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Peel or don't peel

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HollyRocks · 02/08/2023 19:33

Root ginger. Do you? Bastard fiddly stuff. I really think life's too short for that kind of faffing about, but my mum seems to think it's going to poison me if i don't peel it.

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Wilkolampshade · 03/08/2023 20:48

I grate it, skin on.
Pesticides on surface not an issue as it grows underground.

red78hot · 03/08/2023 20:45

A jar of Lazy Ginger solves it for me, plus if I buy fresh I end up wasting some as it goes mouldy by the next time I use it.

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HollyRocks · 03/08/2023 20:40

ok, so if i'm going to peel it i should use a teaspoon, but still don't know why you all peel it?. Did you all try it with the skin on and not like it? Or just do it without question because everyone else does? Surely can't be only me and BlackForest who think it's a waste of time.

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BlackForestCake · 02/08/2023 22:11

I peeled it for years and now I don't bother, and I can't tell the difference once the food is cooked.

Emmelina · 02/08/2023 22:07

I chop to expose the inside then stick it cut side down in the garlic press :) leaves most of the skin behind and anything else is easily picked out.

AuntieDolly · 02/08/2023 22:04

Just use the edge of the spoon to scrape off the peel. Lots of videos via google

ChiefWiggumsBoy · 02/08/2023 22:00

I always peel, if I buy it.

But I normally buy the bags of frozen stuff.

DuploTrain · 02/08/2023 21:05

I grate both garlic (unpeeled) and ginger. The fibrous bits/peel stay on the outside of the grater.

Takacupokindnessyet · 02/08/2023 20:56

I peel but more often I just use the frozen stuff

Konfetka · 02/08/2023 20:53

Jar of lazy ginger, problem solved.

greenteaandmarshmallows · 02/08/2023 20:53

greenteaandmarshmallows · 02/08/2023 20:52

How do you use a spoon

As in how do you use a spoon to peel it?

greenteaandmarshmallows · 02/08/2023 20:52

How do you use a spoon

campervaner · 02/08/2023 20:51

Teaspoon, easy!

AuntieDolly · 02/08/2023 20:34

Teaspoon is a game changer

ButtOutBobsMum · 02/08/2023 20:28

I buy frozen! Life's too short to be peeling ginger Grin

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HollyRocks · 02/08/2023 20:28

@SM4713 I have no idea how her mind works, never have. I rinse it under the tap, but apparently that's not enough and i'm still going to be dead by next week if i don't start to peel everything. Except fruit. Fruit seems to be ok, (unless it's grown in the Middle East)

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SM4713 · 02/08/2023 20:08

If there are corners/angles where soil could be trapped- I cut this so I can peel with the back of a blunt knife or spoon and wash off any dirt.

Unpeeled is not poisonous- just unpleasant in some recipes- esp if you get soily grit in your teeth!

OP- Your mum does realise its a rhizome which grows UNDER the ground doesn't she? Sprays when its growing would be systemic- not just on the skin- because its in the soil! Its very easy to grow at home too if she'd prefer her own, pesticide free ginger.

Flockameanie · 02/08/2023 20:01

I always just cut it off with a sharp knife, but now I’m going to try the teaspoon thing!

CatsOnTheChair · 02/08/2023 19:57

Bookish88 · 02/08/2023 19:55

It's definitely peel, in this context...

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Apologies for my dyslexic (and drunk) typing.
It wasn't a spelling comment. It was a suggestion that not peeling (is that write this thyme !!!!!) isn't the way to go.

Bookish88 · 02/08/2023 19:55

CatsOnTheChair · 02/08/2023 19:47

Peal!

It's definitely peel, in this context...

Maddy70 · 02/08/2023 19:49

Depends what I am using it for. But usually yes peel

lavagal · 02/08/2023 19:48

Teaspoon all the way

CatsOnTheChair · 02/08/2023 19:47

Peal!

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HollyRocks · 02/08/2023 19:47

@MontyDontysLinenTrousers

I read those words the wrong way round

half-peeled arse!!

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DaaamnYoullDo · 02/08/2023 19:47

You peel it with a spoon, it's easy

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