and I’m cutting

count is already peeled and I’m cutting it into lovely little strips with this

it into lovely little strips with this

it into lovely little strips with this peeler now that’s a lovely addition to a

peeler now that’s a lovely addition to a

peeler now that’s a lovely addition to a salad speed peeler is really

salad speed peeler is really

salad speed peeler is really multifunctional ankle good next thing is

multifunctional ankle good next thing is

multifunctional ankle good next thing is there’s little friends here this is a

there’s little friends here this is a

there’s little friends here this is a plastic mandolin and what it is is its

plastic mandolin and what it is is its

plastic mandolin and what it is is its edge here that you can slide vegetables

edge here that you can slide vegetables

edge here that you can slide vegetables down against and it cuts into strips

down against and it cuts into strips

down against and it cuts into strips salt carrot for example tossed into

salt carrot for example tossed into

salt carrot for example tossed into beautiful slices like that slightly

beautiful slices like that slightly

beautiful slices like that slightly thicker then you would get weather with

thicker then you would get weather with

thicker then you would get weather with a speed peeler what oh my god been down

a speed peeler what oh my god been down

a speed peeler what oh my god been down to the grind the reminder figures

we get down towards the end of the

we get down towards the end of the county have to be very careful when you

county have to be very careful when you

county have to be very careful when you get towards the end what to do is

get towards the end what to do is

get towards the end what to do is actually push it with your fingers up

actually push it with your fingers up

actually push it with your fingers up like the wing so there’s no chance of

like the wing so there’s no chance of

like the wing so there’s no chance of you getting caught by that little blade

you getting caught by that little blade

you getting caught by that little blade there excellent these lovely shavings

there excellent these lovely shavings

there excellent these lovely shavings really nice and the salad or steamed

really nice and the salad or steamed

really nice and the salad or steamed something like that this one is very

something like that this one is very

something like that this one is very similar except it’s got an additional

similar except it’s got an additional

similar except it’s got an additional sort of set of ridges here that means

sort of set of ridges here that means

sort of set of ridges here that means that when you put the carrot through you

that when you put the carrot through you

that when you put the carrot through you get long domestics it’s those slices see

get long domestics it’s those slices see

get long domestics it’s those slices see that yeah

that yeah

that yeah very use exactly the same way when you

very use exactly the same way when you

very use exactly the same way when you get down to the end fingers out the way

just to be safe these lovely matchsticks

just to be safe these lovely matchsticks that’s fantastic just added into a green

that’s fantastic just added into a green

that’s fantastic just added into a green salad for a little bit of color a little

salad for a little bit of color a little

salad for a little bit of color a little bit of crunch daddy use it

bit of crunch daddy use it

bit of crunch daddy use it no don’t forget there’s micro-planes

no don’t forget there’s micro-planes

no don’t forget there’s micro-planes fantastic and you can do all these great

fantastic and you can do all these great

fantastic and you can do all these great things with them but they are quite

things with them but they are quite

things with them but they are quite expensive if your budget doesn’t run to

expensive if your budget doesn’t run to

expensive if your budget doesn’t run to it box craters are a really good

it box craters are a really good

it box craters are a really good alternative this one is quite fancy it’s

alternative this one is quite fancy it’s

alternative this one is quite fancy it’s got six cutting signs but the four-sided

got six cutting signs but the four-sided

got six cutting signs but the four-sided one is every bit as good and they’re

one is every bit as good and they’re

one is every bit as good and they’re very versatile too people think they’re

very versatile too people think they’re

very versatile too people think they’re only really just for Kings but you can

only really just for Kings but you can

only really just for Kings but you can do cheese you can do potatoes you can do

do cheese you can do potatoes you can do

do cheese you can do potatoes you can do any of this stuff with a box grater you

any of this stuff with a box grater you

any of this stuff with a box grater you can cut with a thick side you can cut

can cut with a thick side you can cut

can cut with a thick side you can cut potatoes for dolphin worms things like

potatoes for dolphin worms things like

potatoes for dolphin worms things like that so they’re really good investment

that so they’re really good investment

that so they’re really good investment if you don’t have that if you can

if you don’t have that if you can

if you don’t have that if you can stretch to buying the full kit of micro

stretch to buying the full kit of micro

stretch to buying the full kit of micro planes these things are really good too

planes these things are really good too

planes these things are really good too they’re not too expensive they’re quite

they’re not too expensive they’re quite

they’re not too expensive they’re quite hard to find but if you look online you

hard to find but if you look online you

hard to find but if you look online you can normally track the knees down and

can normally track the knees down and

can normally track the knees down and simplest the most economical of all is a

simplest the most economical of all is a

simplest the most economical of all is a trusty speed peeler it does much more

trusty speed peeler it does much more

trusty speed peeler it does much more than peel vegetables

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