Anyone got a foolproof way of preparing fresh ginger?

[WoolyMammoth55]

I'm so sick of dicing it as finely as I can and still biting into chunks in the finished dish!

I need a garlic press but for ginger, right? Is it this?
www.amazon.co.uk/Microplane-Ginger-Stainless-Steel-White/dp/B01LCPCMDE

Any thoughts or tips really welcome!

I buy it in a jar as a puree.

grate it with a little hand held grater (like you’d use for Parmesan)

I buy it frozen.

I just grate it using a fine grater

I grate mine

Easiest way is to peel it, cut into chunks and freeze. Then use a fine grater. Grates really easily when frozen.

Frozen cubes

groceries.asda.com/product/asian-frozen/taj-crushed-ginger/26059077

Use a teaspoon to scrape the peel off and then use a fine grater as pp have said

I use a wasabi grater. It's a metal plate with spikes on it, no holes so it doesn't really grate rather it sort of smooshes it. If you are doing garlic and ginger I do the garlic first then the ginger as the ginger is fibrous so removes the garlic remains

I buy frozen cubes. 100% ginger, it's Taj brand, think I got it in both Sainsburys and Morrisons

Break/chop into whatever straight pieces the root allows, peel, freeze.

Grate from frozen when needed - if you want thin strips, cut off the inch or so you need, allow to defrost then slice as you want.

I freeze it and grate it as needed. Much easier to grate when frozen and reduces waste too

I buy it in a tube.

Grater plate

Like this. You don't even need to peel it, same for garlic.

Although I do love a chunk of ginger!

Buy frozen ginger? It is mushier when it defrosts.

If you are going to be making lots of curries buy a bag of frozen cubes (Taj brand is probably the easiest to get hold if), otherwise I think most supermarkets sell small bags alongside the frozen herbs and chilli (certainly Waitrose and Iceland do).

Don’t all recipes say to grate it? Using the finer grater size.
The purée in a jar is fine too.

Ginger purée in a tube from Aldi. Makes bugger all difference in 99% of dishes.

I buy this

I buy the jars of purée from the Asian section at the supermarket

Go to Waitrose.

Buy this. (Buy several packets if you don't normally shop there.)

Freeze it.. dont bother to peel first.. then grate as and when you need it... peel disappears when you cook it.

Frozen ginger from the world foods freezer section, ditto garlic

So do I. Much easier and it doesn't go off.

Also frozen garlic, chilli and herbs.