{"id":340422,"date":"2021-09-16T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-the-little-scoop-on-my-potato-peeler-do\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T17:00:00","slug":"what-does-the-little-scoop-on-my-potato-peeler-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-the-little-scoop-on-my-potato-peeler-do\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does The Little Scoop On My Potato Peeler Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#What Does The Little Scoop On My Potato Peeler Do?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While not every vegetable peeler around has one, if your peeler does you might have a simple question: What exactly is that weird scoop\/nub\/cutout at the end of the peeler for?<\/p>\n

The slotted blade set in the center of the handle has an obvious function, you use it to peel off the skin of a variety of vegetables like carrots and potatoes. If the fruit or vegetable can fit against the blade and there\u2019s a culinary reason for removing the skin, you\u2019re in business.<\/p>\n

But what\u2019s the deal with that weird nub? It app<\/a>ears in a variety of formats\u2014like the triangle seen on the tip of my old Faberware peeler above\u2014but its use isn\u2019t as immedia<\/a>tely apparent as the blade.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a really useful albeit oddly named tool though: a \u201cpotato eyer.\u201d Rather than use the blade of the peeler to hack away at the meat of the potato until you\u2019ve removed the eye or grabbing a paring knife to stab at it, you simply use the end of the peeler to remove the remanent of the eye with a swift (and safe) twist.<\/p>\n

To see it in action check out the video below. If you scrub ahead to 39 seconds into the video, you\u2019ll see him demonstrate the \u201cice cream scoop\u201d method of removing the eye from the potato.<\/p>\n