If you want, you can also disengage the peeler to just core and slice, or remove the coring and slicing blade to just peel. Without further ado, here are our picks for the best apple peelers, along with our home tester's findings—for times when you’re peeling one apple or 1,000 (or any number in between). The initial setup was probably a little less than five minutes, and the quick-start directions were very helpful. A few years back, she ate and rated every type of apple she could find at the New York City Greenmarkets (the winner was NY428 aka Sister of Fortune). Lift the lever on the base of the peeling blade and secure lever into place with the catch so that it is held away from the corer blade.

We spent hours peeling, coring, and slicing apples in addition to other veggies, rating each one on design, versatility, performance, ease of use, cleaning, and overall value.

That all said, it efficiently peeled, cored, and sliced apples (and it can perform all those functions simultaneously). Coring an apple is easy as well—it took us around 7 seconds—and it requires very little pressure on the handle. As fall settles in I direct you to one of our favorite fall kitchen gadgets: The Apple Peeler Corer Slicer by Progressive International. It took a few minutes to set up and understand the mechanics of it all— probably around five minutes.

If you already have a KitchenAid mixer, you know how great its attachments are, but if you don’t own one, purchasing plus adding on additional attachments can become cost-prohibitive.

You push the bottom of the apple onto the prongs of the rotary rod, move it flush against the peeler, and start cranking the wooden handle. The peeler worked well for our apple crisps, but we did note that irregular shapes (like a sweet potato) can cause it to skip small sections of peel. These are, for example, files through which we can give you personal advice based on previously purchased items.

Make sure to square off the ends (and remove any stems) of your fruits and vegetables before putting the machine to work. But once you do all of that (which took Samantha about 10 minutes), the rest becomes super simple, although you may need to realign over time. You will also have cooked apple treats with consistent slices that cook evenly, a benefit that is hard to achieve by hand. And whether you’re a home cook or running a bakery, if you’re working with apples, an apple peeler is an essential kitchen tool. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.Imagine focusing on the task instead of talking in a video and you will see that you can process a whole lot of apples quickly.