The Easiest Way to Peel Apples

My wife and I eat a lot of apples, normally we each have one a day. However, I'm getting more concerned with reports of toxic pesticides, herbicides and all sorts of other "-cides" that remain on the skin of fruit even after washing them.

I don't like to hand-peel apples, so I searched on line for an apple peeler. I've seen them in the past, but couldn't remember how effectively they actually worked.

The one product I focused on was the Starfrit Apple Pro-Peeler. As I've mentioned in my other product reviews, I like to check out Amazon first due to the usual large number of customer reviews. If the item has a 4 or 5 star rating, then I focus more closely on the product.

In this case, it was rated 4.5 stars out of five, a very high rating. I read most of the reviews and was satisfied with the value of the apple peeler. I overcame my suspicions that it was a cheaply made product due to the very low price of $16.75 after reading the reviews.

So, I ordered it and it arrived very quickly. It looked even better than the pictures, as it has colorful red gears that are clearly visible inside the plastic casing. I couldn't wait to play with my new toy!

The unit has four suction cups that adhere to your counter-top. After I washed an apple, I pressed it down on the four sharp prongs that hold it in place, and took the safety guard off the peeler blade. After lowering the blade arm down at the bottom of the apple, I started turning the hand crank and blade rotated around the apple from the bottom to the top, smoothly peeling away the skin. In fact, the skin was intact in a very long peel.

The effortless operation and the way the spring-loaded blade followed the irregular contours on the apple simply amazed me. If we had any children at home, I would have had to fight them to use the peeler!

I'm not complaining, but it seems this apple peeler could sell for more than $16.75. I love it when I buy a product that actually works the way the ad implies.

The Starfrit apple peeler comes with a stainless steel corer/ejector, a corer slicer and two replacement blades. Some of the reviews mentioned they were missing one or the other bonus parts, but the company sent them replacements after being contacted.

After peeling, you simply wipe the four sharp prongs and the blade with a wet paper towel. That's all there is to clean up.

Speaking of the sharp prongs and blade, they have safety covers that should remain in use until ready to peel apples. Children can easily operate it, but I would insure an adult removes the guards and sets the apple up. The child can then crank away, watching the different size gears turn.

The corer/slicer did a great job of slicing the apple into eight pieces, with a core that held the seeds in place. Sprinkle some cinnamon on the slices and you're in apple heaven!

Disclaimer: I purchased this product for my own use at my own expense and have no affiliation with the company involved.