Progressive International Apple Peeler and Corer
by Progressive International
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Progressive International Apple Peeler and Corer
Customer Review: Thank you, Thank you!
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know why I waited so long to get one of these. When I think of how many Holidays I stayed up late peeling potatoes.I love peeler, I can cut a 10pd bag of potatoes in 12-20 mins!
We even tried cucumbers, and it works well with any fruit or veggie that is hard and has a skin. So now when my family wants homemade mashed potatoes or potatoe salad, they get it and I am not in the kitchen all day.
Customer Review: The only one I would ever own!
Summary: 5 Stars
I leave mine set up all the time. My children love it. It really encourages them to eat apples instead of junk food. I have tried other apple peelers/corers and this one is the best. I have been using it for about 5 years. I used to babysit my nephew. He would love to wait for his apple to eat. He is now in school and still tells his mother about this 'thing' that did his apples. I am now about to purchase one for him. Thank you for creating such a wonderful and helpful product. Don't ever stop making them!Customer Review: This is a bad joke
Summary: 1 Stars
I've tried this thing at least 3, maybe 4 times now. Granny Smith apples must be the roundest apples you can find. I've read some reviews about apple peelers that say round apples work best. Its also best to use fresh, firm apples.
Tonight, I pulled this "not-so-handy-dandy" gadget out for one final try. I had a very nice, fresh Granny Smith.
This gadget is a total waste. Its hard to get the apple lined up perfectly, as mother nature didn't grow them to be used in this machine. Even though it can't be lined up perfectly, the coring part still works fairly well. Its all down from there.
One must swing the little cutting arm around and hold it in place as the apple rotates. So, right from the get-go, at least a quarter of the apple will go unpeeled. But no matter how you adjust the blade, it still won't do most of the apple well.
What you end up with is a buch of rings (actually, a large spiral that can easily be cut into rings). Some will have been peeled, some not.
Now you get to peel rings, which is 20 times harder than just peeeling the apple when it was whole.
I can't believe how many people are saying wonderful things about this contraption. Maybe they're more talented than I, who knows? I'm gadget-happy and really wanted this to work. It doesn't.
I don't know how large food companies peel their apples. I doubt they use this device. Someone said this was great for an older person. I can't see how. Another said that it was great, they peeled a bushel of apples quickly. Last time I used this device, I did a bag of maybe 10 or 12 apples. It seems to me that each apple is just wasting more time.
I'm glad for the people that are happy with this product, all these glowing reviews couldn't all be fakes, written by company employees. I just don't get it. It seems to me that by its very design, its doomed.
As far as peeling potatos with this, the first potato I tried didn't fit, too big. And not all potatos are perfectly rounded. I don't see any potential for this product
I know OXO makes pretty good stuff, I know they make good peelers, they probably make an apple corer. If you have a good peeler (or even a crummy one like I have), you can do anything. This gadget is a time waster, and a waste of space.
I thought I saw a video at YouTube on using one of these. I wanted to laugh.
Customer Review: This one works. Buy it.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an apple addict; my consumption is measured in bushels, not pounds. During apple season I give my apple peeler a fairly serious workout and over the years have had a variety of them. This is the best I have had. It is basic, robust, easy to adjust, deals with most shapes and sizes of apples effortlessly, fast, easy to clean, sturdy, and the screw clamp on the bottom holds it where it needs to be (unlike the suction cups, this one mounts fine on the edge of a deck or a sawhorse). The slice width is dictated by the thread of the screw, so slices come out uniform which makes for easy storage, processing, and drying. The coreing ring is the right size to minimize waste while at the same time not requiring overly precise mounting of the apple.Customer Review: Time and energy saver!
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had one of these for years and it is the greatest. The clamp on style works better than the suction cup type, I think. Mine has interchangeable blades so it will peel and core or peel and spiral slice. Works for firm pears and potatoes as well as apples. And it is unusual enough that children {and men!} are willing to help just to get to work it!