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Pain when peeling fruit & veg?

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 12 Feb 2016 20:02

I just got on My Threads, for the first time in a week :-)

I do like Starfrit items, I've had several of the manula ones over the years and never had any problems. All are still in use, and I would never classify any of them as flimsy even though made of plastic. So it has been disappointing to read those reviews.

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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Gee

Gee Report 12 Feb 2016 19:55

You're right Sylvia, it is a fragile piece of kit

But, if it works for the guaranteed period, I will be happy

Will come back, if I can get on 'My Threads' !!

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 12 Feb 2016 19:20

Gins ............

That sounds great


But will you please come back and tell us what you think after you have used it several times??

I've held off from buying one because consumers over here are complaining about the flimsiness of the peeler, and the fact that some of them begin to fail (arm breaking off, spring flying loose, stalling and not working properly) after as few as 10 uses.

One set of reviews that I read had 6 out of 24 reviewers failing the product ....... that's 25% who thought it a problem, and covered peelers bought between March 2008 and October 2015. The others loved it.

I know it's a small sample, and was only reviews sent to one Canadian store that sells it, but still .............. !

Most of those who had bought it and then returned it said the Starfrit Manual Peeler was much better, and I've had that one for many years, but have only used it for peeling apples when making apple sauce.

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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Gee

Gee Report 12 Feb 2016 19:16

Well I was dubious about it and thought...........hmmm

But it really does do a great job and is so fast!

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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 12 Feb 2016 18:38

Sounds really good.

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Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Gee

Gee Report 12 Feb 2016 18:33

Hi Dermot

I have PsA (psoriatic arthritis) and the pain in my hands does not allow me to peel in the normal way

This little device is brilliant

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Dermot

Dermot Report 12 Feb 2016 18:29

A 'spud' is a spud, no matter how it’s deflowered.

Our pigs were always the happy recipients of the skins which they devoured in their usual gentile snout in the trough tactic.

Chips away!

Gee

Gee Report 12 Feb 2016 18:21

I bought this last week and used it just now

I'm so impressed! You can use it with batteries or an ac plug (not included)

It has 2 spare blades in the base unit

I peeled 3 large spuds in seconds, all I had to do was chop the ends off the potato'

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