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a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a potato peeler"
a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
the rind of a fruit or vegetable (同)skin

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A fixed blade, Australian and Y peeler.

A peeler (potato peeler or vegetable peeler) is a kitchen tool consisting of a slotted metal blade attached to a handle, that is used to remove the outer skin or peel of certain vegetables, frequently potatoes and carrots, and fruits such as apples, pears, etc. A paring knife may also be used to peel vegetables. A peeler differs from a knife in that the blade has a slot cut into it, which is sharpened on the inside edge, while the other side prevents the blade from cutting too far into the vegetable.

Overview

There are numerous designs of peelers used today. Most handheld peelers are either straight or Y-type, while the particular designs vary depending on region and personal preference.

Straight peelers

A French Econome peeler

A straight peeler has the blade parallel to the handle, resembling a knife. The blade may be fixed or pivoting. The Lancashire and French Econome designs contain a fixed blade which does not pivot. The Lancashire often has a round wooden handle wrapped in string, and is often single edged, though there are dual edged variants. The Econome has a unique blade design with two slits.

Swivel peelers

Swivel peelers have the blade mounted on a pivot. Thus the angle of the blade is self-adjusted as pressure is applied, increasing ease of use.

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. A shaft runs through the length of the handle. The blade has two edges to enable use in either direction, and by either hand. While often copied, the original is still made by Linden Sweden. For many decades, it has been the standard type of peeler in the United States.

Y peelers

A fixed blade Y peeler common in China

A Y peeler or speed peeler has a blade perpendicular to its handle, a design closely resembling a safety razor. It is used with a similar action to a razor, shaving off skin in strips parallel to the handle. Most speed peelers have an 'eye gouger' beside the blade, a loop of metal used to dig out eyes and blemishes from the potato.

A particularly famous example of this variety is the Zena Rex peeler, invented in 1947 by Alfred Neweczerzal of Davos, Switzerland. Considered an icon of Swiss design, it was featured on a 2004 Swiss postage stamp.^[1] It has a one piece aluminum handle and a pivoting carbon steel blade with dual edges. The stainless steel handled variant, the Zena Star peeler, was the model popularized by legendary New York City street hawker Joe Ades.

Other types

A potato being peeled with a mechanical apple peeler.

A mechanical apple peeler is a crank operated device that peels apples and optionally cores and slices them in one motion. When the slicer is enabled it cuts a normal apple into a helical shape. It is designed to work on apples but will also peel a number of other fruits and vegetables such as pears, beetroot, potatoes, cucumbers and thick carrots.

Industrial peelers

In an industrial setting, potatoes may be peeled using steam jets to loosen the surface skin, followed by a dry abrasion peeler, and brushes and water sprays.^[2] The process may also involve treatment with lye to soften the outer skin. One type of mechanical peeler, the Magnascrubber, tumbles the potatoes on rollers with rubber studs, which removes the skin. Similar tumbling units with variously sized disc-shaped studs are used for peaches, tomatoes, beets and carrots.^[3]

References

^ http://www.swissworld.org/en/know/innovation_switzerland/rex_the_king_of_all_vegetable_peelers/
^ Food Industries Manual. 1997. M. D. Ranken, C. Baker, R. C. Kill ISBN 0-7514-0404-7
^ Industrial Pollution Control: Issues and Techniques. 1992. Nancy J. Sell. ISBN 0-471-28419-X p298-299

External links

A tutorial on how to properly peel a carrot using both blades of a swivel peeler.

Look up peeler in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Potato appliances.

English Journal

Using digital photography to document rectus femoris flexibility: A reliability study of the modified Thomas test.

Peeler J, Leiter J.SourceDepartment of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Faculty of Medicine , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada.
Physiotherapy theory and practice.Physiother Theory Pract.2013 May;29(4):319-27. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2012.731140. Epub 2012 Oct 22.
Background: Research indicates that rectus femoris muscle flexibility assessment techniques suffer from multiple sources of measurement error. Objective: To examine whether scoring of rectus femoris muscle flexibility from digital photographs of clinical examination using the modified Thomas test wo
PMID 23088704

Differential characterization of emerging skin diseases of rainbow trout - a standardized approach to capturing disease characteristics and development of case definitions.

Oidtmann B, Lapatra SE, Verner-Jeffreys D, Pond M, Peeler EJ, Noguera PA, Bruno DW, St-Hilaire S, Schubiger CB, Snekvik K, Crumlish M, Green DM, Metselaar M, Rodger H, Schmidt-Posthaus H, Galeotti M, Feist SW.SourceCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset, UK.
Journal of fish diseases.J Fish Dis.2013 Mar 1. doi: 10.1111/jfd.12086. [Epub ahead of print]
Farmed and wild salmonids are affected by a variety of skin conditions, some of which have significant economic and welfare implications. In many cases, the causes are not well understood, and one example is cold water strawberry disease of rainbow trout, also called red mark syndrome, which has bee
PMID 23448696

Head and neck vessel size by angiography predicts neo-aortic arch obstruction after Norwood/Sano operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Seckeler MD, Raucci FJ, Saunders C, Gangemi JJ, Peeler BB, Jayakumar KA.SourceCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45299, USA. seckeler@hotmail.com
The Journal of invasive cardiology.J Invasive Cardiol.2013 Feb;25(2):73-5.
OBJECTIVES: To identify and predict neo-aortic arch obstruction (NAAO) in children after Norwood/Sano operation (NO) for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).BACKGROUND: NAAO is associated with morbidity and mortality after NO for HLHS and no objective measure has predicted the initial occurrence
PMID 23388224

Physical removal and transfer of murine norovirus and hepatitis A virus from contaminated produce by scrubbing and peeling.

Wang Q, Erickson MC, Ortega Y, Cannon JL.SourceCenter for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia 30223, USA.
Journal of food protection.J Food Prot.2013 Jan;76(1):85-92. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-311.
Human noroviruses and hepatitis A virus are responsible for numerous outbreaks associated with handling fresh produce. In this study, physical removal of hepatitis A virus and murine norovirus, a human norovirus surrogate, from contaminated produce items (honeydew melons, cantaloupes, carrots, and
PMID 23317861

Japanese Journal

高効率ネギ調製機の開発(第2報)現地実証による実用性の評価

藤岡修,貝沼秀夫,大森定夫 [他]
農業食料工学会誌 = Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers 76(1), 86-91, 2014-01
NAID 40019965258

高効率ネギ調製機の開発(第1報)空気噴射量を節減できる皮むき用ノズルと皮むきと同時に行う太さ判別技術

藤岡修,大森定夫,紺屋朋子 [他]
農業食料工学会誌 = Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers 76(1), 78-85, 2014-01
NAID 40019965247

教育・研究活動報告芋洗い機を用いた小型水力発電装置の開発(芋洗い機の実験的最適化) (教育活動特集号) -- (環境分野研究奨励助成金研究)

増本憲泰,坂本直也,中島滉貴 [他]
日本工業大学研究報告 41(3), 595-597, 2011-12
NAID 40019182455

高効率ネギ調製機の開発生産規模拡大や雇用労力活用に期待 (特集特産地を支える技術)

藤岡修
機械化農業 (3127), 10-13, 2011-12
NAID 40019074725

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