Starfrit 93209 Rotato Express - Electric Peeler

by Feature Products, Inc

Product Features

• Peels potatoes. fruits and vegetables instantly at the push of a button
• The Robotized arm adjusts to every thickness, shape and textures : From potatoes to tomatoes to rutabaga and avocados, also zests citrus fruits
• Includes a hand thumb knife to scoop out the potato eyes
• Built in storage underneath the Rotato: compartments for 4 spare blades plus battery storage and the handy thumb knife
• Operates with a 6V adaptor included and can also function with 4 AA batteries (not included)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 6.5 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000X9EPT0
• Item model number: 93209-006-blck
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,675 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #24 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Fruit & Vegetable Tools > Peelers
  • #91 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Graters, Peelers & Slicers

Product Description

The Rotato express, the amazing new peeling machine that automatically peels away potato skins, fruits and other vegetables in just seconds! It's so sensitive it can even peel the skin off tomatoes! Now you can peel all vegetables, all fruits safely and without waste.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A mixed blessing., April 22, 2008

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Scott A. Foster (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starfrit 93209 Rotato Express - Electric Peeler (Kitchen)

The Rotato Express, when it works, makes peeling potatoes and other veggies a breeze. It's especially great when making large batches of potatoes or turnips -- all that peeling can really be a hassle sometimes. The Rotato can turn a big job into a fast job and save you a lot of time in the kitchen. When it works.

The problem is, well, it doesn't always work. The build quality of this thing is cheaper than cheap. The blades pop loose easily because the plastic clips they're attached to are flimsy. Veggies with hard peels will constantly jerk the blades out. Even worse, the spring on the arm of my device popped loose after about two months of medium use. This renders the device useless unless you can manage to reinsert the spring (not an easy job).

At the cheap price, you could almost consider it a disposable item and just grab a new Rotato, but that's just too darn wasteful for such a big hunk of plastic.

If they delivered a better unit, even for $10-15 bucks more, I could heartily recommend this device for people who enjoy potatoes, turnips, or any other veggies that need a lot of peeling. As it is, it might be worth a look, but convenience comes with headaches.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great machine, August 31, 2008

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P. Scott (Martinez, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starfrit 93209 Rotato Express - Electric Peeler (Kitchen)

My son & I prepare 250 pounds of Gravenstein apples for applesauce each year. We couldn't do it without this machine. We know that it was created for home use, not commercial use, so it probably wasn't intended for such intense use. Therefore, we run it for 15 minutes then let it cool for 15 minutes so the motor doesn't overheat. We just finished this year's batch, running it this way for three days at five or so hours each day, and it was terrific.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cheaply made version of the original peeler, November 30, 2008

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M. Saunders (Norcross, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starfrit 93209 Rotato Express - Electric Peeler (Kitchen)

I bought the Rotato to replace my old electric peeler that finally died. I needed to peel a large stack of potatoes for Thanksgiving, and thought I had it made when I remembered the Rotato sitting in the pantry, unused since receiving it earlier this year. What I pulled out of the box was a lightweight plastic ghost of the old peeler. The blade could not grab hold of the potato skin, just skipped along making nicks until it reached the bottom and turned itself off. I tried it on dry and wet potatoes. I'm envious of those reviewers who had good luck with their peelers; I could not get mine to work.