My spiffy orange peeler keeps ripping oranges in two
April 26, 2022 12:02 PM
Got myself a mechanical orange peeler which worked perfectly out of the box. Once. Since then about a quarter of the way through the orange rips in half. I've tried various blade depths, speeds, and regular unclogging of the cutter. Turning both ends of the orange in sync works a bit but is still finicky. Do I just have wimpy oranges? Any special tips would be much appreciated.
Good thought, but unfortunately it will only cut going one direction.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 1:42 PM on April 26, 2022
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 1:42 PM on April 26, 2022
Could it be that it's intended for oranges with thinner peels? Juice oranges tend to have one thickness of skin, while those honkin' organic navel oranges tend to have really thick, easy-to-peel skins.
posted by amtho at 2:12 PM on April 26, 2022
posted by amtho at 2:12 PM on April 26, 2022
That looks like a very similar design to the apple peeler I have, which rips apart apples that are too large (where "too large"= the bigger end of grocery store apples). The spring on the peeler just isn't designed to stretch that far, so it puts too much tension on the fruit. Was the successful orange a more modestly-sized one?
posted by tchemgrrl at 4:54 PM on April 26, 2022
posted by tchemgrrl at 4:54 PM on April 26, 2022
Can you sharpen the blade(s)? Blunt blades are much more likely to tear things than sharp ones.
posted by Jane the Brown at 8:47 PM on April 26, 2022
posted by Jane the Brown at 8:47 PM on April 26, 2022
I had a lot of success manually controlling the blade pressure. I don’t remember the size of the first orange I used, but the ones I have now are massive.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 3:21 PM on April 29, 2022
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 3:21 PM on April 29, 2022
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