Has anyone tried peeling butternut squash with it? I have lots of peelers but none of them handles butternut squash well.
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Yes. Actually I did it last weekend. It whipped through the butternut squash rind like a champ!
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I was NOT able to peel butternut squash with this tool. Solution -- buy kabocha squash, instead. The yield is the same as butternut, and it is sweeter. Once it is baked, the skin can just be peeled off with your bare hands. In NYC, I get it at green markets.
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I haven't used the non-pro peeler but I think I looked at it the other day for a gift. The handle doesn't seem as long and doesn't fit in my hand as well, the palm of my hand is just over 3 inches wide , and it didn't feel as sturdy in my hand. The cutting blade is really sharp on the Pro OXO peeler and I think it is a little longer than the other as well, but I haven't seen them side by side. I have peeled mangos that aren't to ripe, that was impressive to me. To me it was money well spent.
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There is a screw that allows you to adjust the peeler tension. If it's not in the instructions, look at the diagram of the parts and loosen the part that controls the tension. I had the same problem but fixed it fine. If you can't find it, ask again and I'll check my peeler when I get back home...probably Tuesday 11-5.
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Have used for zucchini only so far. A friend used it on butternut squash too.
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Try contacting Pampered Chef. If they don't sell them try putting some of that rubbery shelf type paper underneath the peeler.
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Yes, this is the best peeler (for the money) scratch that, this is the best peeler, should cost more!!
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Hello Jennifer,I've used it on everything from tomatoes to kiwi fruit and vegetables. On oranges it doesn't do enough in a single pass so you will have to do it twice. Much easier to use a knife. An excellent peeler but be careful of your fingers as it is easy to cut a finger if you are a bit careles. If you are like me, you will only do that once though.Well worth owning one. I bought a few and handed them around to all my family members.Regards,Peter
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Mine broke, after only about twelve apples, because tightening the screw clamp tight enough to prevent the peeler from moving back and forth put pressure on the frame above the clamp causing it to snap. I bought another exactly the same except it was the 'suction to a counter' top model that seems to be fine.
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It will chop finely, but it is definitely a learning curve on how to make it work that way. It's really easy to turn nuts into butter if you are not careful. Lots of shaking it up after a blast or two. For example: I can do it, but my wife can't. Of course that means I now have to chop all the nuts when she bakes, but it's worth the effort! ;)
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Thank you for your question. Our customers and we at UberChef have julienned zuchinni, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, celery, cucumber, applies, kiwi, and a whole lot more :) Test out our Julienne Peeler and let us know what your results are and what fruits/veggies you've used it on!
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Ok, I did get chance to try the chopper to attempt to make some almond butter. It did struggle with the nuts. I pulsed it until it had a chance to break down some of the nuts and then turned it to full "on" button and the unit sort of wobbled to where I had to hold on to it to stabilize it. So, I would say that for this sort of thing, you would definitely need something a bit more powerful. Hope this helps. I actually learned something myself trying this out. :)
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I had good luck with it. Actually, now that I think about it I realize I put in the parsley with an onion chunk. Maybe that was the trick? But so far I have had nothing but great luck with this little tool. So much that I have given another one to a friend as a gift and he LOVES it! 5 Stars from me!
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Just wanna know... who got fruit... and how did it taste??? let me preface it with- you are SUPPOSED to let the fruit wrinkle... technically fall off... but it wont ripen after its picked... so wait till its changed colors almost completely and all wrinkled... that being said... did anyone actually do this??? and want to tell me how this one tasted?? THANKS yall mahalo
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Yes it can peel all kinds of fruits and vegetables. It is not as comfortable on apples and fruits as it is with larger or straight vegetables like carrots, butternut squash ect.
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The deluxe peeler is good for produce with thick skin such as cantaloupe. I have both but use the smaller one (132) more often.
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Hi Barney, thanks for your question. Though our peeler can tackle many projects, a pineapple is probably not a good one to try. The skin on a pineapple is likely far too thick for either of the blades to cut through.
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Why would you want to peel oranges with something like this. The skin is way too thick. It barely does an adequate job on potatoes, which have a thin skin, and still leaves patches of brown on the potato that have to be peeled by hand. I found apples to be the same. I mainly use it for using the spinner basket to remove all the water from vegetables after washing them.