What kind of shredding tool can I use

to get those fine little frizzy curls of fresh carrot, radish, etc. that chefs use as a garnish on sushi and ceviches? The ones that are almost like clumps of curly hair...

Did you try a lemon zester?

I would think that a lemon zester would get me more of a "powder", like lemon zest. What I want to get is long, thin, curly "hairs" of my vegetable.

I think you need to go look at a lemon zester; they generally have 5-6 sharpened holes at an angle that you draw along the surface of the fruit, producing the curls you are looking for.

You mean a spiral vegetable slicer?

Octarine wrote:I think you need to go look at a lemon zester; they generally have 5-6 sharpened holes at an angle that you draw along the surface of the fruit, producing the curls you are looking for.

Maybe I need to look at more lemon zesters. The ones that I own have a myriad of sharp edges and more or less vertical openings, they form a "powder" of the lemon or lime rind (zest). I use them regularly when making the special Frontera recipe margaritas.

Fujisan wrote:You mean a spiral vegetable slicer?

AHA! I googled spiral vegetable slicer, and I believe that that may be what I need, as long as I can find one with a very fine blade. Thank You!

You need the old fashioned kind with the little teeth, not a microplane.

This is what Octarine is talking about and it's exactly what you need.

Best,
Michael

eatchicago wrote:This is what Octarine is talking about and it's exactly what you need.

Best,
Michael

Thanks much! My confusion was because my lemon zester looks like this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/MINI-LEMON-ZESTER-GRATER-STAINLESS-STEEL-5-5-TALL-NEW_W0QQitemZ4431707945QQcmdZViewItem

Now my question is: how did you rename the URL that you posted?

YoYoPedro wrote:Now my question is: how did you rename the URL that you posted?

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Thanks!

G Wiv wrote:

YoYoPedro wrote:Now my question is: how did you rename the URL that you posted?

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Another tip: If you ever want to see how someone did something in a post, just click the "quote" button on their post and you'll see everything they entered in its "raw" form.

Am I a code warrior now? LOL. As an aside, I'm also a member of an auto enthusiast forum that automates the renaming of a posted URL, which makes it much less challenging. But challenges are good, right?

LTH,

A conventional zester and/or microplane type is the wrong tool for the job.

YoYoPedro wrote:

Fujisan wrote:You mean a spiral vegetable slicer?

AHA! I googled spiral vegetable slicer, and I believe that that may be what I need, as long as I can find one with a very fine blade. Thank You!

Pedro,

You want to make that fine "angel hair" from carrot, beet, daikon, right? These spiral vegetable slicers (like the Benriner) come with three blades of varying thickness. You can also remove the blade from the machine in order to cut vegetable ribbons.

Evil Ronnie wrote:LTH,

A conventional zester and/or microplane type is the wrong tool for the job.

YoYoPedro wrote:

Fujisan wrote:You mean a spiral vegetable slicer?

AHA! I googled spiral vegetable slicer, and I believe that that may be what I need, as long as I can find one with a very fine blade. Thank You!

Pedro,

You want to make that fine "angel hair" from carrot, beet, daikon, right? These spiral vegetable slicers (like the Benriner) come with three blades of varying thickness. You can also remove the blade from the machine in order to cut vegetable ribbons.

Yes, angel hair from carrot, beet, daikon is exactly what I want to make. Thanks! The lemon zester that was shown would probably work in a pinch for a small quantity, but I have visions of faster and more uniform "hairs", and the spiral slicer seems to be the ticket.