One thing all my friends know about me is that I’m a huge klutz.

If an opportunity to unintentionally hurt myself presents itself, I will almost always unwittingly take it.

Plus: the best way to cut up the ingredient so you put it to work in your food.

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Ginger root sliced on wooden table

It’s truea spoon is all you oughta safely and efficiently peel ginger.

So, yes, using the tip of the spoon was definitely the right call.

It’ll be the only method I use going forward.

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Audrey Bruno

A microplane is the short answer.

That being said, using a knife to chop ginger also has its merits.

The garlic press was the only one of these three methods that didn’t work at all.

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Ginger peeled with a spoon (above left), a knife (above middle), and a vegetable peeler (above right)

You’ll want to put this spicy, nutty salad dressing on everything.

There’s nothing more soothing than a bowl of chicken soup infused with ginger.

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Audrey Bruno

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Andrew Purcell; Carrie Purcell

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