apple peeler

Removes fruit skin

An apple peeler is a kitchen tool designed to remove the skin from apples, typically featuring a crank mechanism that rotates the fruit against a blade.

Many models also core and slice simultaneously.

The term extends to any device or method for peeling apples, from simple handheld peelers to elaborate Victorian-era contraptions: My grandmother's apple peeler is still going strong after fifty years.

Related
  • corerSeed-removing kitchen tool
  • spiralCurve winding around center
  • crankRotary operating handle
  • bladeFlat cutting edge
  • skinBody's outer layer

fruit · kitchen · kitchen tool · gadget · slice · pie filling · handle · turning · cast iron · ribbon · paring · core · hand-cranked · suction · suction cup · countertop · pie · tart

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function/purpose

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tool sophistication

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Sharp cutting utensil

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tool specificity

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Kitchen's primary cutting tool

multi-tool · Swiss Army knife · kitchen shears · paring knife

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G