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I need a better potato peeler

76 replies

pestov · 27/09/2017 18:07

I find them so hard to use. This one peels carrots OK but is narrow so leaves a gauge when doing a big potato. AIBU to ask for recommendations for the ultimate veg peeler or is this as good as it gets?

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WhooooAmI24601 · 27/09/2017 18:09

We bought a Jamie Oliver one for a few pounds years ago and it's still by far the best one ever. It's not the stick-shaped on though, which I can't get on with at all.

Ifitquackslikeaduck · 27/09/2017 18:13

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PurplePillowCase · 27/09/2017 18:15

a knife with a curved edge?

pestov · 27/09/2017 18:17

You can peel butternut squash?! Mind blown. Beet attacking those bad boys with knives for years!

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mumofone234 · 27/09/2017 18:18

Oxo Goodgrips is brilliant - we've had it ages and it's still really sharp.

dantdmistedious · 27/09/2017 18:18

Oxo good grips.

dantdmistedious · 27/09/2017 18:19

Good taste mumofone!

Scribblegirl · 27/09/2017 18:19

Definitely a y shaped peeler, we have the oxo good grips too. I can't use knife or sick ones.

Idratherhaveacupoftea · 27/09/2017 18:20

I agree about Lakeland one, they're about £1.50 I think, I've got about 3 because I tend to throw them away with the peelings. Yes you can peel butternut squash, much easier then using a knife.

whatsagoodusername · 27/09/2017 18:21

Another vote for the Oxo good grips peeler!

LollyLarkin · 27/09/2017 19:32

Another vote for Oxo good grips. I've moved abroad a couple of times and taken one with me because they're so good!

Littlebelina · 27/09/2017 19:35

Yep we have an oxo good grip. It handles butternut squash

NorthStarGrassman · 27/09/2017 19:36

I have an orange one in the shape of a chicken which is genuinely the best peeler in the world. I've had it for years and if it ever breaks I will be distraught. Sadly can't remember where it came from!

Somerford · 27/09/2017 19:40

Is your potato peeler controlling in other ways?

FridgeCut · 27/09/2017 19:40

oxo good grips :)

faintlinesquints · 27/09/2017 19:42

I have honestly never used a potato peeler in my life! I just use a small sharp knife.

cowgirlsareforever · 27/09/2017 19:42

I like Lancashire peelers the best.

Bumdishcloths · 27/09/2017 19:43

Oxo Goodgrips

TealStar · 27/09/2017 19:44

Oxo good grips. Last for years too!

cookiefiend · 27/09/2017 19:46

Invade you haven't got the message yet- oxo good grips.

ninnando · 27/09/2017 19:48

Oxo here too.

Babymamaroon · 27/09/2017 19:49

Another vote for Lakeland!

bumpertobumper · 27/09/2017 19:49

I love my oxo too

OhBeggerItsMorning · 27/09/2017 20:00

Oxo good grips here too!

Friends of ours had a long-handled peeler they could use easily (had grip problems) for many years, eventually it broke. They couldn't replace with the same and asked if we knew where to get similar from. We didn't, but recommended the Oxo one. They were reluctant to buy one as thought they needed a longer one for their grip problems. We thought they were so good we just bought them one, saying it won't go to waste if they don't like it as we would have it back and they could find a different one. Needless to say, they kept it!

ToastyFingers · 27/09/2017 20:04

I use an opinel one. It came in a set of 4 rather nice knives.

It is sharp as fuck. I can peel a Swede with it, in the same amount of time it takes to peel a potato.

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B002QEJYOG/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1506538959&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=opinel+kitchen+knife+set&dpPl=1&dpID=51m%2BeCBoxiL&ref=plSrch&tag=mumsnetforum-21

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