[Sca-cooks] An apple-related question...

[Susan Lin]

I use an apple peeler/corer/slicer like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Master-Peeler-Slicer-Colors/dp/B000BYR292
http://www.pamperedchef.com/ordering/prod_search.tpc

You can get them lots of places - cost should be about $20-$30.  Oh you can
spend loads more but you shouldn't have to.  You can also find really cheap
ones that I don't think survive very long so better to pay a little more to
get one that will last.  I've had mine for 10+ years.  It peels, and cores
as it slices into one continuous ring.  Also makes nice even pieces for
gallettes or tarts.

Mine I have to attached to the table (I have a wooden stand) with a "C"
clamp but the newer ones will stick to the counter with a suction holder.

Shoshana

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Pixel, Goddess and Queen <
pixel at hundred-acre-wood.com> wrote:

>
> So, it is apple season again here in MN, and I have so far put six quarts
> of apples in the freezer for use later on in the depths of winter, and I
> still have...um...something like a half-bushel of apples yet to turn into
> yummy things.
>
> Generally when I process apples for pies, I peel by hand and then use my
> trusty apple corer/slicer which cuts apples into eight equally-sized slices
> and cores out the middle. It is the one we grew up with--I looted it from
> its drawer when Dad sold the house--and unlike other apple cutter thingys I
> have found, has an actual edge which is very slightly sharp.
>
> However, it is old, and showing its age--a couple of the blades have some
> serious damage including some metal that is just gone, and I would like to
> retire it. I bought a new one a couple of years back that is about as useful
> as a *really* dull butter knife at cutting apples, and I am wondering if I
> should just invest in one of those peeler/slicer/corer jobs with the handle
> that you turn.
>
> So I turn to the brain trust that is the list--does anyone have any
> specific brands to recommend or caution against?
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Margaret FitzWilliam, in the kitchen with the apples
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