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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 15, 2022 6:10:45 GMT
Mom was like "WHO the hell raised you two like that?" LOL... She was like if you were around me, you would be using a knife.. I was like MOTHER, I am normal, you are the weird one. Why do they make vegetable peelers in the first place? Well I'm sure that when our mums first started peeling potatoes, potato peelers did not exist, so they had no choice. Next time ask her if she still washes her clothes on a washboard with a wringer!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2022 8:33:09 GMT
I can't get on with a vegetable peeler so I use a knife.
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Post by maryannscraps on Apr 15, 2022 11:59:30 GMT
I don't peel things all that often, but I use both or either. I find apples easier to peel with a paring knife - if I'm making apple pie or crisp or sauce. Raw, I never peel them. I normally leave the skins on potatoes and carrots. Sometimes I peel down broccoli stems if I'm serving them raw -- the skin is too fibrous for raw.
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Post by J u l e e on Apr 15, 2022 12:15:02 GMT
The peeler definitely makes a difference. I remember trying to peel potatoes at my mom’s house with one of those cheep metal peelers that hurt to grip and had a dull blade that wiggled all over the place. A knife would definitely den more successful. I have an OXO peeler that is super comfortable to hold and has a really steady blade. It takes no time at all to peel things. I think the only things I ever peel are potatoes and carrots. I tried not peeling carrots but don’t love them unpeeled as much.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Apr 15, 2022 14:47:35 GMT
I use a vegetable peeler for potatoes, but it's a chore I hate doing. Sometimes I don't peel carrots, but if I do it's with a peeler. I don't like to eat the skin of an apple, so I always cut that off with a knife. That one is easy to do.
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Post by RosieKat on Apr 15, 2022 15:11:58 GMT
Paring knife. My mom tossed me to the wolves at about age five and I never learned about vegetable peelers until junior high home. Pretty much same here, though didn't have home ec. I only use a peeler for carrots (if I even bother).
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Post by disneypal on Apr 15, 2022 18:27:59 GMT
My mom always used a knife, so I do too. I find a knife faster than a peeler.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 15, 2022 18:51:57 GMT
It is funny, but I peel apples with a knife, but I’ve never tried it with veggies. I always use a peeler for veggies. I don’t know why. because it's called a VEGETABLE peeler! lol!! I can't use a paring knife either- I also end up with a golf-ball sized potato if I try to. The cheap metal peeler I had (I loved it, and had used it for years) fell apart recently while I was using it--it finally got rusty and broke. So I had to use a paring knife-- it was NOT pretty. I bought a new vegetable peeler as soon as I could! My mom could also do it with a paring knife: peeling an apple in one continuous strip, and peeling a potato with paper-thin, see-through peelings. I did not inherit that skill.
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Post by lisae on Apr 15, 2022 22:23:52 GMT
Oh, it won't let me change my vote. I meant to vote knife. Potato peeler for carrots, knife for potatoes. DH says it is wasteful but the knife is so much faster. It was the way my mother did it. She didn't own a potato peeler. I don't think my grandmother did either.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 16, 2022 0:16:01 GMT
Mom was like "WHO the hell raised you two like that?" LOL... She was like if you were around me, you would be using a knife.. I was like MOTHER, I am normal, you are the weird one. Why do they make vegetable peelers in the first place? Well I'm sure that when our mums first started peeling potatoes, potato peelers did not exist, so they had no choice. Next time ask her if she still washes her clothes on a washboard with a wringer! She did! They didn’t even have indoor plumbing or electric. They were very very poor. Although her dad did put in electricity and plumbing- probably a few years after they moved in their house.
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