We're grating fresh, whole ginger root...

[Writer]

do you have to peel it before grating it?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. I don't...

I just wash it well using a vegetable brush.

[WindRavenX]

2. Nope; I just wash it and pat dry it

Fresh ginger is *fantastic* and great for you too :)

[SeattleGirl]

3. Don't know what you're making , but when MrSG makes his

chicken soup with wild rice, he adds fresh ginger, and MAN is it GOOD!!!

[Lethe]

4. just use a spoon and scrape it

it takes like 4 seconds and the "skin" comes right off

[crim son]

5. Unless it's baby root, with pink, translucent skin,

I peel it, and I use it regularly. It probably depends on how fine you're grating it, though, and whether or not it's organic.

[grasswire]

6. depends on how you're using it, IMO

If I were putting it in something light colored like a creamy dessert, I would peel it. If I'm using it in stir fry, nope.