Just because we don't recommend unitaskers for your kitchen doesn't mean we can't show them to you. Take a look at this potato peeler - clearly a modern attempt to update those old-fashioned table clamp styles of potato and apple peelers.
Gadget: Rotato Express
This fascinates us, in a Rube Goldberg sort of way. It's a fairly self-explanatory gadget; just stick a potato upright on the spike, then let the peeler go. It automatically stops at the end of the skin. We wonder how well it works; has anyone tried it?
And while we wouldn't buy one of these ourselves, we do wonder if it would be useful for people with arthritis who can't grip a peeler very well. Our grandmother doesn't enjoy peeling mounds of potatoes for Thanksgiving or Sunday suppers very much anymore, and a gadget like this might actually be more than a unitasker in the right kitchen.
• Buy Rotato Express at Fresh Finds for $24.99
You can also buy a manual, hand-cranked version.
• Original Rotato, $19.99
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Thanks for the laugh.
The word "rotato" is SO SO silly!
view Bx's profile
I have one of the table clamp kind for apples/pears potatoes etc---its saved me a from quite a few wounds and really speeds up the process. It's really not any more of a unitasker than a vegetable peeler unless you're the type to use a paring knife.
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The potato peel that machine makes would make for a great shoestring fry.
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Those are some pretty perfect looking spuds.
OXO items are designed for people with arthritis. (Though it turns out pretty much everybody loves them.)
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Our table crank version also slices the apples/potatoes/whatevers. Great when you're baking with apples, one cut with a chef's knife down the middle and you've got even-sized slices. Also puts the potato in small chunks that cook fast, although some recipes I'm back to the hand peeler because the pieces are too small.
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