On Sat, 9 Jul 2016 17:16:18 -0500, Sky > wrote:

>This afternoon, I watched episode #122 of "The Kitchen" from the Food
>Network (DVR'd on DishTV), aired 09 July 2016. One thing about citrus
>zest came to my mind, and I learned something new about butter wrappers
>
>Rarely do I use citrus zest of any sort, and I'm curious. Before
>slicing the citrus fruits, perhaps it'd be a good idea to first zest the
>critter <G> and save the zest for later use if it's not immediately
>needed. Then it occurred to me the zest might be freezable?? Does
>anyone freeze the zest? This is something I've never seen referenced
>before.

I always have fresh oranges, lemons, and limes in the fridge, I've
never had to save citrus zest.

>And here's something interesting and maybe handy to know. The guest
>chef today mentioned she saved her butter stick wrappers to repurpose
>for an interesting use. When a baking container needs to get buttered
>or greased, she uses the saved butter wrappers -- there's always a bit
>of leftover butter remaining on them! -- to swipe along the sides and
>bottom of the baking dish! I wish I'd known this trick a long time ago.

I keep stick butter in the fridge and I peel the paper away carefully,
there's never enough adhering to the paper for any use.