Hi All,

My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).

Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.

Any tips appreciated.

-Dean

"DeanB" > wrote

> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.

Is she completely adverse to eating them with the skins?
It would be easier to just scrub them and the peels contain
more nutrients, as I understand it.

nancy

On Fri 05 Sep 2008 07:31:48p, Nancy Young told us...

>
> "DeanB" > wrote
>
>> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
>> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
>> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>>
>> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
>> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
>> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
> Is she completely adverse to eating them with the skins?
> It would be easier to just scrub them and the peels contain
> more nutrients, as I understand it.
>
> nancy
>

Another option might be a juicer, and just consuming the pure unadulterated
carrot juice.

--
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DeanB wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
> Any tips appreciated.
>
> -Dean


I recommend buying a fingernail brush and scrubbing the carrots, leaving
the peel on.

gloria p

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote

> On Fri 05 Sep 2008 07:31:48p, Nancy Young told us...
>
>>
>> "DeanB" > wrote
>>
>>> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
>>> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
>>> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
>>> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
>>> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>>
>> Is she completely adverse to eating them with the skins?
>> It would be easier to just scrub them and the peels contain
>> more nutrients, as I understand it.

> Another option might be a juicer, and just consuming the pure
> unadulterated
> carrot juice.

I have one of those Y peelers, whatever they are called, the
OXO type, I can peel tons of carrots effortlessly with it. Just
hold one end of the carrot and slide, not even scrape, it down
the carrot while rotating it, it's no trouble.

Make sure your mother has a decent sharp peeler. Otherwise,
I don't know of any automatic peeler other than the juicer Wayne
mentioned.

Good luck to you and your mother, Dean.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> I have one of those Y peelers, whatever they are called, the
> OXO type, I can peel tons of carrots effortlessly with it. Just
> hold one end of the carrot and slide, not even scrape, it down
> the carrot while rotating it, it's no trouble.

I haven't been able to get the knack of using the Y-type. I have a
KitchenAid peeler that peels things slick as a whistle (whatever that
means!) Makes peeling carrots a breeze. I especially like the wide grip
and the fact that I haven't stripped the tops of my knuckles off (like
the peelers of old).

> Make sure your mother has a decent sharp peeler. Otherwise,
> I don't know of any automatic peeler other than the juicer Wayne
> mentioned.

We have a big-ass-juicer sitting on the counter. Bob -occasionally- uses
it for juicing. I get to clean it. I'm about to put it in a cabinet if
he doesn't make more use of it. Just more counter clutter as far as I am
concerned.

--Lin

DeanB wrote:

> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
> Any tips appreciated.

How about this thing? Seems a bit pricy, but it might do the job:

http://www.globeequipment.com/Catalo...T!MP60240.html

or http://tinyurl.com/5eevo6

"Peels up to 30 lb. Of standard carrots in 10 minutes"


Bob

On Sep 5, 7:16*pm, DeanB > wrote:
>
> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering). [snip]

If you're abetting this, then I hope you've also looked up the signs
of vitamin A toxicity to be alert for..... -aem

"Lin" > wrote

> We have a big-ass-juicer sitting on the counter. Bob -occasionally- uses
> it for juicing. I get to clean it. I'm about to put it in a cabinet if
> he doesn't make more use of it. Just more counter clutter as far as I am
> concerned.

Heh, you don't want to say it! Just do it without him noticing.
Then when he eventually misses it, say We keep it in this
cabinet now. How could he mind?

nancy

On Fri 05 Sep 2008 07:55:21p, Bob Terwilliger told us...

> DeanB wrote:
>
>> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
>> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
>> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>>
>> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
>> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
>> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>>
>> Any tips appreciated.
>
> How about this thing? Seems a bit pricy, but it might do the job:
>
> http://www.globeequipment.com/Catalo...table+Cutters_
> Wedgers/DIT!MP60240.html
>
> or http://tinyurl.com/5eevo6
>
> "Peels up to 30 lb. Of standard carrots in 10 minutes"
>
>
> Bob
>
>
Hey, Bob, that thing is neat!


--
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*******************************************
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aem wrote:
> On Sep 5, 7:16 pm, DeanB > wrote:
>> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
>> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
>> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering). [snip]
>
> If you're abetting this, then I hope you've also looked up the signs
> of vitamin A toxicity to be alert for..... -aem

That would take a hell of a lot of carrots, IMO!

We bought a pair of those blue plastic scrubbing gloves, intended for
peeling veggies. They don't work as well as advertised (gee, what a
shock that was!), but they're not too bad, and they're pretty cheap. I'm
partial to using one of the metal-mesh covered sponges, and giving a
carrot a quick scrub under running water.

Dave

Dave Bell wrote:

> aem wrote:
>> On Sep 5, 7:16 pm, DeanB > wrote:
>>> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
>>> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
>>> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering). [snip]
>>
>> If you're abetting this, then I hope you've also looked up the signs
>> of vitamin A toxicity to be alert for..... -aem
>
> That would take a hell of a lot of carrots, IMO!

With all that beta carotine, or whatever, she must be able to see through
walls.


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Gloria P wrote:

> DeanB wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
>> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
>> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>>
>> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
>> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
>> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>>
>> Any tips appreciated.
>>
>> -Dean
>
>
> I recommend buying a fingernail brush and scrubbing the carrots, leaving
> the peel on.

And that could be automated by chucking them into a lathe...


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Here is a place that sells my favorite peeler. It requires very little
pressure, but does take a few times to get used to it. I have never been
happy with any other peeler since I started using one of these Star
peelers from Switzerland about 18 years ago. I have introduced it to
people with arthritis and they like it as much as I do.

http://www.simplygoodstuff.com/star_peeler.html

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Gloria P wrote:
> DeanB wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
>> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
>> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>>
>> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
>> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
>> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>>
>> Any tips appreciated.
>>
>> -Dean
>
>
> I recommend buying a fingernail brush and scrubbing the carrots, leaving
> the peel on.
>
> gloria p

Me too, the only processing carrots get in our house is a scrub with a
vegetable brush since most of the goodness is either in or near the skin.

George wrote:
>
> Me too, the only processing carrots get in our house is a scrub with a
> vegetable brush since most of the goodness is either in or near the skin.


Is this true?
I've heard it all my life about how the crust or the skin has the most
vitamins, but I've never figured out how or why that would be. I've
never heard a doctor say it. I've never heard promoters advertise that
their product comes from the nutritious skin part of the carrot. I'm
wondering if it is another one of those things that parents dream up for
discriminating toddlers.


--Lia

DeanB wrote:

>
> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can be fed
> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots.

25 lbs of carrots is not really a lot to peel, especially not in a
week... choose large carrots... large carrots are readily availble,
ask at your greengrocer. I buy large carrots to feed deer, there are
about 3 carrots to the pound. Naturally I don't peel carrots to feed
deer... but these large ones are actually sweeter than skinny carrots,
the carrots I buy are grown in Canada... I buy them in 5 lb bags, they
cost less too.

Those potato peeler bowls work perfectly for abrading carrots, cut
into large chunks... that's how "baby" carrots were born. Naturally
there's a lot of waste with those kind of veggie peelers, but then
there's waste regardless how carrots are peeled.

Perhaps if you'd disclose how those carrots are to be used you'd
receive more help, otherwise all anyone can offer is wild
speculumation... with some recipes it's not necessary, or desirable,
to peel carrots.

http://www.justvegetablerecipes.com/veg-0193147.html

http://scorpius.spaceports.com/~goodwine/carrotwine.htm

On Sep 5, 10:31�pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> "DeanB" > wrote
>
> > My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> > carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> > personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> > Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> > potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> > clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
> Is she completely adverse to eating them with the skins?
> It would be easier to just scrub them and the peels contain
> more nutrients, as I understand it.
>
> nancy

Unless she's running at Belmont I doubt his mother can eat 25 pounds
of carrots in a week... she's probably rubbing them on her breasts, or
somesuch...

DeanB wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
> Any tips appreciated.



Dean:

25 lb. of carrots a week is a boatload of carrots, enough to turn her
orange (no kidding.) Has she run this effort past her doctor or a
nutritionist? Some excesses of vitamins can be toxic. (Can't remember
about Vit. A.)

Best wishes for her,

gloria p

On Sat 06 Sep 2008 09:29:28a, Gloria P told us...

> DeanB wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
>> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
>> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>>
>> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
>> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
>> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>>
>> Any tips appreciated.
>
>
>
> Dean:
>
> 25 lb. of carrots a week is a boatload of carrots, enough to turn her
> orange (no kidding.) Has she run this effort past her doctor or a
> nutritionist? Some excesses of vitamins can be toxic. (Can't remember
> about Vit. A.)
>
> Best wishes for her,
>
> gloria p
>

Generally, excesses of fat soluble vitamins can be toxic. Escesses of
water soluble vitamins are flushed out through the urine.

--
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On Sep 6, 12:29�pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> DeanB wrote:
> > Hi All,
>
> > My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> > carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> > personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> > Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> > potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> > clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
> > Any tips appreciated.
>
> Dean:
>
> 25 lb. of carrots a week is a boatload of carrots, enough to turn her
> orange (no kidding.) �Has she run this effort past her doctor or a
> nutritionist? �Some excesses of vitamins can be toxic. �(Can't remember
> about Vit. A.)
>
> Best wishes for her,

Ingesting too many carrots can cause _carotinosis_ but there is no
mention of eating them.

www.drugs.com/dict/carotinosis-cutis.html

In article
>,
DeanB > wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
> Any tips appreciated.
>
> -Dean

Why does she peel them? I just scrub any dirt spots and steam them and
serve as is.
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "DeanB" > wrote
>
> > My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> > carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> > personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
> >
> > Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> > potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> > clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
> Is she completely adverse to eating them with the skins?
> It would be easier to just scrub them and the peels contain
> more nutrients, as I understand it.
>
> nancy

That is true for most veggies. ;-)
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

In article
>,
aem > wrote:

> On Sep 5, 7:16*pm, DeanB > wrote:
> >
> > My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> > carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> > personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering). [snip]
>
> If you're abetting this, then I hope you've also looked up the signs
> of vitamin A toxicity to be alert for..... -aem

If you take vitamin A supplements, that is a problem.
From what I understand, Beta Carotene as a vitamin A source is not going
to reach toxic levels as your body only converts what it can use.

She may, however, turn orange... and I'm not kidding. ;-)

I have to watch this with dad. He has a passion for carrots. I can
steam him 2 lbs. of "baby" carrots and they'll be gone at the end of the
day, especially if I "treat" them. I'll steam them first, then coat
them lightly with Olive or Coconut oil, then toss the oiled carrots in a
mix of salt free lemon pepper and dill weed.

He especially likes the coconut oil coated ones as it adds a sweet
flavor.

For the record, there have been a number of health benefit alerts on the
'net for Coconut oil lately and it's $2.00 to $3.00 per liter cheaper
than Olive oil...

I've even been experimenting with frying in it as it has a higher smoke
point. Great for steaks!
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

Omelet wrote:
> > �DeanB wrote:
>
> > My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can be fed
> > carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> > personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> > Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> > potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> > clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
>
> Why does she peel them? �I just scrub any dirt spots
> and steam them and serve as is.


Um/Om... you of all peeps... there is no mention of what his mommy
does with those veggies.

http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.c...-3156326.shtml

http://strangedaze101.blogspot.com/2...-servings.html

In article
>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > > ?DeanB wrote:
> >
> > > My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can be fed
> > > carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> > > personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
> >
> > > Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> > > potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> > > clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
> >
> >
> > Why does she peel them? ?I just scrub any dirt spots
> > and steam them and serve as is.
>
>
> Um/Om... you of all peeps... there is no mention of what his mommy
> does with those veggies.
>
> http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.c...ws/2008/01/17/
> TheWeekly/Self-Service-3156326.shtml
>
> http://strangedaze101.blogspot.com/2...-servings.html

Sorry babe... I have a headache. ;-)
--
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"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

Omelet wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Sheldon > wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
> > > > ?DeanB wrote:
> > >
> > > > My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can be fed
> > > > carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as
a
> > > > personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
> > >
> > > > Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> > > > potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> > > > clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
> > >
> > >
> > > Why does she peel them? ?I just scrub any dirt spots
> > > and steam them and serve as is.
> >
> >
> > Um/Om... you of all peeps... there is no mention of what his mommy
> > does with those veggies.
> >
> >
http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.c...ws/2008/01/17/
> > TheWeekly/Self-Service-3156326.shtml
> >
> >
http://strangedaze101.blogspot.com/2...-servings.html
>
> Sorry babe... I have a headache. ;-)


That doesn't mean you have to turn down sex with Sheldon...

:-P


--
Best
Greg

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Generally, excesses of fat soluble vitamins can be toxic. Escesses of
> water soluble vitamins are flushed out through the urine.

As Om mentioned, you can't get vitamin A poisoning
from beta-carotene. The excess is stored in fatty
tissues, and high levels can give you an orange
color. A friend of mine has a sister who has that,
because she tons of carrots.

The free-radical theory of cancer predicts that
antioxidants like beta-carotene will be useful
for cancer prevention because they quench the
free radicals before they can damage DNA. However,
once the cancer is started, antioxidants are not
likely to be helpful because free radicals are
not needed for the growth and spread of the cancer.

If she's on chemotherapy or radiation, she should
not be eating any root vegetables because of her
lowered immunity. A friend of mine is currently
on both, and she has a long list of foods to avoid.

On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:02:42 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>She may, however, turn orange... and I'm not kidding. ;-)

We turned my little brother orange when he was a baby. He loved to
eat carrot, sweet potato, and squash baby food.

Tara

Julia Altshuler wrote:
>
> Is this true?
> I've heard it all my life about how the crust or the skin has the most
> vitamins, but I've never figured out how or why that would be. I've
> never heard a doctor say it. I've never heard promoters advertise that
> their product comes from the nutritious skin part of the carrot. I'm
> wondering if it is another one of those things that parents dream up for
> discriminating toddlers.


No one else got interested in my question so I googled on it myself.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C0A9659C8B 63


In carrots, the peel is the same color as the rest of the carrot.
There's no added nutrition in the peel.

In potatoes and apples, there is a difference.


--Lia

DeanB wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
> carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
> personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
> Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
> potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
> clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
> Any tips appreciated.
>
> -Dean

The commercial electric potato peelers (connected to a water supply)
work fine on carrots; have used them for both carrots and potatoes. But
they aren't cheap!

http://www.mychefstore.com/restauran...nivex/G-PEELER

On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:16:56 -0700 (PDT), DeanB >
wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>My mother is looking for a machine or attachment that can fbe fed
>carrots, and peel them automatically. She does 25 lb every week (as a
>personal fight against breast cancer, if anyone is wondering).
>
>Does anyone know of such a machine or attachment? She's tried the
>potato peeler bowls but they don't work very well for carrots. The
>clever peeler knives are not what she is looking for.
>
>Any tips appreciated.
>
>-Dean


I'm coming late to this thread, but there is a pretty inexpensive
widget that is specifically made for carrots.

The photo is blurry, but the company itself I can vouch for, as I've
shopped there when they used to have a store in Manhattan..

http://www.bridgekitchenware.com/browse.cfm/4,2619.html

Boron

In article >,
Tara > wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:02:42 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >She may, however, turn orange... and I'm not kidding. ;-)
>
> We turned my little brother orange when he was a baby. He loved to
> eat carrot, sweet potato, and squash baby food.
>
> Tara

One of the nurses in the ER told me that some kids turn orange from
eating a lot of mac and cheese too. Don't know if it's true...

He said the colorant used in the powdered cheese was carotene based?
--
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"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> Julia Altshuler wrote:
> >
> > Is this true?
> > I've heard it all my life about how the crust or the skin has the most
> > vitamins, but I've never figured out how or why that would be. I've
> > never heard a doctor say it. I've never heard promoters advertise that
> > their product comes from the nutritious skin part of the carrot. I'm
> > wondering if it is another one of those things that parents dream up for
> > discriminating toddlers.
>
>
> No one else got interested in my question so I googled on it myself.
> http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...25750C0A9659C8
> B63
>
>
> In carrots, the peel is the same color as the rest of the carrot.
> There's no added nutrition in the peel.
>
> In potatoes and apples, there is a difference.
>
>
> --Lia

I just never saw the point in peeling them other than aesthetics. The
ones I get in the store, the "peel" is already pretty clean and it's not
like it's hard or anything. After I steam them, there is not really a
notable "peel" at all.

She could save herself a lot of effort just buying "baby" carrots that
area already well peeled.
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Omelet wrote:
>
> I just never saw the point in peeling them other than aesthetics. The
> ones I get in the store, the "peel" is already pretty clean and it's not
> like it's hard or anything. After I steam them, there is not really a
> notable "peel" at all.
>
> She could save herself a lot of effort just buying "baby" carrots that
> are already well peeled.


I could swear I can taste a difference between a well-scrubbed carrot
and a peeled one. Maybe I need to do a side-by-side blind taste
comparison. Or maybe I need to scrub better. Either way, scrubbed
carrots taste earthy to me. Peeled ones are sweeter by comparison.


The trouble with so-called baby carrots for the original poster's mother
is that she needs 20 pounds of them a week. That's expensive.


--Lia

In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > I just never saw the point in peeling them other than aesthetics. The
> > ones I get in the store, the "peel" is already pretty clean and it's not
> > like it's hard or anything. After I steam them, there is not really a
> > notable "peel" at all.
> >
> > She could save herself a lot of effort just buying "baby" carrots that
> > are already well peeled.
>
>
> I could swear I can taste a difference between a well-scrubbed carrot
> and a peeled one. Maybe I need to do a side-by-side blind taste
> comparison. Or maybe I need to scrub better. Either way, scrubbed
> carrots taste earthy to me. Peeled ones are sweeter by comparison.
>
>
> The trouble with so-called baby carrots for the original poster's mother
> is that she needs 20 pounds of them a week. That's expensive.
>
>
> --Lia

To each their own. :-)

I don't know what it is, but I can't tell the difference between peeled
and unpeeled carrots. I DO peel them if they've sat in the refrigerator
too long and get "ugly". <g> The outer part dries out.

I try to use them before they get that way... and with dad's passion for
carrots, they rarely do.
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Julia Altshuler wrote:

> I could swear I can taste a difference between a well-scrubbed carrot
> and a peeled one. Maybe I need to do a side-by-side blind taste
> comparison. Or maybe I need to scrub better. Either way, scrubbed
> carrots taste earthy to me. Peeled ones are sweeter by comparison.

I can taste it. I understand why people might prefer them
peeled. The skin has a flavor. I like it well enough.

nancy

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>
> > I could swear I can taste a difference between a well-scrubbed carrot
> > and a peeled one. Maybe I need to do a side-by-side blind taste
> > comparison. Or maybe I need to scrub better. Either way, scrubbed
> > carrots taste earthy to me. Peeled ones are sweeter by comparison.
>
> I can taste it. I understand why people might prefer them
> peeled. The skin has a flavor. I like it well enough.
>
> nancy

Might be the same for me...

But if r.f.c. and a.b.f. have taught me nothing more, it's to respect
individual tastes.

I wonder if there is some sort of commercial peeler that might not
suffice?

She might just consider a vitamix. That would take a world of work out
of eating raw veggies.

I've considered one here, just not sure it it would really a-peel. <g>
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Omelet wrote:
>
> But if r.f.c. and a.b.f. have taught me nothing more, it's to respect
> individual tastes.


For some reason that comment left me laughing. If there's anything that
rfc has taught me, it's that people take their personal tastes VERY
seriously, and if someone disagrees with you, you should chase them down
and pound them, call them names and kick dirt in their eyes.


--Lia

In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > But if r.f.c. and a.b.f. have taught me nothing more, it's to respect
> > individual tastes.
>
>
> For some reason that comment left me laughing. If there's anything that
> rfc has taught me, it's that people take their personal tastes VERY
> seriously, and if someone disagrees with you, you should chase them down
> and pound them, call them names and kick dirt in their eyes.
>
>
> --Lia

<lol> See, I've learned just the opposite! I had attempts at learning
"tastes" literally beaten into me as a child.

It was such a relief to find out that it was ok to not like some foods.
:-)

Beets, raw onions and Cilantro come to mind!
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