Are Apple Corers/Slicers Worth Buying?

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Which gadgets help most when you’re prepping apples for snacking or baking? We bought two types, crank style and push style; picked bushels of fruit; and got to work.

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  4. I saw those crank style ones at savers all the time. I finally gave in and got one, while I was in the aisle a lady came up to me and said “trust me, you’ll never use it”. I was convinced I would and bought it anyway. 5 years later she was right….

  9. Honestly, most push slicers will work. I bought a generic one from a local grocery store and had it for years. Works great. You don't have to go for brand names and spend extra money to find a good one.

  17. The push style gets dull easily and can not be sharpened. Neither works well with apples that have any sort of misshape – common if you have your own apple tree. Still it you need to process lots of apples equipment is worth it.

  19. I have been making ATK's French Apple tart and have been using the crank-style to peel the apples, but I still have to core and then slice them up. I think Lisa's comment that they BOTH have a place in the kitchen is very appropriate. The recipe is awesome and both tools make the pie much easier to prep.

  20. My Granddaughters see them as “FUN!”. For three or more apples, the cranky-cranky is handy. For 1 or 2 apples, a knife does the job.
    And, BTW, I don’t peel any of my apples. Why throw away vitamins and flavor?
    Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

  26. I found the Johnny Apple version took off more apple while peeling than other manufacturers. Suction is easier than the ones that clamp on a table. This year I bought the KA corer, peeler, slicer attachment. GAME CHANGER! Well worth the price, which isn’t true for all KA accessories.

  40. I bought a Johnny Apple Peeler and started using it this fall and OMG it is a game changer. In the past I would wind up peeling and then you have to do something to keep apples from turning brown until you’ve peeled them all. Then slice them. Corer/flat wedging cutters often are very hard to handle, and if you like more even slices for pie, it’s less functional. No electricity required. It took a few apples to get the hang of it, and it does not work well on soft fruit. But if you like to make apple pie, or anything else where you might use a lot of fresh apples and need even slices, this thing is amazing. You can use it to peel potatoes too.

  41. Push type are great if you are going to eat the apple slices raw, but for cooking, the crank units cannot be topped. I have owned one for around a decade now and use it every time I am making apple pies or apple sauce, both of which I will be making soon now that apple prices have come back down to reality.

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