Karen wrote:

> I used to sell Tupperware, and I sold several of
> those Y-shaped gadgets to people who absolutely loved them. I tried one and
> just wasn't comfortable with it - it really seemed to slow up the whole
> peeling process. I gave up on it and went back to my straight-line peeler.
>

As a lefty, the Y-shaped peelers are the only ones I can use. The
straight-lined ones are impossible for me to manage -- I have no
control over them no matter which hand I use. I tend to hold the Y
peeler in my left hand, the food item in my right hand, and (as far as
I can tell while I sit here in my cubicle) I move the food around much
more than I move the peeler itself, especially for round-ish things
like apples and potatoes. I also use the peeler for making thin slices
from a brick of cheese, and for that I put the cheese on a flat surface
and pull the peeler towards me.

--RB