by VICTORIO VKP1011, Cast Iron, Clamp Base

Easy to use with no problem

Works perfectly for apples and small potatoes.

Well-made, steel, sturdy and efficient. Clamps on easily. Peeled, cored and sliced an apple in seconds. I cannot believe how fast I prepped apples for a pie. It’s very easy to alter if you want only peel, or just core. You can change the depth of the cut. My kids (9 and 12) can use it with ease. After purchasing, I saw on America’s Test Kitchen this brand (either base) was their recommendation for this type of tool. That may not mean anything to some people, but I trust and buy almost all my kitchen equipment off of their recommendations and have never been steered wrong. Even if you only pull this out once a year to make a pie or apple crisp, it’s worth it!

Muy bueno y muy util, pela manzanas a la perfeccion

I got this peeler a couple of years ago to speed things up when I make my apple pies for holidays. Peeling the apples used to be the most tedious part of the job - now it's fast, easy, and fun. Just a few seconds per apple. Really the most time consuming part is making sure you get the apples on the peeler straight. It has a very solid construction being made mostly from solid cast iron. From my experience, there's a bit of setup required each time before you start peeling to make sure things go smoothly. This is primarily just making sure the coring blade is on tight and that it's perfectly centered with the rod pushing the apple through it. It's a bit harder than you might think since the hole is just barely larger and its end is triangular so you actually have to turn the handle and make sure it clears all the way around through the turn. The upside is that the small hole for the core means its cutting close to the core and you end up with less waste per apple. It's worth the extra couple of minutes of setup to make sure you won't be hitting the sides of the corer and possibly bending it. As a side note, be careful to pay attention which way the coring blade goes on - if you're not paying attention it can easily go on backwards. I actually did this once and since this is such a solid unit with a lot of mechanical advantage behind the crank, it will just bend the coring blade. Thankfully with a bit of force I was able to bend it back. It really isn't flimsy, it just shows how hard the crank can push. And also the blade is one of several parts that you can get replacements of for just a couple of dollars, so you can plan of having this peeler for many years and replacing some of the parts that are going to take some wear and tear. If you've never seen how a peeler like this works before, it slices your apples in a spiral - like an apple slinky. So the slices you'll end up with are different from the wedges you would get by hand, but the thickness is good. I found that you can cut each spiral cut apple in half from the top down and you get good sized pieces for a pie. You also want to make sure that you're using decent apples - I believe the manual tells you to make sure they are Grade A (there are USDA standards for shape/size). If you try discounted/misfit apples from the bargain bin you'll likely get some where the core is way off center and this peeler won't be able to reach the entire surface. The only negative I have is that I found it to be not that great for potatoes. It works great for apples because you don't need to peel the top and bottom of the core, since you're just throwing it out. Unfortunately, for potatoes this leaves spots on the ends that are left not peeled, requiring you to peel those spots by hand. I don't think it's a fault with this brand/model, it's just based on the way that this type of peeler works. Maybe the potatoes I was using were particularly deformed, but I also found there were a lot of bumps and indents that the peeler was missing. Honestly I didn't 't think it was worth using for potatoes the one time I tried it, but you don't have to take my word for it. All in all this is a great kitchen tool for when you need to peel large batches of apples. You won't be disappointed.