What do you use to peel your potatoes with?
By peanutjar
@peanutjar (5198)
Canada
    14 responses
         @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
                                    
                            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.
                            @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.
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                    @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!:)
                            @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.:)
                            

@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:)
                            @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
                    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.:)
                             @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.
                            @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 (10532)
 • 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.:)
                            
                            
                        
                    












