The BEST Peeler EVER,and 4 Things to Do with It Besides Peel Vegetables!
May I tell you about the BEST vegetable peeler I’ve ever used? It’s from a company named RADA. (I'm not selling their peelers nor am I connected to the company in any way. I just feel a responsibility to share good news when it comes my way.)
On the RADA website, www.radacutlery.com, you can read about this peeler and all the customer comments available. Nothing but positive feedback, folks. The company’s been in business since 1948, and, this is exciting, the RADA peeler is made in America (Iowa) and carries a lifetime warranty!
This remarkable peeler sells for $12. It has an ingenious swiveling blade that works well for right- and left-handed people, meaning you can peel in a motion toward or away from yourself. I’ve been using mine for over 10 years now and it’s as sharp as the first day I got it. That’s because it is made of hand-sharpened surgical-grade T420 high-carbon stainless steel.
I know this sounds like an infomercial and I also know I tend to gush. But folks, how often do we find anything anymore with a lifetime warranty let alone something made in America? I’ll support these folks from here on out.
And since we’re on the subject of vegetable peelers, let’s talk about other things we can do with them besides peel vegetables:
Slice slivers of cheese or chocolate. When you need cheese slivers that are thinner than you can cut with a knife, or you want to decorate a cake with fine curlicues of chocolate, reach for the vegetable peeler.
Hull strawberries. With this peeler, hulling strawberries is fast and easy. And you don’t waste any of the berry, as is often the case when using a knife.
Sharpen your pencils. No pencil sharpener handy? A vegetable peeler will do a fine job of bringing your pencil to a point.
Soften hard butter fast. You’re ready to add the butter to your cake mix when you discover that the only sticks you have are as hard as a rock. When you need to soften cold, hard butter in a hurry, shave off what you need with a vegetable peeler. You’ll have soft butter in moments.
Renew scented soaps. Ornamental scented soaps are a great addition to the powder room because they make the room smell great as well as adding a decorative touch. But after a while, the surface of exposed ornamental soaps dries out, causing the scent to fade. To renew the scent, use a vegetable peeler to skim off a thin layer, revealing a new moist and fragrant surface.
So to conclude, it’s true that any veggie peeler will do the above, but to my original point: why not do it with one made in America and that’s guaranteed for life? Heck of a deal, right?
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On the RADA website, www.radacutlery.com, you can read about this peeler and all the customer comments available. Nothing but positive feedback, folks. The company’s been in business since 1948, and, this is exciting, the RADA peeler is made in America (Iowa) and carries a lifetime warranty!
This remarkable peeler sells for $12. It has an ingenious swiveling blade that works well for right- and left-handed people, meaning you can peel in a motion toward or away from yourself. I’ve been using mine for over 10 years now and it’s as sharp as the first day I got it. That’s because it is made of hand-sharpened surgical-grade T420 high-carbon stainless steel.
I know this sounds like an infomercial and I also know I tend to gush. But folks, how often do we find anything anymore with a lifetime warranty let alone something made in America? I’ll support these folks from here on out.
And since we’re on the subject of vegetable peelers, let’s talk about other things we can do with them besides peel vegetables:
Slice slivers of cheese or chocolate. When you need cheese slivers that are thinner than you can cut with a knife, or you want to decorate a cake with fine curlicues of chocolate, reach for the vegetable peeler.
Hull strawberries. With this peeler, hulling strawberries is fast and easy. And you don’t waste any of the berry, as is often the case when using a knife.
Sharpen your pencils. No pencil sharpener handy? A vegetable peeler will do a fine job of bringing your pencil to a point.
Soften hard butter fast. You’re ready to add the butter to your cake mix when you discover that the only sticks you have are as hard as a rock. When you need to soften cold, hard butter in a hurry, shave off what you need with a vegetable peeler. You’ll have soft butter in moments.
Renew scented soaps. Ornamental scented soaps are a great addition to the powder room because they make the room smell great as well as adding a decorative touch. But after a while, the surface of exposed ornamental soaps dries out, causing the scent to fade. To renew the scent, use a vegetable peeler to skim off a thin layer, revealing a new moist and fragrant surface.
So to conclude, it’s true that any veggie peeler will do the above, but to my original point: why not do it with one made in America and that’s guaranteed for life? Heck of a deal, right?
Alice Osborne
Weekly Newsletter Contributor since 2006
Email the author! alice@dvo.com
Sources:
- www.radacutlery.com
