Back To Basics Apple And Potato Peeler
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Back To Basics Apple And Potato Peeler
Customer Review: Love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I go through pounds and pounds and pounds of apples between cakes, crisps, apple butter, and so on, and my least favorite part has always been peeling the darn things. I received this peeler as a Christmas gift and it's already high up on my list of favorite gadgets!
Peeling apples is now fun. Yes, I said it. Fun. Our 8 year old and I had a blast mowing through 5lbs of apples the other day for a fresh batch of apple butter. She loves turning the crank and watching the apple peel come off in a long spiral. Less than 10 minutes after we started, the apples were cooking and the peeler was washed and put away while we snacked on the peels.
This also does a decent job with potatoes, but don't expect it to peel them clean. That works for us because we like *some* peel in our mashed potatoes; if you need spotlessly peeled potatoes, though, you'll need to finish them up by hand.
Consider this an apple peeler and you'll be happy with your purchase. I'd give it 6 stars if I could!
Children should be supervised when using this gadget. The slicer blade is quite sharp as are the prongs that hold the apple.
Customer Review: Great Little Apple Peeler / Corer / Slicer!
Summary: 5 Stars
Years ago, my Mom gave me a clamp-style apple peeler that I eventually donated to a thrift store. It was cumbersome and involved way too much effort to set up and operate. So, I thought all apple peelers were pretty much useless until my friend insisted that I try her Back to Basics model to make homemade applesauce. After using hers, I went out and bought one just like it at Williams & Sonoma. I spent nearly $30 for it. It's a great little gadget and I love it! I was shocked at how quickly and easily I was able to peel, core, and slice pounds upon pounds of small Jonathan apples. There's either a little waste or a little hand peeling to be done on the ends, because the peeler stops just short of the tip of the apple. But wow, what a time saver, and its simplicity makes it fascinating to operate! The suction bottom is simple to adhere to a countertop. The small size makes it easy to tuck away until I need it again. One hint: wash it immediately after using, to avoid dried apple juice in its parts. The instruction manual says to put a drop of vegetable oil on moving parts...I haven't done that yet, but I'm sure it's good advice.Customer Review: Works perfectly
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my second purchase of this product. I used the first one 20+ years and recently gave it to my daughter who packs apple slices for the Grands lunch. She soaks them in pineapple juice and they stay beautiful and taste wonderful even the next day or two. I replace the one I gave to her as soon as I returned home. This apple peeler makes peeling, coring and slicing apples so easy and fast. It works well only with firm apples of medium size. I choose the ones that are symmetric as the core will be removed perfectly. I also use the apple slices in my dehydrator and the slices are perfect for that. This product is well made and my old one went through many years of continuous use and performed beautifully. It is so easy to use that all 6 of the grandchildren use it with perfect results. The trick is using firm apples. I've never used it to peel potatoes, but if i did i would choose very smooth medium size realizing there would be areas to trim out with a paring knife due to the nature of a potato, which may not be worth the time. I love this product and will replace this one in 20 years without hesitating.Customer Review: IT really works
Summary: 5 Stars
IT takes a little while to get used to it and you have to anchor it solid on the table. This product is well made and my old one went through many years of continuous use and performed beautifully. It is so easy to use that all 6 of the grandchildren use it with perfect results. The trick is using firm apples. I've never used it to peel potatoes, but if i did i would choose very smooth medium size realizing there would be areas to trim out with a paring knife due to the nature of a potato, which may not be worth the time. I love this product and will replace this one in maybe 4 years without hesitating. This is my second purchase of this product. I used mine for about 2 years. I like to soak them in apple juice and they stay beautiful and taste wonderful even the next day or two. I like to give these as gifts. This apple peeler makes peeling, coring and slicing apples so easy and fast. It works well only with firm apples of medium size. I choose the ones that are symmetric as the core will be removed perfectly. I also use the apple slices in my dehydrator and the slices are perfect for that.Customer Review: Works great if you only want to peel 1/3 of your apple and want the rest totally mangled
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this because we make an annual trip to the apple orchard and come back with tons of apples for applesauce. Peeling them all by hand was a nightmare, so I thought this would be a great way to involve the kids. They were soooo excited to help turn the crank, but what a disaster! This thing peeled maybe 1/3 of an apple, leaving peel at the top and bottom and scattered throughout the rest of the apple. I had to disable the corer/slicer, because then I had these spiral apple slices with peel on them. I couldn't use my regular peeler to peel the spirals, so I had to toss them. I tried again with bigger apples, smaller apples, etc. and this machine just never did what it was supposed to do. Even on its very best run, it left 1/3 of the peel at the top and bottom of the apple and left quite a few stripes of peel throughout the rest. If I have to go and use the hand peeler anyway, I might as well just peel the whole apple by hand.
I'm sure Amazon won't take the return since I've used it, so I"ll be tossing this in the garbage. What a waste.