What do you use to peel your potatoes with?

@peanutjar (5198)
Canada
September 8, 2007 10:08pm CST
Do you use a knife or a scraper when taking the skin off a potatoe?
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@wonderful1 (2075)
• China
9 Sep 07
if i can't find peeler, then i will use a metal spoon. i must to say it is useful. but first, you have to put the potatoes in a pot with water, then it is easily to peel potatoes. of course, if you have a peeler, it is more useful, but if your kid want to peel potatoes for you, then give him/her a metal spoon. it will not hurt him/her.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
I never thought about a metal spoon!Plus my daughter can help now!Thanks.:)
@nonew3 (1941)
• United States
9 Sep 07
I use a peeler. I think it wastes less of the potato than a knife, and is probably safer. I think it is easier to use, too.
@nonew3 (1941)
• United States
9 Sep 07
Ouch! That sounds downright painful! I guess it is a good idea to throw away a peeler that starts to perform badly. It probably got worn out or something. I had no idea that peelers can peel of skin, but I guess they aren't exactly discerning about what they peel off. A peeler with an anti-skin-peeling device would be nice, but that could end up being rather expensive technology.
@nonew3 (1941)
• United States
11 Sep 07
Thanks for best response, by the way.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
The last time i used a peeler for that,i took a nice piece of skin with it.lol.Probably because it was a cheap peeler that always turned directions of the blade.It went in the garbage!:)
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
11 Sep 07
I use as a peeler. I had a hard time finding one that worked. At first I used an ordinary chrome peeler, but it rusted. Then I got one of those fancy peelers, but it did not work because it was designed for righties, so I got a stainless steel peeler, have had it for a couple of years. Because most of the peelers were designed for right handed peelers, I learned to peel towards me, and even though there are peelers with the blades sharpened on both ends, I still use it that way. However, I have no decided not to peel potatoes until I finished cooking them. I then drain them in the sink, run cold water over them, and the skin comes off just like that.
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
11 Sep 07
I did not know that some things affected left handed people like that.My dads left handed and i always tried to be too.Too difficult to change now!lol.When i cook them with the skin on,i usually eat them like that(cubed)with lots of butter.yum,yum.Thanks suspenseful!:)
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
12 Sep 07
Hi there. I find it really handy and quick to peel potatoes with a potato peeler, as these little gadgets can be used to peel almost anything and are very very affordable to have if you dont have one...
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
12 Sep 07
Im going to invest in a good one,anything that makes cooking faster is a big yes to me.:)
@jHoEn16 (2043)
• Australia
9 Sep 07
i used knife all the time..
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@jHoEn16 (2043)
• Australia
10 Sep 07
you're always welcome peanutjar
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
Thankyou jHoEn16!
@Malyck (3425)
• Australia
9 Sep 07
I always get my boyfriend to peel the potatoes, because I suck at it and find it too time consuming =P He uses a standard old potato peeler and a knife to scrape out any of the dirt and holes that the peeler can't handle =D
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
Thats funny,when i try to get my boyfriend to peel potatoes he wont.He thinks hes in those old army jails in a fort when the prisioners had to peel potatoes for their punishment!lol:)
@Malyck (3425)
• Australia
9 Sep 07
Haha, that's actually really cute =D If he feels that way, get him a dress-up convict suit for 'fun cooking time'. LOL Thanks for responding - have a great day =D
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@emarie (5442)
• United States
9 Sep 07
same here...i use a pealer. i think its a lot easier. it also depends. i don't like pealing to if i can, i try to leave the skin on. its better for you anyway.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
I love the skin on the potatoe!Especially potatoes cubed and dipped in juicy butter!Yummy.:)
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
9 Sep 07
Peeler. - Used to take off skins of fruits, vegetables and sude for shredding as well.
I use peeler, someimtes a pearing knife. It depends on what shape I'd prefer on my potatoes, I'd rather use a pearing knife if I want my potatoes round-shaped. I was taught to use a knife, but I use mostly peelers because it's much easy to use and makes work faster..
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
They are much easier to use.Hopefully this week i can find one.:)
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
13 Sep 07
I have a really sharp knife that is almost like a boning knife. It works great for potatoes and block cheese. AT PEACE WITHIN ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
@franziska (410)
• Italy
10 Sep 07
I prefer to do it with a scraper because with a kinfe is more difficult and the skin is too much thick. So you throw away a big part of the potato.
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
10 Sep 07
Cute icon!Thankyou franziska for the comment!:)
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
9 Sep 07
For now I use just a plain knife, as I've yet to find a great peeler...I used to have one years ago that was fantastic and it was old too...my great-grandmother's!! Sadly somehow a few years ago it somehow disappeared...drat! How's your foot by the way??? hope better :)
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
Thankyou for asking pyewacket!Its doing good,still a little tender to step on so im still hobling around a bit.It hasnt stopped me from doing my daily routines though.Im tougher than i thought.But i have to be careful where i put my foot down because there seems to be quite a bit of dog bones and little toys on the floor that im always prone to step on and i dont feel for that right now.Giv me couple more days and i will be doing the jigg!lol.
@wiccania (3360)
• United States
9 Sep 07
I usually use a potato/vegetable peeler, but I seem to have misplaced it, so I use a knife now. Unfortunately I'm not used to it, so I end up losing more potato than I would like sometimes.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
Arent we all misplacing things,most of the time i know whos the one in the house misplacing and its not me!LOL:)
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
9 Sep 07
I use a potato peeler. Doing it with a knife isn't all that great. I trust the peeler a bit more when making my potato pancakes.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
10 Sep 07
Potatoe pancakes,first time i heard of that!Sounds good though.:)
@cncoke (439)
• China
11 Aug 08
I use a scraper to take the peel off a potatoe.A knife can't so sometimes.Because some potatoes's skin are easily to take off.But one certain kind of potatoe's skin is hard to get rid of.So we can use a scraper.