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Progressive International Apple Peeler and Corer | 
 enlarge | Brand: Progressive International
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $16.95
You Save: $3.04 (15%)
Rating:  33 reviews
Color: red
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10.4 x 2.6
MPN: GAPC-240
Model: GAPC-240
UPC: 078915000088
EAN: 0078915000088
ASIN: B00004RDFR
Availability: Usually ships in 4 to 6 weeks
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| Features:
| • | Cast iron | | • | Mount to your counter or tabletop and peel, core and slice apples in seconds | | • | Includes a comfortable hardwood handle and an extra peeling blade | | • | Perfect for making pie fillings or a healthy snack | | • | Five-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Mount to your counter or tabletop and peel, core and slice apples in seconds Includes a comfortable hardwood handle and an extra peeling blade Perfect for making pie fillings or a healthy snack Apple Parer Slices & Cores In 1 Operation with Pivoting Tension Controlled Arm which holds Paring Blade Automatically Adjusts To Contour Of Apple, the Blade Can Be Moved In Or Out To Desired Peel Thickness Clamps To Edge Of Work Surface Cast iron Five-year limited warranty
Amazon.com Review
This odd-looking contraption peels, cores, and slices a basket of apples for a tarte, a crisp, or fritters in less time and with less effort than can be done by hand. The old-fashioned apple peeler has a suction cup bottom to keep it steady on a work surface and a clamp to secure it to the edge of a counter or cutting board. To use, skewer an apple on the end of the apple peeler's three-pronged fork with the tines positioned around the core of the apple. Next, swing the arm that holds the peeling blade toward the apple so it's just grazing the skin. Start turning the apple corer's hand crank and the machine simultaneously removes the apple's skin and core while cutting it into narrow slices that are perfect for pie and desserts or dehydrating. A release button helps you to easily remove your finished apple from the fork. This apple peeler/corer is made of sturdy aluminum and weighs four pounds. Progressive provides an extra blade with the tool and covers it under a five-year warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Apple Peeling Made Fun and Easy! November 16, 2008
C. Fisher (Batavia, IL)
I recently purchased this apple peeler, corer, slicer after watching a friend use one at our campground. It was amazing. I love how the apples come off in spirils, they are fun and healthy! The only thing I would change is how to hook it on the counter or surface your using, it can be difficult. Over all I love this item though! I would highly recomend this item if you are an apple lover or cook with apples often! It' great.
Very handy, but not perfect November 14, 2008
jen-marie (Virginia, United States)
I have had three of this type of peeler/corer/slicer. The first was this one (The Pampered Chef Apple Peeler/corer/slicer) purchased probably at least 12 years ago which is now getting a bit dull. I bought the one that this review is for and another one (Apple Peeler Corer and Slicer Clamp Base - Back to Basics model A501) recently.
There are two parts to this review--the first deals with this TYPE of peeler, and the other deals with this particular peeler.
These peelers are handy. I do a lot of chunky applesauce, and the peeling/coring/slicing (especially the slicing) is very handy. They do have their problems, though:
- The slicing blades aren't long enough. My apples are frequently too big to put in the machine until I cut them down, which means I have to peel them by hand as well.
- You have to be careful about the coring, just like with any corer. Apples aren't all alike, and it's a little hard to make sure that you have the apple on the prongs straight. So you have to make sure (if you're not using a food mill at some later point) that you cut out whatever little bits of core are left.
- It's a little messy. Juice sprays a bit and drips. You want to have a towel under the table, and you want to move anything a couple of feet away from the machine, unless you don't mind cleaning apple juice off it.
- The machine always misses some peel around the stem and blossom ends of the apple. It is trickier to remove the peel from the apple manually once the apple has been sliced.
Despite all of this, it is still a lot handier to use a good one of these than to do it by hand.
This one is a good one. It does all that it says it does as well as can be expected. It is a little annoying that it takes two hands to make the peeling arm stay back, but that's really the only difference I found between this one and the Pampered Chef one which is a lot more expensive. It worked well, and was sharp enough, and stayed relatively solidly clamped to the table.
It is really handy and I really like it, but because of the things listed above that are the same on all of these types of peelers (especially the bit about the blade being too short for large apples) I can't quite give it 5 stars. But I would certainly recommend it.
Great for peeling apples!!! October 28, 2008
S. Haynes (Stuart, VA)
We peeled 6 bushels of apples for applebutter. This product made the work go 10 times faster.
 Didn't recieve pictured item (with straight blade) got one with a loop blade instead. I wanted the straight blade October 9, 2008
Michael D. O. Dell
Didn't recieve pictured item (with straight blade) got one with a loop blade instead. I wanted the straight blade thats why I ordered it from amazon. I could get the loop bladed one at my local grocery store.
 Handy Dandy! October 8, 2008
P. Harwood (misouri, usa)
This is a handy, dandy, time saver, hand and wrist saver! My sister inherited our dad's peeler/corer; (it's been around for....ever). I was so pleased to recieve this one so quickly. So far i have done over 1200 lbs. of apples, taking my time and canning, ect. in just one week! Whipped up a deep dish apple pie the other day, only took me 20 minutes to go outside, get 15 apples (really big pie) and have it in the oven. Trust me, if you had peeled as many apples with a knife like I have...This handy dandy tool will make you feel like your on vacation!
note: super easy/quick clean up.
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