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Or, why not use a grapefruit spoon? Serrated tip, inexpensive, and a multi-tasker.

why is a regular potato-peeler not suitable for this job?

i use a regular vegetable peeler. works great.

or ANY spoon? talk about a useless gadget!

I like Oxo's products a lot--except for the ones with blades. They don't stay sharp for a minute.

Grapefruit spoon is a good suggestion. I have a super-sharp veggie peeler from the late Peeler Man that peels anything without waste, so I'm set.

I usually don't both peeling it - especially since the vast majoirty of recipes call for the ginger to be grated.

i use a regular vegetable peeler as well. maybe a paring knife if it's got a large bulbous part.

gotta admire oxo and their constant unitasker inventions though! there must be a market.

I second the spoon.

I think I may take an old spoon to my stone grinder for a sharper tip.

Thanks OXO.

Death to unitaskers!!!

A potato peeler has always worked just fine for me...

A spoon works great. If your particular spoons don't seem to work (though I can't imagine why they wouldn't), wouldn't picking up one random "sharper" spoon at a Goodwill or garage sale for $.25 be better than spending $6.99 on a unitasker?

With the price of fresh ginger being so low, I'd rather stick with my vegetable peeler and waste a bit of ginger.

wow. I would never buy this thing and if someone gave it to me, I might even be a little bit annoyed.

A spoon always worked for me and if there are really fibrous bits, a knife is awesomely effective. I love ginger and it doesn't really need to be peeled.

A grapefruit spoon's always worked perfectly for me - but - I applaud Oxo because sometimes the only tool I can grasp securely is one with an Oxo handle.

Talk about a unitasker. I use the dull side of a knife. My mom always "honed" her knife edges on the backs of other knives, making the back slightly sharp. I've randomly picked that habit up too. It does a really good job on the ginger, too.

hey folks, a grapefruit spoon IS a unitasker, unless you are also using it to peel ginger.

this thing would probably peel lots of stuff fine.

i'm also amused by all the 'i just use a spoon comments'. clearly the original poster has not had luck with spoons, so that's not helpful to them.

i really like the idea of just sharpening some spoons though. you could do that and sell them for a dollar.

For me the spoon works very well (even better than the vegetable peeler).

Since I have a tiny kitchen I am always happy to avoid having one more tool!

Perhaps you should try cultivating patience and continue using a paring knife? Cooking should be a time to slow down, since modern lifestyles are so hectic.

Aye aye to all the ladies who believe that OXO is wasting consumers' money and drawer space with this landfill-destined gadget. Any old normal spoon does a bang-up job of peeling ginger.

Haha. This product is hilarious. I have never seen anything like this. Maybe it's singular goal as a unitasker is going to take the culinary market by storm... :p

Like many above, I too have a ginger peeler. It is called "spoon."

Except, folks, many are missing the point... not everyone can GRASP a regular spoon securely to do the job... in that case the Oxo tools are really handy. Yes, it may be a single use tool, but if you have arthritis or MS or a hand injury (as I have) and you love that particular food - sometimes you're willing to go for that single use tool. In this case to keep ginger in your diet (because the prepared jarred stuff just ain't the same).

I use a regular vegetable peeler too. It does a great job.

great point, rucy.

I think that this is an awesome item for the OP, and anyone, who goes through a LOT of ginger. And for $7, if it was less hassle than a spoon, a peeler, or a knife, I would totally go for it. I don't want to waste time and the aggravation using a tool that doesn't work well for the job. If I have one tool that does its job beautifully, I don't care if it's a unitasker.