Peel Away Apple Peeler (Clamp Base)

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Product Features

• Made of high quality enamel-coated cast iron with stainless steel blades and heavy-chromed shaft
• Clamps to any counter top or table
• Natural Wood Handle
• Color: Dark Red
• Easy to operate

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 12.5 x 5.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000PSR2Q2
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,164 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

A501 Core, slice, and peel apples or potatoes in one easy operation. Made of enamel-coated cast-iron with stainless steel blades and a chrome shaft, the Peel Away Apple Peeler includes a 5-year warranty. Features: -Stainless steel blades -Chrome shaft -Enamel-coated cast iron -Dimensions: 5.25''H x 12.5''W x 4''D

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly useless, November 14, 2008

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jen-marie (Virginia, United States) - See all my reviews

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Let me start out by saying that it is not this TYPE of peeler which I don't like, but this particular peeler. I have used three different types of these peelers: one of these (The Pampered Chef Apple Peeler/corer/slicer) from probably 12 years ago that is now getting dull, one of these (Progressive International Apple Peeler and Corer) that I bought recently, and the one being reviewed here.

First, I'll give my review of these types of peelers generally, and then I'll move on to the specifics of this one.

These peelers are handy. I do a lot of chunky applesauce, and the peeling/coring/slicing (especially the slicing) is very handy. They do have their problems, though:
- The slicing blades aren't long enough. My apples are frequently too big to put in the machine until I cut them down, which means I have to peel them by hand as well.
- You have to be careful about the coring, just like with any corer. Apples aren't all alike, and it's a little hard to make sure that you have the apple on the prongs straight. So you have to make sure (if you're not using a food mill at some later point) that you cut out whatever little bits of core are left.
- It's a little messy. Juice sprays a bit and drips. You want to have a towel under the table, and you want to move anything a couple of feet away from the machine, unless you don't mind cleaning apple juice off it.
- The machine always misses some peel around the stem and blossom ends of the apple. It is trickier to remove the peel from the apple manually once the apple has been sliced.

Despite all of this, it is still a lot handier to use a good one of these than to do it by hand.

However, this one is not a good one. When I first got it out, I was impressed with the heft of it (it is a lot heavier and more solid-feeling than the others). Also the underside of the thing (that would be resting on top of the table) has a strip of rubber on it rather than a couple of removable rubber feet, and that looked like it might be a better idea.

On the other hand, when I tried to use it there were problems. The bottom of the clamp has no cover, so it's just the metal in contact with (and probably denting) the underside of the table. The mechanism for pulling back the peeling arm and keeping it there is a bit inconvenient because it takes two hands. But the real problem is that it was NOT sharp enough to do the job properly. The u-shaped peeling thing in particular was completely unable to peel any of the apples, no matter how I adjusted it. It just kind of mushed them. Also the slicing blade was sharp enough to slice, but sprayed a LOT more juice around than the others, and anyway, when I looked at the blade after my apple juice shower, I could tell by looking that it wasn't very sharp.

In the end, I found it completely useless, and I'll probably throw it away. I gave it two stars, because if you had some way to sharpen it, it would probably be very nice. But I don't. Caveat emptor!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Peeler takes too much apple, November 23, 2010

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D. Parsons "Big Wave Dave" (California) - See all my reviews
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We had an old model/original patent "Apple Peeler Slicer Corer" for over 30 years, that finally gave up the ghost last year. I replaced it with two of these - the second one for our vacation home. The peeler knife is different from the original, with a "looped" blade supported by a a "fixed" arm that is sprung fart to tightly. The peeler blade takes far too much apple with the peel and "maul's the apple in the process. Very unsatisfactory. Not at all pleased.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great peeler!, December 3, 2009

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C. Disney (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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I'm not sure why the first review had such issues with the product. I've had this exact product for years and it does the job perfectly. I've never had to sharpen anything! It peels, cores, and slices the apples I use for applesauce and apple pie in minutes! I love it! I'm actually ordering one for my mother as well since she has been using mine and won't give it back!
Hope that helps!