Every home cook should know how to zest a lemon—it’s an easy way to add bright, citrusy flavor and make any recipe pop. What Is Lemon Zest? Lemon zest is the outside yellow skin of a lemon.

If you want to start adding lemon zest to your recipes but don't have a zester, we talked with chefs about four ways to use ...

And if the recipe calls for both zest and juice, be sure to zest the lemon before you cut it up. It’s not easy to grate the zest off a little wedge of lemon. Trust me. When adding lemon juice to ...