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: Comes in handy
Summary: 3 Stars
I have an apple tree in my backyard. This item is not for a person with more than ONE apple to peel at a time. Often, I make an apple salad for one person. It works well enough for that purpose. However, for the peeler to be held in place, the surface must be ABSOLUTELY smooth, even then the suction did not adhere throughout the entire procedure. I had to reset it, then finally hold it down with my other hand. I also placed a paper towel on the peeler, under the apple to catch the juice that drips down while the apple is being prepared. Hence 3 stars. After purchasing this little peeler, I also purchased an electric peeler that peels several apples at a time...to meet my demand for 'a peeler that handles many apples at a time.'Customer Review: Needs tweaking...
Summary: 3 Stars
Out of the box, this is a poor performing item. Mangles apples to the n-th degree. HOWEVER, I have found that almost retail items designed to cut, do NOT come with a sharp edge...not even CLOSE. I can sharpen almost anything, so I proceeded to put a shaving-sharp edge on both the curved peeling blade, the straight slicing blade and the round coring blade. Took about 30 minutes to redefine the bevels and gentle reestablish a fine edge, followed by a stropping/polishing session. Works great now. Takes more flesh off the fruit that with hand peeling, but its a time saver. So if you have the time and expertise to do some fettling, it's ok. As far as potatoes go, I don't know how it would work. I never peel 'em (use them with skins on).Customer Review: Well-made and fun to use!
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife has wanted one of these for a while now after seeing one at a Pampered Chef party. I had no idea what she was asking for but decided to look into getting her one. I looked at the Pampered Chef one and was not impressed with the idea of clamping it to the counter or table or spending even more money to buy a funny little base for it. So, I decided to look at other options. This one looked good and the price was MUCH better than the Pampered Chef variety. I ordered it and it arrived very quickly. My wife was very excited and she LOVES the way the base suctions to the table - it works very well and the kids love having apples this way. For what we were looking for - this product is a perfect fit!Customer Review: Works like a Charm
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great apple peeler and corer. It's well made and does the job perfectly. I was very happy with this purchase. The corer function actually spiral cuts the apple/potato as it cores it. In the case of a potato, you end up with the center of the potato. Even with this it actually works really well for making scallop potato's. The only problem we have noticed is that it doesn't work very well on soft apples. It tends to just break them apart. Also, the spiral slicer tends to butcher your apples a bit. We made a whole bunch of dried apples and honestly, we didn't care that the slices were not perfectly clean. It's so handy and quick you won't notice. This is a wonderful peeler. Highly recommended.Customer Review: Liked it so much, I bought another
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used one of these for years. Finally, the drive screw wore to where it skipped and I had to buy a replacement. The new one is identical to the old one except that it has been improved in appearance with a coat of enamel. I saw some unfavorable reviews on the subject that the suction cup wouldn't hold it down. Being vacuum, it requires a pristine surface such as glass or formica. On a wooden table, I'd say: "Forget it" and buy a model that clamps.
The thickness of the slices is exactly suitable for me; I slice an apple to eat it, not to make apple sauce. This makes a thick enough apple-shaped spiral that it holds together, and one subsequent knife slice turns it into a neatly sliced apple.