Many people don’t realize that there are items in their kitchen that can be used for a several different applications. For example, you can use kitchen shears to cut pizza, quickly cut green onions, and even debone a chicken. But, it doesn’t stop with kitchen shears. There are several appliances and gadgets in your kitchen that can be used for 100s of different projects. Truthfully, if you come across an item that is only good for one thing, you shouldn’t buy it for your kitchen. The one exception is a fire extinguisher. Other than that, you should fill your kitchen with multi-taskers. One of the most popular and underused multi-taskers is the potato peeler. Now I know what you’re thinking. You’re wondering how on earth a potato peeler can be used for anything other than potatoes. The key is to be creative with the items in your kitchen. Here are just five of the great ways to use your potato peeler.
5 Uses for a Potato Peeler #1: Peel Fruit
Put simply, if it needs to have the skin removed, you can probably use a potato peeler to do the job. For example, let’s say you want to enjoy a nice kiwi. You can peel it with a knife or you can use your potato peeler instead. A potato peeler also works perfectly on apples and pears. A potato peeler works best on fruits that aren’t very soft. If the fruit is too soft, you will only end up with a mess of fruit juice running down your hand and a mashed piece of fruit.
Don’t you just love those chocolate curls on the top of a chocolate cream pie? But, how do you safely make those curls? When you use a knife to make these curls you risk the chance of the knife slipping and cutting yourself. Instead of using a knife, use a potato peeler instead. Hold the block of chocolate in one hand and the potato peeler in the other. Pull the potato peeler along the edge and it will create curls. If the chocolate is cold you will not get long curls, but if the chocolate is at room temperature the potato peeler will glide across the chocolate more easily.
5 Uses for a Potato Peeler #3: Shave Parmesan
A nice plate of pasta wouldn’t be the same without parmesan cheese. To create long strips of parmesan, you don’t need a special knife. You can use your potato peeler to cut long, thin pieces of parmesan. Simply follow the above steps for shaving chocolate and you’ll have a delicious meal in no time.
5 Uses for a Potato Peeler #4: Thinly Slice Vegetables
Unless your knife skills are perfect, you may have a hard time thinly slicing vegetables. But you can actually achieve these results when you use your potato peeler. Simply pull the potato peeler along the vegetable to achieve long, thin strips. This is a great way to get thin slices of garlic.
5 Uses for a Potato Peeler #5: Peel Other Vegetables
Don’t forget that a potato peeler isn’t just for peeling potatoes. You can peel other vegetables with a potato peeler. You can use it to peel carrots, cucumbers, and any other thin skinned vegetables you may need peeled.
