![]() ![]() We’re not aware of any, not even the plastic ones, that are listed as safe for the entire unit to go into the dishwasher. Some will ship with a replacement blade some will ship with interchangeable blades for different depths of peeling (say, if you want to use it to peel an orange.) ![]() Instruction manuals are usually very simple, just one or two pages.Īll have a pronged-spike (usually three prongs, sometimes called the “fork”) that you impale the fruit or veg on, to hold it firmly in place while the blade does the peeling.īefore purchasing you may wish to find out if replacement blades are available, how much they are, and where you would get them when the time comes. Some require a minor bit of assembly and may require a screw driver (for instance, the Victorio model is one that requires a screw driver to permanently attach the handle.) “It takes about five pounds of apples for the homemade apple pie, with the Peel Away machine that task can be completed in less than ten minutes.Most operate horizontally, though a few operate more vertically. “With the little Peel Away device, we were able to peel and core a full case in about 30 minutes,” he said in an email. For him, the benefit of this kind of dedicated apple corer and peeler is how fast it works. The Little Pie Company’s owner and creator Arnold Wilkerson recommends a similarly styled machine called the Peel Away (which is now discontinued), also made of cast iron with a suction cup on the bottom to prevent it from slipping and sliding. With one turn of the handle, it can core, slice, and peel, though Silver mostly uses the peeling and coring functions and then hand-cuts chunks for pies. But just because it’s a big hunk of metal doesn’t mean it’s hard to use. So it will probably last the average person two generations, which is always nice,” the restaurant’s chef and owner Ron Silver explains. “At Bubby’s, where we make so many apple pies, the thing lasts a couple years. The next type of apple peeler are the stand-alone machines, like the Johnny Apple Peeler, which are surprisingly inexpensive when you consider how sturdy they are. They’re also fast, says Neil Kleinberg, chef and partner at Clinton Street Baking Company, and make quick work of apples, which is important in a restaurant where you’re dealing with bushels of fruit at once, or at home when you want to get through peeling as fast as possible without slicing yourself. ![]() ![]() Because they’re so cheap, you can just toss the peeler when it’s dull and start with a new one. “They are easy to use, clean, and replaceable when the blade wears down,” says Nina Brondmo, owner of Bakeri in Williamsburg. That doesn’t mean they’re low-quality, though. These peelers are inexpensive - as little as $3 each when you buy in packs - and they’re readily available at most restaurant supply stores. And though they’re real multitaskers in the kitchen, they’re especially good for apples. The standard peelers in most professional kitchens are the Kuhn Rikon Swiss peelers as chef Jordan Andino told us back in 2016, a Kuhn peeler was one of the must-have kitchen tools he needed while working at the French Laundry. ![]()
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