Kyocera CP-20 RD Perfect Peeler, Red
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Kyocera CP-20 RD Perfect Peeler, Red
Customer Review: Make room in your kitchen drawers by throwing away all other peelers
Summary: 5 Stars
You know the old rusty potato peeler you have in the kitchen junk drawer? You dont have to lie, we all know it's there. Getting rustier, duller, getting caught in the shish kebab skewers you use twice a year.
I bet you also have some other type of peeler, causing its own junk drawer drama. Its blade just as rusted, just as warped and damaged.
But you need at least two types of peelers, right? Even Alton Brown says you should have one straight peeler and one horizontal peeler, since they do different things in the kitchen.
What if someone invented a peeler that could change from a straight peeler to a horizontal peeler, and had a setting in between the two to give you a diagnol peeling edge, AND made the blade ceramic which means no more rusting up, no more running metal over your tubers causing them to brown early and look generally ugly? What if it could be used with your left or right hand equally as well?
Would you buy it?
I would. And, I did.
I've also bought one for everyone in my family who cooks, because it's just that awesome of a tool.
So seriously, throw out the old metal junky peelers your mom gave you when you moved out of the house, and get this peeler. The construction is solid. The dial which changes the blade position is very sturdy, with very definite notches at each blade position.
Also, it looks really cool.
Customer Review: Excellent Peeler but the blade mount could be sturdier
Summary: 4 Stars
We received this peeler as a wedding gift and it worked great for about a year and a half. Unfortunately, the little tabs that join the blade assembly to the body seem to be the weak point in the design and the blade assembly broke free from the peeler. The peeler is somewhat pricey so, rather than replace it, we went back to using a no-name peeler. After a few days of using the no-name peeler we realized how much the Kyocera peeler had spoiled us for the time that we had it. We broke down and ordered a new Kyocera peeler from Amazon. I have read that Kyocera are very good about replacing those peelers where the blade has broken off but, unfortunately, we threw our broken peeler away after a failed attempt at gluing it back together a few days before I read those reviews.
The fact that we would buy a second $17 peeler after our first one broke inside of two years is a testament to the usefulness of this tool. I have nothing but good things to say about its utility in the kitchen.
Pros:
Peels well, no binding
Blade extremely sharp (and stays that way)
Rotating head
Fits well in the hand
Cons:
Plastic Tabs that hold blade on are too small
Aside from the tiny tabs that hold the blade on it is well made and an excellent peeler. I would strongly recommend it and intend to buy another for my parents shortly.
Customer Review: Extremely sharp, but a bit fragile
Summary: 3 Stars
I actually bought this replace my friend's whose I broke by applying a bit too much pressure. The ceramic blade is encased in a plastic frame with 2 small plastic pins that connect it to the main arm. This is a design flaw, as these pins can break easily. Additionally, the frame adds just a little more time required for cleaning.
Having said all that, I probably didn't need to be pressing so hard. So you could also blame this on user error.
In terms of being a peeler, it will greatly surpass anything else you've used in terms of sharpness.
Update (1/13/2011) - I ended up breaking mine, but I was able to fix it. Dropping to 3 stars, as with all of the other negative reviews, I'm not so sure it's user error. In case you're interested, here are the details of my kludgey fix:
1. Drill a hole into the black frame with a very small diameter drill (smaller than the hole of the red frame.) Be extremely careful not to drill in too far, as the ceramic would undoubtedly break easily.
2. Use a small screw to replace the pin.
3. I didn't have an exact fit, so I had to snip off the end of the screw.
It's still working after 3 years...
Customer Review: Great peeler with fatal flaw
Summary: 2 Stars
We've had one of these peelers for over a year, and it's the best peeler we've ever owned.
EXCEPT...
The two little black plastic pins that hold the blade into the handle are the Achilles heel of this product. One is smaller than the other and it recently broke. I've heard this same problem from other owners of this product.
I'm waiting for a response from Kyocera as to whether this is covered under their 5 year warranty. But frankly, something like this shouldn't be happening, and it's a serious design flaw on an otherwise outstanding product.
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Update to the previous review. I finally (things were kind of busy for them the Monday after Thanksgiving!) got a call back from Kyocera, they took my name and address, and immediately sent me a replacement for the broken part. The replacement arrived today, UPS 2 day delivery! I was very impressed with the speed and responsiveness of their customer service. It definitely makes a difference in whether I deal with a company in the future.
Based on this, I'd like to change my rating from 2 stars to 5 stars, but it doesn't seem to want to let me do that.
Customer Review: Fabulous Peeler!
Summary: 5 Stars
I use this peeler every single day to peel fresh fruit for my smoothie. I love mine so much I bought 3 more, one for every woman in my family. I can peel mangoes in one long strip. Ripe kiwis - no problem! The peels might be a little too thin on carrots and potatoes - it's hard to tell where you've peeled a carrot. But it's actually fun to peel them, so no worries.
I like the rotating head. For fruit I keep the blade facing me at a 45-degree angle, so I end up using the peeler like an effortless paring knife. But for carrots and potatoes I turn it so the blade's facing straight away like a regular peeler.
The only thing I can think of that would improve this peeler would be if, at the end of the handle, there was a hook or something to dig out blemishes or potato eyes. If it had that, I'd agree it's the Perfect Peeler. But even without it, this is definitely my peeler of choice. It's pretty expensive, but if you're going to use it often, I think it's worth it. And hey, it's not like you're going to buy them often. I've had mine for over a year, and there's no reason to think I'll ever have to replace it.