"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
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>I recently bought a Kyocera Ceramic Peeler, thinking that it might be
> a little sharper than the one(s) I have that have been used for quite
> a number of years. I think one of them dates back to 1986.
>
> I first peeled a med-large russet and felt that I had to bear down
> quite a bit harder to peel a strip of potato.
>
> Next, I peeled four carrots (small-medium organic, so the carrot skin
> wasn't hard - but still, vegetable-brushing wouldn't get off what I
> wanted to get off).
>
> It took me several times longer to get the peel off using this new
> ceramic peeler. The blade seemed to float on top of the carrot, maybe
> because of the indentations in these small carrot, even though they
> were miniscule indentations. It seemed because of these indentations
> and the fragility of the carrots that it was not possible to bear down
> I had done on the potatoes; and also when I tried, the peel didn't
> seem to become thicker because of it.
>
> I am enclosing a picture of the strip results from two similar peeler
> for carrots.
> http://tinypic.com/358c8c0.jpg
>
> Here is a link to what the peeler looks like on-line. I DID NOT
> purchase this peeler from this company. http://www.cutleryandmore.com/
> details.asp?SKU=2116
>
> I wonder if anyone else has bought this and compared.

not me, but as long as you brought the topic up, I am wondering what type of
peeler people prefer. I had bought a bit more expensive one that didn't
work at all, then went back to the couple of buck all metal jobs. But, they
fall apart on me. So, usenet, guidance and wisdom is needed . . .