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Default An 'improved' veggie peeler???

On Aug 22, 3:20*am, "Giusi" > wrote:
> "Sky" *ha scritto nel messaggio
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> > DISCLAIMER!! *I'm only a consumer who's interested to learn if this>
> > peeler is worthwhile or not!
> > this peeler does looks interesting (maybe??? marketing is can be>
> > convincing, hunh!). *Actually, I find its "mini" mandoline attachment>
> > rather interesting, even if it looks to be on the small side.

>
> Here I am commenting on something I have never even seen. *No US TV ads here
> at all. *But I do have 3 mandolins and lots of peelers!
>
> If you don't have a mandolin, buy one. *It's something that once used to it
> you can use everyday. *I am currently working on an article about choosing
> and buying a mandolin, AAMOF.
>
> As I said, I have 3. *One is very expensive French and all stainless, one is
> German, moderately priced, stainless but the main blade doesn't come out for
> sharpening, and the third is the Japanese Benriner. *I use the Benriner
> everyday! *I have even bought replacement blades for it over time. *It's the
> cheapest, it's all plastic but the blades, and it doesn't do everything the
> others do, but it does the things that I want to do most often and it is
> easy to clean, dry and re-use. *I use a tiny ceramic "steel" on the fixed
> blade most times that I use it. *Keeping it very sharp is important for
> safety so that you aren't pushing hard and running a finger into the blade.
> Julienned fingers hurt.
>
> The peelers I have for my business you can buy at Sur la Table for $6.95. *I
> was given one and when I was recently in the US I bought 2 more. *It is
> really sharp, has a fat black handle that says Messermeister and I believe
> it is German. *In all my years of cooking I have never before found a peeler
> worth seeking out until this one.


When it's published, please send us the link. I'd be interested, even
if I have to translate it on babelfish or the like.

maxine in ri