Dave Smith wrote:

> My mother has one that someone gave her for Christmas last year.
> I tried it. I tried it plugged in and turned on and I tried it
> unplugged. It peels just as quickly with no electricity as it
> does when it is running. IMO, it is just an expensive and useless
> gimmick. You can get a good manual peeler for about $5 and do the
> same job in the same time without having to find an outlet to
> plug it into and to be tethered with the electrical cord.

I like my large softer handled OXO kitchen peeler.
I want to grab it, use it and toss it into the dishwasher...not find it,
plug it in, wash it carefully...