How to Peel Ginger With a Spoon
No peeler, no knife, no fancy piece of equipment will peel ginger better, faster, and easier than a regular old spoon. I like to use a teaspoon—not the one I use for measuring but the one I choose for eating yogurt or ice cream. Avoid a soup spoon. Generally speaking, a soup spoon’s bowl is too big to effectively get around all those nubbins and knobs.
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How to Grate Ginger With a Fork
When it comes to grating you have a couple of options. You can use a fork, a ginger grater (but I find these difficult to clean), or a microplane. Microplanes are lightweight, store easily alongside other long handles items like wooden spoons or tongs, and are great for grating more than just ginger: Use it to shower Parmesan over pasta, lemon zest into muffin or cake batter, or a little nutmeg over your eggnog. If neither of these tools appeals to you, a fork will work just fine.
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Freezing Ginger
Grated ginger also freezes well: Freeze it in ice cube trays and grab a cube whenever you want to add a fresh and spicy kick. Try frozen ginger in a breakfast smoothie or in place of the ground ginger in chewy spice cookies.
