On Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:26:00 GMT, "I'm back on the laptop"
> wrote:

> sf > wrote in
> :
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> > On Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:52:50 +0000 (UTC), "I'm back on the laptop"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> A butter knife basically 'rubs' the skin off, rather than using a
> >> peeler to take a layer.
> >
> > I don't care. A peeler is faster and takes the skin off better. I
> > don't peel ginger most of the time because I usually grate it and the
> > peel mostly just lifts up on the sides. If I get a little grated peel
> > in whatever it is I'm making, that doesn't matter either.
> >
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> Extra fibre :-)
>
> Doing the candied ginger........ well, it's gotta be peeled, and I like my
> peeled ginger to look nice.

Heh. That's the main reason why I don't even try making candied
ginger. No matter what implement is used for it, I absolutely hate
peeling ginger.

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