Kuhn Rikon 22780 Piranha Y Peeler, Red

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This means less of the guide’s surface comes in contact with the food, allowing the peeler to glide along more easily. Like Kyocera’s ceramic knives, the blade on this peeler is made from the company’s proprietary zirconia material and will stay sharp much longer than similar metal knives. Many home cooks would agree that peeling vegetables is not the most exciting kitchen task, though it certainly is an important one. We breezed through several pounds of Yukon and sweet potatoes without noticing any dulling of the blade. However, if you wanted to use the straight blade peeler instead of the serrated blade, you had to hold it upside down, which felt hazardous and awkward.

It has a sharp blade that made short work of potatoes but like many smooth bladed peelers it struggled more on citrus and soft fruits. Our Piranha Peeler removes smooth and fuzzy skins from fruits and vegetables with ease and minimum wastage. Bits of skin tend to stick in the blades, so the included cleaning brush comes in handy for keeping this tool in tip-top shape. There’s a sharp potato eye remover on the tip as well, making it easy to rid every potato from blemishes. While it worked wonders on tomatoes, we found it best to move the peeler side-to-side rather than pulling it in the direction of the cut.If the blade is strong and sharp, you’re going to have a tough time getting through certain vegetables, and you also want a blade that stays sharp. It’s always helpful when the second "guiding" blade has a raised ridge because less of it will come into contact with the food thus allowing the first blade to peel more smoothly.

The first thing to know about Kuhn Rikon’s Piranha peeler is that it has a serrated blade, which we found made for an easier glide along the vegetable. Whether we were peeling jumbo sweet potatoes or small plum tomatoes, this peeler performed consistently.Their performance for these easier-to-peel veggies was on par with the winners, however, the blade was extremely sticky when tested on the block of cheddar. It's also available in a wide variety of colors if you want to add a bit of personality to your toolkit.

Also, the blade cut flawlessly in both directions, making it ideal for any cutting method and for both left- and right-handed users. The Tovolo Magnetic Tri-Peeler set and the Swissmar Double-Edge straight peeler are also great runner-up choices. The palm potato peeler, a style in which the blade is under a disk and the cook's finger is placed through a loop at the top, is capable of peeling, yes, but the design is awkward and feels strange in the hand.

Easy to use: the built-in stainless steel blade is ground on both sides and can peel both forward and backward. If you find yourself making zoodles more often, it may make sense to add a dedicated spiralizer to your collection of kitchen tools.

Stainless steel blades are by far the most popular because it is the one material that you can sharpen like you would with knives. With each blade on opposite sides, all you have to do is flip the handle around to switch cuts, whether you're right- or left-handed. Cheese was a particular revealer of the best peelers, as many of the low-quality models weren't able peel off a whole strand or were prone to getting cheese stuck in their blades. According to America’s Test Kitchen , this is caused by a lack of space between the peeler’s blade and its bridge, the part that connects the handle to the top of the blade.Reviewers are immensely pleased with this product, noting that they were able to peel more difficult produce items, such as butternut squash. Performance in this area depends on the position of both blades in relation to each other and how well the peeler rotates. If you prefer a straight peeler over a y-shaped one, the Kuhn Rikon Piranha peeler glides easily across a variety of surfaces and is comfortable to hold. This roundup was updated by Sharon Lehman, RDN, a passionate home cook who is also a registered dietitian. In our testing we found that this peeler maneuvered the tight knobby corners of ginger well and sliced cheese into thin, even strips.