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1 Green Idea to Always Have Lemon Zest in Your Kitchen

Lemon zest and peelSaving Lemon Peels to Extract Lemon Zest


You are planning on making lemonade or you need some lemon juice for one of your favorite recipe — what to do with your lemon bright yellow skin!  Don’t throw it away, there are some great lemon zest left in them that you can save for up to 6 month so check Art of the Home tip below and be eco-friendly at the same time!

1 Green Idea to Always Have Lemon Zest in Your Kitchen

Art of the Home Tip to Have Lemon Zest ready To Go

Before squeezing a lemon for a lemonade, tea or a recipe:

  1. Wash lemon and peel it using your vegetable peeler.  Put lemon peels in a small freezing back and put in the freezer.  You will always have lemon peels handy to zest.  Using a microplane, you will be able to zest the essential oils of those lemon peels for about 6 months after freezing them.
  2. You can also leave the lemon peels in a small glass container in the fridge for about 1 week.
  3. This kitchen tip works also for oranges.  Et voilà!