peeling knife

Fruit skin tool

A peeling knife is a small kitchen knife with a short, slightly curved blade designed for removing skin from fruits and vegetables.

The curved edge follows the contours of round produce like apples or potatoes, allowing controlled strokes toward the user's thumb.

Also called a paring knife, though paring knives may have straighter blades.

Related

apple skin · skin · zest · citrus · citrus zest · sharp · handle · julienne · carve · slice · scrape · curl · thin · fruit · core · trim · kitchen · cutting board

Opposites
knife size/heft

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Kitchen's primary cutting tool

cleaver · meat cleaver · butcher's knife · carving knife · bread knife

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G