Listen I had been using a cheese grater for too long and I picked up a zester for $10 (criminal but what can you do it was worth it) anyways they have like small squares for maximum zest and it made my pasta 10x better
I always wanted one and I didn't know why or how it would be useful so I didn't get one. But now I have one and it's just fun to like, cut a single cucumber without having to lug this big thing around and then have to wash something so unwieldy. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut!