The stainless steel handled variant, the Zena Star peeler, was the model popularized by legendary New York City street hawker Joe Ades. It has a one piece aluminum handle and a pivoting carbon steel blade with dual edges. Considered an icon of Swiss design, it was featured on a 2004 Swiss postage stamp. Most speed peelers have an 'eye gouger' beside the blade, a loop of metal used to dig out eyes and blemishes from a potato.Ī particularly famous example of this variety is the Zena Rex peeler, invented in 1947 by Alfred Neweczerzal of Davos, Switzerland.
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It is used with a similar action to a razor, shaving off skin in strips parallel to the handle. Y peelers A chef uses a Y peeler to peel a limeĪ Y peeler or speed peeler has a blade perpendicular to its handle, a design closely resembling a safety razor. For many decades, it has been the standard type of peeler in the United States. While often copied, the original is still made by Linden Sweden.
The blade has two edges to enable use in either direction, and by either hand. A shaft runs through the length of the handle. The Jonas peeler, designed in Sweden in 1953, is a straight design with a pivoting blade attached to the end of an oblong metal loop handle, which is held like a knife. Swivel peelers have the blade mounted on a pivot the angle of the blade self-adjusts as pressure is applied, increasing ease of use. The Econome, invented in 1928 by Victor Pouzet, entails a unique blade design that features two slits. The Lancashire often has a round wooden handle wrapped in string, and is often single edged, though there are dual edged variants. The Lancashire and French Econome designs contain a fixed blade which does not pivot. Most handheld peelers are either straight or Y-type, while the particular designs vary depending on region and personal preference.Ī straight peeler has the blade parallel to the handle, resembling a knife. There are numerous designs of peelers used today. The blade of a peeler has a slot with one side sharpened the other side of the slot prevents the blade from cutting too far into the vegetable. A paring knife may also be used to peel vegetables. A fixed blade (aka sugarcane peeler knife), Australian and Y peeler Using a peelerĪ peeler ( vegetable scraper) is a kitchen tool, a distinct type of kitchen knife, consisting of a metal blade with a slot with a sharp edge attached to a handle, used to remove the outer layer (the "skin" or "peel") of some vegetables such as potatoes, broccoli stalks, and carrots, and fruits such as apples and pears. For other uses, see Peeler (disambiguation).
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