OXO Good Grips Swivel Peeler

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It depends on how the potatoes will be used. Many people like to slice the potatoes in half horizontally and bake them in their skins. If the peels won’t be desirable for serving, the potatoes should be peeled before cooking. If you don't have a cheese slicer, put your veggie peeler to work! Use your swivel or Y-shaped peeler on your favorite firm cheeses like parmesan or pecorino to garnish soups, salads, and pasta dishes. You can even use it to make uniform slices of your favorite cheddar for grilled cheese. The rubber base has a lever that suctions the peeler to the counter, and that worked well during tests. The peeler didn’t move at all until we released the lever. While this peeler won’t work with every vegetable that normal peelers could handle, it’s a particularly useful tool for apples. Built for peeling, coring, and slicing apples, this can be converted to peel-only mode for potatoes or for other fruits and vegetables that don’t need to be cored or sliced. The peeling blade is adjustable to two settings for smaller foods or deeper peeling, or for larger foods or less aggressive peeling. We successfully peeled and cored apples, and moved on to peeling potatoes and sweet potatoes. This worked best with foods that were more round rather than uneven or oval. With some potatoes, we had to do a little trimming to remove sections of peel. We also had to cut our long sweet potatoes to fit.

In testing, this felt very smooth when peeling. Unlike some of the metal peelers, this required very little force to get a good cut. It performed best when used with a light touch, which made it less tiring to use. While this worked well peeling tomatoes, we found that it was best to move the peeler side-to-side rather than pulling it in the direction of the cut. OXO Good Grips Pro Swivel Peeler: Another swivel peeler, the OXO Good Grips Pro Swivel Peeler had a comfortable handle and peeled smoothly, but had a difficult time getting around nooks and crannies. That said, if you’re loyal to swivel peelers, this is the model to go for. With a few exceptions, peelers are among the least expensive kitchen gadgets, so it’s not unusual to see several different peelers in the gadget drawer—each with its own purpose—because peeling carrots is much different than peeling tomatoes. Since they’re inexpensive, it’s also nice to have a spare, so you’re not waiting for the dishwasher to finish before you can peel the Yukons. Peeling is a frequent cooking task – and one that’s particularly easy with the right kitchen gadget. The ZWILLING Pro series Y-peeler with diagonal blade is ideal for long, thin vegetables and its ergonomic design makes the task much easier. The swivel design allows the twin blade to safely move over a wide range of vegetable shapes and peels in both directions. The vegetable peeler’s design is perfectly adapted to the task: The blade slits are positioned to prevent peel from becoming caught up and adjust to any kind of vegetables. However, the Pro series doesn’t only focus on unconditional functionality. Internationally known designers Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez place particular importance on minimalistic design in the Pro series to ensure that it remains contemporary even years from now and still look good in any kitchen. The uniform design language of the series means that all the kitchen gadgets visually complement each other to create a harmonious overall impression. The premium quality stainless steel is hygienically designed to avoid any unnecessary seams. This means that the diagonal Y-peeler is dishwasher-safe, sturdy, durable and corrosion-free. Misen Peeler: The Misen Peeler had a lovely weight to it and peeled smoothly. However, when it came to lemons, this model got too much pith from the lemon rind. It wasn’t able to perform the more delicate task without tearing the rind to bits instead of peeling one complete piece.

Stainless steel swivel peeler

Blade: With vegetable peelers, should consider whether your task requires a straight blade — the classic style that can peel potatoes, apples, carrots and more — or a serrated blade, which is useful when peeling foods with delicate skins, like tomatoes and peaches. We don't recommend serrated blades for potatoes because most leave behind ridges, but they're not as noticeable on softer items and the ease makes up for the presentation.

Traditional peelers feature a double vertical blade positioned parallel to the handle and is better at getting around curves and edges, says Nicole Papantoniou, Kitchen Appliances & Innovation Lab Director. They do have one thing in common: they make peeling much easier, faster and less tiresome, so cooking can be an enjoyable affair. They should definitely be part of your basic kitchen equipment.We had no issues peeling any vegetables, from hard sweet potatoes to delicate tomatoes. It cut well in both directions, though we did find that sometimes peels got caught in the blade rather than falling away, so it slowed the peeling time down a bit, especially with potatoes. However, the peeler managed to remove the peels in one swipe and didn't remove an excess amount of the actual potato.

People who already own a stand mixer will love this multifunction peeler, spiralizer, and slicer. Much like hand-cranked peelers, but motorized by the mixer’s power hub, this will make short work of a pile of potatoes. When it’s apple season, you can peel, core, and slice bushels of apples with little effort. Change the blade, and you can spiralize potatoes, zucchini, beets, and more. We liked it for its speed when compared to handheld options. Style: There are two main types of potato peelers to consider: manual and electric. Within manual peelers, there are the traditional peeler and the Y-peeler. At the end of the day, it all comes down to personal preference: Either can be used for all types of peeling. This classic, Swiss-design peeler offers a serrated swivel peeler that is adept at catching onto tough-to-penetrate skins (fuzzy, hard, or smooth), like tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and peaches. The serrated blade is also great for trimming tougher foods, like fresh asparagus and squash.Because it's serrated, it leaves behind very fine ridges on the item that you’re peeling, which provides extra grip on your food to prevent slipping. The imprint is so small, though, that you may not even notice.The verb ‘to peel’ comes from the fact that you’re removing the peel from the fruit or vegetable, and that’s exactly what you want to do, remove only the peel from your food. This presents a bit of a challenge, particularly if the piece of fruit or veg is slightly odd in shape. But not with a specially-designed peeler, featuring a blade which has been developed to efficiently and evenly separate the thin layer of peel from the piece of fruit or veg. Manual peelers are available in a straight handle design or a Y-peeler. For the straight handles, the blade is parallel to the handle, so you’ll hold the blade on its side and work in a sideways fashion, sort of like you’re brushing hair. For a Y-peeler, the blade is perpendicular to the handle, so you’ll work in a more vertical motion like you’re painting a wall top to bottom. The difference in stroke can largely be left up to personal preference.

This Y-shaped peeler is suitable for right- and left-handed people, so everyone in your family can use it comfortably. Although the handle is made out of plastic, it doesn't need to be held as tight as other models thanks to its extra sharp blade. In other words, a little pressure goes a long way. As a bonus, this peeler comes in a variety of colors to add a little fun to your cooking prep.Wash produce first before peeling to reduce surface bacterial load that might be pressed into the flesh of the produce.