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  2. Ya, I remember this debate, when I used to work in a large kitchen, in a hotel. I was criticized for peeling potatoes with a paring knife.

    For crying out loud! They're potatoes!!!

    I had a peeler made out of s/s sheet metal with a fixed blade. It was like the cheapest one at the kitchen supply store. It worked. End of story.

  6. Thanks! I am about to replace my old dull peeler, Ii guess ’ll opt for a Y peeler this go round . Let’s see if I get used to the different peeling action (I’m really used to a straight peeler so it’ll be a little learning curve ;))

  11. I don't hold the straight peeler like you do in this short clip. I hold the handle with my four fingers, and then use my thumb to rest on the food I'm peeling, such as potatoes, using my thumb to direct the food toward the blade. Think of the grip you'd use for peeling with a paring knife. I get a better feeling of control, personally. Also, I've never had a problem not seeing what I'm peeling 😆

  13. Love my OXO Y-peeler! The peels fall away, instead of getting stuck to the blade, and having to stop every other stroke to clear the blade (as I must do with my straight peeler). I peel toward myself, and the peels just fall into a nice scrap pile.

  19. I've tried both, I think they are both good. I don't really see much of a difference between them. Maybe if I was peeling hundreds of veggies a day it might make a difference.

    For the home cook, it doesn't matter

  22. I love my Oxo straight peeler, I've been using them since the early 90s. I find Y-peelers awkward and uncomfortable to use, especially since I often peel apples and potatoes toward myself like one would with a paring knife rather than away. I wish I could sharpen my Oxo peeler, I get about 10-12 years out of one before it's irritatingly dull and needs to be replaced.

  26. I'm a big fan of the Oxo peeler.

    For me, the wide peeler is awkward, almost dangerously so. And the simpler style is flimsy: this week, I had one fall apart as I was using it.

    I just wish it were possible to sharpen my heavily used Oxo peeler.

  29. I like the classic stick peeler with the one-piece bent steel handle that also has no back.

    Oxo and the like screwed up the stick peeler with the less resilient plastic handle that requires a back of thick plastic.

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