On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:22:11 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>On Aug 21, 11:07*pm, "Paco" > wrote:
>>
>> Don't really think it's worth the money, Sky. *I received the peelers for a
>> Father's Day gift, purchased in a brick & mortar store and didn't include
>> the mandoline (that's an online bonus, I guess). *I tried the regular
>> peeler; it was sharp, but seemed to "drag" on the "experimental" potato. *I
>> like this model much, much better:
>>
>> http://kuhnrikon.com/products/tools/tools.php3?id=36
>>
>> Followed by the old favorite, Ecko.
>>
>
>Me 'n you, Paco - that's my very favoritest kind, too. I have a
>couple of them.
>
I look at those Y peelers and see danger written all over them. I'd
probably take off a fingernail before I finished peeling my first
potato.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:14:30 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>For me, the best peeler in the world is the V-shaped peeler that has a
>blade across the wide part - I peel with a downward motion towards me
>- very easy, no stress on the finger joints, very fast.

Sorry, but how can you peel with a downward motion toward you, unless
you're holding the potato over your head?

> Sorry, but how can you peel with a downward motion toward you, unless
> you're holding the potato over your head?

Huh?

I take one of those V peelers - hold the carrot or whatever in my left
hand, in front of my mid section over the sink, and peel away with my
right hand. My right hand goes down and slightly towards my right
side - what a goofy question - are you bored or something?

N.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
>
>> Sorry, but how can you peel with a downward motion toward you, unless
>> you're holding the potato over your head?
>
> Huh?
>
> I take one of those V peelers - hold the carrot or whatever in my left
> hand, in front of my mid section over the sink, and peel away with my
> right hand. My right hand goes down and slightly towards my right
> side - what a goofy question - are you bored or something?
>
>

You're more bored to have responded.

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:26:55 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>
>> Sorry, but how can you peel with a downward motion toward you, unless
>> you're holding the potato over your head?
>
>Huh?
>
>I take one of those V peelers - hold the carrot or whatever in my left
>hand, in front of my mid section over the sink, and peel away with my
>right hand. My right hand goes down and slightly towards my right
>side - what a goofy question - are you bored or something?

No, the question was actually serious, and your explanation helps, but
your snottiness was unnecessary. I have never used one of those
peelers.

On Aug 22, 3:20*am, "Giusi" > wrote:
> "Sky" *ha scritto nel messaggio
>
> > 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

On Aug 22, 6:17*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> sf wrote about kevlar gloves:
>
> > Wow! *I've always thought of them like heavy welder's gloves. *Where
> > would I buy them?
>
> I bought mine from Amazon.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Weight-K.../dp/B000IGGBX6
>
> Bob

Years ago, I used to work for a company that processed Kevlar for the
army. It is a very light flexible material. Some of the guys would
take a scrap piece out, put it on a target and shoot at it. I stayed
out of the woods when they were playing!

maxine in ri