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Stainless steel blade removes tough outer peel while preserving juiciest part of ginger

Pointed tip is ideal for removing peel from corners and crevices

Soft, nonslip grip fits comfortably in hand

Dishwasher safe

Unlock the flavor of fresh ginger with the OXO Good Grips Ginger Peeler. The contoured stainless steel blade removes the tough outer peel while preserving the juiciest part of the ginger just beneath the skin. The blade's pointed tip fits into small corners and crevices to easily remove the entire peel and the soft grip fits comfortably in the hand.

  • Type: Ginger peeler
  • Color: Black metallic
  • Weight: 1.6 oz
  • Made In: China
  • Warranty: Lifetime
  • Dimensions: 4-1/4" x 2"
  • Composition: stainless steel, rubber handle
  • Manufacturer: OXO International Ltd.
  • Product number: 1158600

Ambitions

Apparent goal: kids gift/registry home kitchens restaurants everywhere
Intended audience: novice advanced beginner good home cook gourmet professional
Diet/nutrition: does not apply scary empty promises helpful essential
Green?: neutral slightly mixed blessing earth friendly green!
Innovative: step back standing still progress trendy genius
Problem solving: no better baby steps solid steps giant steps a revelation
Competition: outclassed follower in the pack strong challenger likely champ

Utility/Quality

Ease of use: impossible frustrating OK simple child's play
Intuitive: Ph.D. required barely logical effortless brilliant
Instructions: missing incomprehensible adequate unnecessary excellent
Quality: cheesy questionable good years of service impressive
Parts to lose: inevitable some/many one-piece self-storing not a problem
Power source: none hands batteries outlet green
Clean-up: nightmare wipe clean soap & water scouring pad dishwasher
Does it work?: not at all adequately well very well perfectly
Availability: airfare required online kitchen store department store supermarket

Packaging

Easy to open?: impossible maddening tolerable good opens itself
Green?: fills a landfill huge waste passable minimal waste impressive

Economy

Time saving: time wasting not really modest substantial huge
Labor saving: less efficient marginal a bit noticeable remarkable
Money saving: money wasted none $ $$ $$$
Beats the old way: worse no change better infinitely entirely new
Where will it live?: garage/attic drawer cabinet countertop elsewhere

Summary

Fulfills ambitions: falls short almost there satisfies exceeds home run
How often used: once/twice ≥daily ≥weekly ≥monthly ≥yearly/holidays
Worth the space?: no does not apply w/unlimited space w/limited space absolutely
Need it?: a luxury discretionary basic equipment for serious cooks get it
Value: ouch! a little pricey worth splurging on the money a deal
Overall rating: skip it fair good very good excellent

Comments: Do you need a special piece of equipment for every single kitchen task? No, definitely not. But we heard a member of our review staff oohing and aahing over one new tool that has only one task – to remove the skin from pieces of ginger, and she made a strong defense for buying this single-function tool. It works brilliantly and, unlike paring knives, removes only the skin. In fact, the stainless steel blade removes the peel while preserving the juiciest part of the ginger, which is just beneath the peel. The pointed tip is ideal for removing peel from corners and crevices

You'll never notice it, but you'll probably save enough money to offset the cost of this very inexpensive peeler by not throwing out bits of ginger attached to the peel. Actually, you'll just get all the ginger you peel into your dish, rather than constantly throwing some out with the peel.