On Mar 18, 8:04*am, Anthony Ferrante >
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> On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:40:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
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> > Anthony Ferrante > wrote:
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> >> There are few things in life I hate more than peeling potatoes and I
> >> was reminded of that fact when I began peeling them for my gig's
> >> dinner. Through Google, I was able to see a few gadgets that claim to
> >> be able to peel potatoes and I was wondering if they really work?
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> >> I saw a rather inexpensive item that you add water to and about two
> >> pounds of potatoes and it says it will clean them in about 4 minutes.
> >> Sounds good, but I wonder:
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> >> Anthony
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> >They're as good as the Pasta Express.
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> Ouch! I knew that was going to be mentioned 
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> >Get a copper wire ChoreBoy scrubber and scrub the little skin off the
> >little suckers.
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> I have been doing that. However, I was looking for a better way since
> when standing at the sink, peeling, my back really hurts. And because
> of the mess, I prefer to do it in there. *What I currently have is
> something similar to this, but mine has a all-metal body and is cheap
> and very basic:
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> http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...ductId=106369-....
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> I may just end up getting a wider peeler and maybe I won't hate doing
> it so much. This looks promising and will certainly take up a lot less
> room than one of the "machines" that would probably end up being junk:
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> http://www.cookware.com/LEIFHEIT-240...er-QI1037.html
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> I really do love potatoes. I just hate peeling them.
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> Anthony
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> >What exactly do you hate so much about peeling potatoes? *The time it
> >takes? *Maybe you need a different peeler. *I use a U-shape peeler that
> >I got at the State Fair about four or five years ago. *It works a treat
> >and I'll bet I can peel a large potato in less than 10 seconds.- Hide quoted text -
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Anthony, in my experience (I'm older than dirt), it's the arms'
forward/back motions that make the back ache, when you are working
standing up.
Try a position with your peeling where your arm actions are held
closer to your body - it will make a big difference in whether or not
your back aches. Start with sitting down to do it....
N.