What is your favorite type of carrot peeler? Where did you get it? Thank you.

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They’re not readily available. I bought mine on the street in NYC. They’re fabulous and need only a very light touch to take off a very thin layer of peel.

Wow! These look amazing. Did you buy it from Joe Ades, the old gentleman that sold them on the streets of NYC? Just watched a video of his demonstration.

They’re FANTASTIC. I bought them from his daughter, Ruth. I need to hunt her down because more people want peelers; Ruth and her dad both sold them for $5 apiece, 5/$20 and my friend Natasha wants five more to give as gifts. They’re everything that you see on the video clip; here’s some info on the manufacturer: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Rex_the_peeler_is_king_of_the_kitchen.html?cid=5486616 . You can also see more clips of Mr. Ades on YouTube if you do a “peeler guy” search, and there’s lots more on him on the Internet, too. I sent peelers to Harold and Laurel Arnoldus and to Carol, the current president of Norwalk (Harold’s sister). I don’t know if they liked them, though. However, I can honestly say that they’re terrific for beets, carrots, and parsnips—the three veggies that need to be peeled for juice. Your hand doesn’t get cramped, they’re fast, and they take off the peel and no more if you use a light touch (which is all you need). Very cost-effective.

This is Ruth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkTvdKgImtg .

Awesome! Thanks for all the info. I was in Williams Sonoma earlier tonight and saw a plastic version of this peeler (except for the peeling blade itself). They are selling it for $3.50 and on the description it says “made it Switzerland.” I didn’t see a maker’s name anywhere. I would much rather have the all stainless steel version, though.

I think they make a plastic one but this is the one you want. Bear in mind that believe it or not, there are Swiss knockoffs of this; the links I sent you look to be the real deal (they have a star on the handle).

I buy a heavy duty regular style peeler (called “Good Grips” for the rubber handles) from a kitchen supply . I peel moving the peeler in both directions. Since I peel at least 25 lbs. each time I have found that this style is the fastest for me and the most comfortable to use. I peel the carrots then I trim the ends off. Then I rinse and drain them and use or refrigerate. I peel my carrots, beets and burdock first and then clean and trim the other vegetables such as celery, chard, parsley, Kale and spinach etc..Ginger I trim and any fruit such as apples (I core).

Paul, give this one a try. Its shape is so much more comfortable to hold for long periods of time than a narrow peeler and it’s unbelievably sharp. There’s a reason why the guy who made them famous here took home $100K selling them one weekend. You’ll never need to replace it, either. Everyone I’ve given them to loves them.

I have one but for speed peeling my peeler is much faster. This star peeler works down the length of carrots. I can peel 25 lbs of carrots in less than half the time using my regular style peeler. I do a lot of prep and need be efficient with my time. However, I have not yet tried the star peeler on beets.

I’ll grant you that you can’t go back and forth with the Star. I very much like the fact, though, that it takes off so little (I’m very conscious of the cost of produce) and that such a light touch is needed (I actually enjoy using it). I find it good for beets and ginger, too. My juicing of produce that needs to be peeled is usually limited to once/week but beets are pretty much always included. The Star does a nice job but then I like the way it handles carrots and parsnips, too. I only prep about 6 lbs. of carrots (I want to make sure I have at least 5 after peeling and trimming) compared to your 25, though. Still, should I ever juice professionally, I’ll insist on the Star. I really like it a lot.

Cheap but simple carrot peeler, I can do 5lbs in 5mins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shAZnQY0jpI

The Norwalk instruction book and video content state that carrots, beets, and rhubarb should be peeled and their tops and tails removed (Norman Walker concurs with the removal of tops and tails for carrots). This procedure results in juice that keeps better (not an issue for Gerson patients who I believe are supposed to consume their juice very quickly) and tastes better, with negligible (if any) loss of nutrition. I noticed that both the Norwalk Cal. video (Gerson-oriented) and other Gerson video content I’ve watched leave carrots unpeeled. Even if I were a cancer patient, I’d still go with peeling because the juice really is better in all respects.

As much as I’d like to believe Norman Walker’s “toxins assertion,” I’d have to see it backed up with hard science.