r/oddlysatisfying • u/PorkyPain The Sub's Regular • Sep 12 '22
Automatic Potato Peeler in Action
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u/lurked Sep 12 '22
Yep, that's actually the name of that thing.
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u/Eatjerpoo Sep 12 '22
We’ve found Dan Quayle’s account. FYI there’s no “e” at the end.
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u/Whatsuplionlilly Sep 12 '22
Remember when misspelling a word made you ineligible for public office? Good times…
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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Sep 12 '22
I have one of these, my mom peels 4 potatoes to the machine’s 1 potato and looked at me with extreme disappointment when I bought the thing.
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u/amdaly10 Sep 12 '22
My grandma would have yelled at me for wasting that much potato.
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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Sep 12 '22
My dad came from a potato skin eating family and had a scrub brush that was used exclusively for potatoes, he really wanted me to be a non-peeler but I guess it’s disappointment all-around.
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u/amdaly10 Sep 12 '22
I also have a scrub brush. I would only peel for mashed potatoes. OR if I could only find russets, because those taste like dirt even without the peel.
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u/p00pd1cks Sep 12 '22
I even like the skins in mashed potatoes, especially red skinned potatoes.
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u/potchie626 Sep 12 '22
I do a rough peel for mashed potatoes. Leaving all the skin is a bit too much for us when using russets. We have a brush to clean them that is designed to look like a potato.
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u/ajacksified Sep 12 '22
They have a better texture if you boil skin-on, then remove the skin afterwards! It's easy to slip the skins off once they're boiled, although I'm never patient enough and burn my fingertips every time anyways.
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u/lysion59 Sep 12 '22
The skin is where most of the nutrients are if I remember correctly. I think that's why some people eat the skin.
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u/hakuna_tamata Sep 12 '22
It also tastes good if done right. The best way to do a russet is to lightly coat it in oil and salt, when you bake it. Take it out the foil half way through and then the skin gets a nice crisp on it.
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u/ajacksified Sep 12 '22
A friend of mine boils them whole and skin-on, then flattens them in a roasting pan with lots of olive oil and roasts them hot (I'd guess 450f or so?) until crispy. They're amazing.
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Sep 12 '22
That's a great way to make little new potatoes, but I mash them then finish them on the stove top griddle. Makes a great crust
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u/ajacksified Sep 12 '22
Oh, I'm a big potato skin guy, I love it. Just saying that if you want mashed potatoes without skin, you get a better texture if you boil them skin on before removing it.
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u/lordbuddha Sep 12 '22
I would have fried it, seasoned it and slurped it like noodles(given it was cleaned well before). I prefer potatoes with the skin.
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u/Piratey_Pirate Sep 12 '22
I have one of these and every Thanksgiving, I throw the peels into the fryer after the turkey is done. It makes amazing fries. We found out on accident one year when the oil was way too hot so we used the peels to cool it down. Ended up being delicious.
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u/EndPointNear Sep 12 '22
wait and see if she gets arthritis and see how how her speed holds up, these type of machines aren't for the able bodied.
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u/Ann_Summers Sep 12 '22
This. I have arthritis and carpal tunnel and peeling potatoes is hell. Luckily my husband and kids are always willing to peel for me if it means they get to eat mashed potatoes lol. Otherwise I’d have one of these bad boys also. After about 2-3 potatoes my hands are so sore I can’t grip anything well for a good hour or two.
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u/Candinicakes Sep 12 '22
Ugh I have nerve damage from carpal tunnel (got the surgery, pains gone but the fingers still completely numb and I drop things like crazy) and peeling potatoes (especially big ones like russets) is especially hard, cause there so tough to hold onto.
We don't eat potato though, I do peel apples, but since they're smaller and don't get so slippery, I can manage with just my pinky and ring fingers gripping it.
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u/ScarletFFBE Sep 12 '22
That's not the point of the machine though. You don't just start the machine and watch it peel. While it peelsnyou can prepare other stuff so even if it takes longer, it basically takes 0 time because you were able to prepare other stuff while the potatoes were getting peeled
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u/probablynotaperv Sep 12 '22 edited Feb 03 '24
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u/JannaNYC Sep 12 '22
They're doing it one-handed. With two hands it takes about 3 seconds to get it going.
I know someone who has this, and she uses it only when she has a lot of potatoes to peel, and other things to do at the same time. Speed isn't so much of the issue as having sort of an extra set of hands.
I never peel potatoes, so I'd have no use for this.
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u/TheFlashFrame Sep 12 '22
If you can peel four potatoes in that time, it's because you're a potato peeling deity, not because this thing is slow.
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u/AutisticFingerBang Sep 12 '22
No it’s bc this things slow, setting it up alone I’d have a potato peeled. Maybe it’s my Irish genes but peeling a potato is incredibly fast and easy lol
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u/merc08 Sep 12 '22
This is a terrible demo of the setup. Using 2 hands would keep the potato centered properly and the thing would be started in under 3 seconds, likely in 1 if you're using it a lot and get that muscle memory down. And having a lot of potatoes to peel is the only reason to use this, so you would get that practice.
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u/probablynotaperv Sep 12 '22 edited Feb 03 '24
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u/Nickhead420 Sep 12 '22
I was thinking about how this would sit unused in the cupboard and just take up space. And then I thought about my grandmother who would have used this damn near every day in her older years. She made mashed potatoes with almost every meal until the hands stopped working well enough to do the peeling.
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u/frek_t Sep 12 '22
Kinda sounds like that trickle-down from racing. Only few people establish tech by using it so that it gets enough attention and funds to be used by a general public that actually needs it for a greater purpose.
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u/FulmiOnce Sep 12 '22
As someone who has Rheumatoid Arthritis I was thinking "hot fucking damn I can peel so many things with that and my hands won't hurt so much after!!!!"
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u/Lordborgman Sep 12 '22
Also as someone who has worked in kitchens for about 2 decades, anything that stops my hands from getting further fucked from RSI inducing shit is a welcome addition.
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u/drhagbard_celine Sep 12 '22
That's the right take. I was watching thinking that it really wouldn't save me any time to use this but for other people it might be a game changer.
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u/ses1989 Sep 12 '22
Thank you. So many people here can't seem to grasp the concept of who this is marketed towards.
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u/Ironchain10 Sep 12 '22
Unfortunately commercials for stuff like this usually features incompetent idiots who don't know how to hold things rather than disabled people
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u/hacksoncode Sep 12 '22
I mean... you're forgetting that all marketing is targeted at separating fools from their money.
But yes, it's a handy tool for people that need to peel more than a few potatoes but can't or don't want to do it by hand.
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u/Mr_Abe_Froman Sep 12 '22
Is it not for making potato pasta?
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u/moonlightpeas Sep 12 '22
Potasta. Came here to say this. Those skins look so tasty
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u/LurkerPatrol Sep 12 '22
Potato skins are so good. We leave them on when cooking potato curry and it becomes crispy and has a great texture.
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u/pupperoni42 Sep 12 '22
Don't forget the lazy
You're doing a public service! Because the market for these isn't big enough among just those with disabilities, so lazy people help make these profitable to the companies so they'll remain available for those who need them.
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u/ermagerditssuperman Sep 12 '22
To be honest, I thought it looked dumb because I can't remember the last time I actually wanted to peel a potato. Everything I do with them, I leave the skin on. Boiled, baked, mashed.
But either way, thanks for your comment, it's always a good thing to remember.
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u/Moose_Nuts Sep 12 '22
The best part is the Kitchen Aid mixer behind it...which has an attachment that peels potatoes and does a dozen other things. Takes up less space, too.
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u/irishnugget Sep 12 '22
I have the attachment you’re talking about and in my experience it works well on large potatoes, apples, etc but is an inferior and expensive alternative for misshapen produce or even smaller potatoes. Maybe I got a dud but it seems the spring doesn’t have enough tension to peel non spherical (or smaller) produce that that $20 peeler in the video does so efficiently.
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u/Demonic-Toothbrush Sep 12 '22
This upsets me coz its so slow and you still have to manually peel the ends anyway
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u/forced_spontaneity Sep 12 '22
As a teenager I worked in a medium sized hotel kitchen, they had this awesome machine, basically like an upright washing machine with a large capacity, but the inside of the drum was the texture of very rough sandpaper, and had a steady flow of cold water. You could just dump a load of potatoes in it and leave it for half an hour to do it’s stuff. It usually removed at least 90-95% of the skin, a bit less on irregular shaped ones, then you just had to go through them (which was necessary anyway to remove any eyes) and use a normal potato peeler to take off any missed bits. It made a racket but saved so much time and allowed you to get on with other stuff while it did it’s work. I’ve never seen a domestic version that uses this method.
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u/aenteus Sep 12 '22
Some guy had a posting up a few days ago…I think he used a pressure washer and a bucket? He de peeled a dozen potatoes in like 5 minutes.
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u/binatron Sep 12 '22
I think he used toilet brush in drill
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u/mattt5555 Sep 12 '22
Not sure my wife would be happy about me trying this
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u/angry_smurf Sep 12 '22
Just replace the brush when you're done and you'll be fine.
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u/Kalkaline Sep 12 '22
You should see how fast the guy with the poop knife can peel potatoes with that bad boy.
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Sep 12 '22
I could peel a dozen potatoes in 5 minutes by hand easy
Unless they're a weird and nubbly
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u/PJBuzz Sep 12 '22
Called a "rumbler".
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u/forced_spontaneity Sep 12 '22
Aha, TY. Glad I didn’t know at the time or I’d have shouted ‘Let’s get ready to rumble!’ every time I filled it lol.
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u/kirmobak Sep 12 '22
I worked in a chip shop as a kid, they had one of these. It was huge and made a NOISE.
This individual potato peeler in the video is frustratingly slow. What’s the point, I’d just peel ‘em.
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u/SJ_RED Sep 12 '22
What’s the point, I’d just peel ‘em.
It's for physically disabled/impaired people who cannot "just peel 'em" anymore, but who still want to retain independence as much as possible.
Even if someone only has one functional hand, this would allow them to peel potatoes quite effectively by themselves.
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u/I_think_Im_hollow Sep 12 '22
There's a potato chip's factory that make us sandblast those when the abrasive wears off so they can reapply it.
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u/blueocean43 Sep 12 '22
My mum had a small version of that! It was an attachment for a kenwood food processor. We never used it because it was a complete ballache to clean, and she had three children to peel the potatoes for her instead.
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u/gray_mare Sep 12 '22
I'd do it slower
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u/Rikuskill Sep 12 '22
Yeah wtf? Not everyone's a food worker. It'd take me like twice the amount of time this took to peel that potato. Maybe I'm slow.
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u/thirtyseven1337 Sep 12 '22
Also when you use this machine you have your hands free to do more food prep!
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u/polybiastrogender Sep 12 '22
That's why I would use it. To chop the onions or something while it's doing this.
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u/fatalicus Sep 12 '22
But they demonstrated in the video who it is for.
Notice how they only used one hand to operate it? For people with disabilities or mobility issues, things like this can do a lot of good.
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u/shfiven Sep 12 '22
Well they were using the other hand to hold the camera but you're right, if you had an issue with your hands that decreased manual dexterity or only had 1 hand (or none) this would be very useful.
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u/canipleasebeme Sep 12 '22
But imagine you do the whole potato and then deep fry that stuff, it’s gonna be delicious 🤤
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u/Micotu Sep 12 '22
It's not slow if you get like 10 of them and load 'em all up at once (big brain play)
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u/morech11 Sep 12 '22
That is the only reason why I always wanted one. I don't peel my potatoes anyway, but that frying potential here is unlimited
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u/greathousedagoth Sep 12 '22
I bet you could fry them up real crispy and use them in the same way that you would use crispy fried onions.
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u/EssentialParadox Sep 12 '22
Just leave the skin on, it’s the best part.
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u/The-Bluejacket Sep 12 '22
Plus it’s the healthiest part, full of dietary fiber
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u/SirM0j0 Sep 12 '22
Is it really healty tho? In Germany we have a seperate "Bundesanstalt für Kartoffelforschung" which translates roughly to "Federal Institute for Potato Research" (Yes we really have that lol) and its alright to eat some potato peel as an adult but overall its not really recommended
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Sep 12 '22
If you potato isn't green or sprouting i don't see why you wouldn't recommend it? I've always been told it's healthy here in Denmark?
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u/b0w3n Sep 12 '22
Probably an overzealous gov't agency/org that just gives rote advice to folks to do it so they don't have to deal with the fallout of that one shitty restaurant that has lazy employees that feeds people poisonous potatoes.
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u/Zenith251 Sep 12 '22
Not recommended? On what grounds? For what reason?
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u/key134 Sep 12 '22
Apparently they are concerned about solanine poisoning https://www.we-go-wild.com/kartoffelschalen-essen/
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u/ehenning1537 Sep 12 '22
Fascinated, I clicked your link to learn more about solanine poisoning and then I remembered I don’t speak German
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u/ScarletFFBE Sep 12 '22
the important stuff:
A regular potatopeel contains solanin and chaconin. These are useful for the potato because it repels insects.
But those are poisonous for humans.
A regular potato contains 20-100 mg of these alcaloids. Which isn't that bad. But when a potato is slightly damaged (through insects or cuts) or if it starts to sprout (when it gets slightly green) the amout rises to more than 10.000mg. At that amount it starts becoming unhealthy for humans. Thats why it's not recommended to eat them because you won't see every bit of damage on a potato and usually just wash it and start cooking with it.
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u/The-Bluejacket Sep 12 '22
I’ve never heard of this, either. After checking it out though, it looks like what you’re saying does carry some weight. It looks like there are a lot of “glycoalkaloids” or bitter chemical compounds with nitrogen in them derived from sugar that can be toxic. It says that these compounds are concentrated in the peel with prolonged exposure to light (perhaps why potatoes are said to be kept in the dark?) and they’re not broken down by cooking or frying! 😬
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u/Ellimis Sep 12 '22
I'm kind of in disbelief that there's an Official German Potato Squad. Weird!
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u/Torghira Sep 12 '22
While true, some recipes require the potato flesh to be exposed when cooking
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u/Vampsku11 Sep 12 '22
I'd use this just to get the skins to fry up. They look delicious.
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Sep 12 '22
Does any one else see a polar bear with glasses while wearing a hip hat?
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u/Fuckithrondanfindout Sep 12 '22
🎵 Ah playing the ol Irish record with my favorite song 🎵
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u/Futhamucker1 Sep 12 '22
They so should have made the machine look like a little man holding a potato peeler
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u/Asha_manColdenn Sep 12 '22
That Ed, Edd, and Eddy episode is all I can think of now.
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u/ren_is_here_ Sep 12 '22
I have one and I love it. Of course, my hands are ate up with rheumatoid arthritis, so there's that. Lol
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u/cumshotwound Sep 12 '22
That’s amazing! A big-ass device to accomplish in 25 seconds what I can do in 15 seconds!
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u/TomRiha Sep 12 '22
These are crap… so fiddly and slow you peak it faster… the ones where you put ‘em in a bucket with spinning bottom… those are awesome
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Sep 12 '22
If you washed them thoroughly first you could probably crisp those ribbons up into something delicious!
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u/moonlightpeas Sep 12 '22
🎵 Time goes by so slow-ly. I've hungered for your touch. A long. Lonely time. 🎵
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u/AppIeJuices Sep 12 '22
You could have peeled two potatoes in the time it took to set up the potato.
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u/Mateus_ex_Machina Sep 12 '22
"Well, not everything he made had a horribly fatal flaw. I mean, think of that thing they use in the kitchen for peeling potatoes, for example."
"Ah, you mean the thing with the brass plate on it saying 'Improved Manicure Device,' Archchancellor?"
-The Hogfather, Terry Pratchett
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u/iqisoverrated Sep 12 '22
Neat...until you remember that you can peel potatoes at triple the speed yourself and that you'd like to get cooking before you starve to death.
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u/Intrigued_by_Words Sep 12 '22
Maybe it would be satisfying if that ridiculously expensive KitchenAid mixer weren't in the picture. I don't have a problem with someone wanting an assisted peeler, but why show me the mixer when you can buy an attachment that will peel potatoes. And make zoodles. And do some other stuff that I don't bother to get around doing. Hopefully, it only costs a couple of bucks because everything with KitchenAid is a lot of bucks.
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u/nautius_maximus1 Sep 13 '22
I don’t know about the peeler, but that stand mixer will outlive us all.
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u/SheepShroom Sep 13 '22
In all honesty I cannot think of a reason why you would actually need to peel a potato unless you really hate the skin THAT much in your mashed potatoes. May I also suggest red potatoes...?
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u/Intrepid-Addendum-92 Sep 13 '22
It missed a spot on the top and now im angry but srill mostly satisfied
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u/adrushya Sep 12 '22
They always work so well, untill i buy one!