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. 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. If you’ve been eyeing up the products from our range and fancy getting one for yourself, you have a choice between a peeler and swivel peeler. Both kitchen gadgets have their advantages depending on what you’re using them for: potatoes are best peeled with a fixed blade whilst a swivel blade is more suitable for asparagus. But ultimately, the type of peeling device you opt for is really down to personal preference.

Many fruits and vegetables have an outer peel or skin that's usually safe to consume but can be removed depending on personal preference or recipe. You can use vegetable peelers on squash, potatoes, beets, turnips, eggplant, and carrots. Comfort is key when you’re using a tool that requires diligence and repetition. Keep your hands comfortable with an easy, natural grip that’s not going to fall out of your hands. This peeler, which is equally as comfortable for righties as it is for lefties, boasts a molded handle that is easy to hold onto. The dual stainless steel blades allow you to peel in either direction.

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The potato eye removers jut out from the sides of the peeler and are hollow circles, so they can also be used for getting a strand of zest from citrus fruits. When you’ve accumulated a pile of potato, apple, tomato, and zucchini peels, you can wash this in the dishwasher. 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.

Even if you use the best kitchen knife and are well-practiced in peeling, there will probably still be a lot of waste. When peeling apples, potatoes and the like, you often lose a lot of the fruit or veg itself together with the peel. But it doesn’t have to be this way: all you need is an efficient peeler. To help you find the right vegetable peeler for your needs, we rounded up the top models on the market after analyzing their style, cost, and features. We landed on the OXO Good Grips Pro Swivel Peeler as our winner because of its comfortable, nonslip handle and razor-sharp steel blade. Keep scrolling to see our full list of the best vegetable peelers of 2022. KitchenAid Classic Euro Peeler: This swivel peeler had an average performance. With potatoes, it sometimes skidded during peeling, and due to the straight swivel action, peeled skin would often get trapped in the blade.

Replacement blades are included in the storage area at the base of the device. The peeler includes a 6-volt adapter, though it can also operate with batteries. This may be a worthwhile investment if you find yourself peeling a lot of potatoes at once. Kyocera is known for its incredibly sharp ceramic knives, so it’s no surprise that it also offers peelers with ceramic blades. This Y-shaped peeler won’t rust or corrode, and the ceramic material minimizes food browning, which is great when you’re peeling large quantities of apples or potatoes. Like Kyocera’s ceramic knives, the blade on this peeler is made from the company’s proprietary zirconia material that will stay sharp much longer than similar metal knives. Reviewers are immensely pleased with this product, noting that they were able to peel more difficult produce items, such as butternut squash. We found the same to be true during our tests, noting this peeler shines when working with firm produce, like carrots, apples, and cucumbers. However, we found it unable to peel softer-skinned fruit, like tomatoes; For that job, you’ll do better with one of the serrated blade peelers on this list. Handle: The best advice is to find a peeler that’s comfortable for you. Peeling is an inherently repetitive motion, so you want a tool that won’t cause fatigue or pain. One pro tip: Look for a non-slip handle regardless of which model or brand you choose. Wash produce first before peeling to reduce surface bacterial load that might be pressed into the flesh of the produce.

Y peelers have a double blade that lies perpendicular to the handle and "are good for long, straight ingredients," says Papantoniou.To create long, ribbon-like shapes with a vegetable peeler, you’ll want to peel the vegetable lengthwise for long, strand-like cuts. You can do this with zucchini, asparagus, and carrots. If you find yourself making zoodles more often, it may make sense to add a dedicated spiralizer to your collection of kitchen tools. To keep your tool sharp and working properly, you can carefully run a paring knife or metal nail file along each blade of your peeler. You can also prolong your peeler by taking good care of it. Many peelers on the market are dishwasher safe, but hand-washing is the more gentle way to go. If you still find your blade getting dull with time, some brands offer replacement blades for select peelers.

This peeler is especially easy to use thanks to an ultra-sharp blade that takes off produce skin in one smooth, thin strip with very little effort or fatigue on the hands. Whether we were peeling jumbo sweet potatoes or small plum tomatoes, this peeler performed consistently. It even took the skin right off a very ripe Roma tomato. The ergonomic design and vertical blade position made it easy to glide the peeler over both wide and narrow produce and curved items, including pears. The standard handle is still all metal. Some people complain that it can hurt your hand after prolonged usage. Plastic open handle designs are now also available. Electric peelers run on a motor and save you time and effort. Some are self-contained and run on their own power, while others are attachments for appliances like a stand mixer. They generally spin the produce against a blade to remove the skin in a continuous strip. They're helpful if you're facing a big batch or if you have trouble using manual peelers.We found that it worked wonders on bushels of apples and large quantities of potatoes, but longer foods, like larger zucchini, had to be trimmed or cut in half to fit the machine (which was simple). Though it’s considerably more expensive than a manual peeler, this would be a major help if you find yourself peeling produce in large quantities (or you’re just trying to give your hands a break). The attachments are even dishwasher safe, which makes clean up super straightforward. If you’re wanting an automatic peeler, but you don’t own a stand mixer, you can opt for this freestanding electric peeler. It claims to work on most produce, such as potatoes, apples, citrus, and stone fruits. Although the position of the peeler can be adjusted to accommodate fruit and veggies of all sizes, it struggles with thinner items like parsnips and carrots and heavier items like butternut squash. The grip has finger-hold ridges, but they may not be perfectly fit for every user. The blade swivels, so it’s at the right angle for cutting, and when all the work is done, cleanup is easy since it’s dishwasher safe. It's also available in a wide variety of colors if you want to add a bit of personality to your toolkit. This model is the newer version of the original OXO Good Grips Swivel Peeler, so it has all the good parts of the first product yet features a sharper blade for smoother cuts. Like many other OXO products, this peeler has an ergonomic handle for a comfortable, secure grip, plus it has a hole at the end of the handle for wall storage. Best of all, you can easily clean it in the dishwasher after each use. Unlike a lot of swivel peelers, which often have the blade on only one side, the shape of a y-peeler makes it work in either hand. As a lefty, it's invaluable to have a peeler that works for me—and anyone else in my kitchen.