Hi rhome, the 3 peelers are the same in this set. I've tried other brands of similar peelers including ones with ceramic blades and ones with stainless blades but keep coming back to these. They dull with a lot of use so I like to have back ups (+ I give them away as presents a lot.) And the blades rust but it's never been a problem. I run them under water and wipe the blade with a dishcloth. They don't have a point for removing eyes so I keep a paring knife nearby.

Amazon does sell a set of 3 Swissmar peelers that look just like these but they're specialty peelers--julienne, serrated and scalpel.

Another Oxo user here.

I love my OXO peelers...love the handle, the grip, the blades, and that eye-carver point.

This is without a doubt the best peeler on the market. Many years ago a German friend of mine gave me one and I have used nothing else since. You use it peeling towards you, the same way you'd use a paring knife to peel. It doesnt' work too well on carrots because you can't hold them well enough, but I can peel an apple and have the peel in one long strip. It takes only moments to peel potatoes and apples. They last for many years too. I am still using the original one my friend gave me over 20 years ago. I do need to replace it though...the blade is beginning to thin. I can't find any US sources for it on-line, but really have not looked too hard yet.

Here is a link that might be useful: Triangle Peeler

We trust America's Test Kitchen for kitchen gadget recommendations - they love the OXO that has been mentioned above. The link takes you to the rest of their results.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cook's Illustrated Peeler Ratings

I picked one of these up at the supermarket a few years ago when my traditional one bit the dust and love it. Mostly because it goes so fast. One can move a cupped hand faster (like waving) than one gripping a tool.

HTH

Here is a link that might be useful: Palm Peeler

I still love the old Ecko peeler I'd gotten back in the 80's. We found a bunch of them on sale at a Wüsthoff Warehouse sale a few years ago, but alas, they were garbage! Certainly gives proof to the adage, "they don't make 'em like they used to!"

My other favorite is the Kuhn Rikon. I've given these as "gifts," and everybody loves them. I originally got mine for peeling butternut squash (works great!), but I now use it for other vegetables as well. It's inexpensive, comes in fun colors (I have clear and black--go figure!), and works really well.

Here is a link that might be useful: Kuhn Rikon Peeler

I prefer straight peelers, and use the Oxo, which I really like.

Cat_mom, I hear what you are saying about the Eckos. I had one for many years that was great (ca. 1990) but for some reason had to replace it (lost it?). I got another Ecko, but every time I used it, it would bend where the peeler part met the handle. Useless!

Ditto on the Ecko peelers. My mom's was great and lasted for many years, but I got one a couple of years ago and my potato peelers for Thanksgiving that year said they were going on strike unless I came up with something better.

oxo

Oh that's too funny writersblock! One of my KR peeler gift recipients was thrilled when I gave hers--she said her MIL had said the same thing prior to helping to prepare for Thanksgiving this year!

My mom still has her old Ecko peeler, too. Hers even survived a fire in 1990!

Maybe the most important thing is to have a peeler with a fresh blade. I think most of us don't realize how inefficient our peelers become as they slowly dull with time--I have 2 old Oxos and a bunch of old Kuhn Rikons and an 2 old silver colored ones (like dh and I grew up with)---and they are all dull and awful. But after using each of these for years the one I feel is most efficient for me when peeling an apple quickly with one long peel or a butternut squash is the Kuhn Rikon. Even if you get something else, I would suggest (to you and anyone else reading this) giving one of these a try at some point--and give it a few tries because it takes a bit to figure out how to best use it. Maybe you won't like it but if you spend the $4 to try it and end up liking it as much as I do (and many of the people I've given one to--my sisters requested them again this year) it may make a mundane kitchen task a little more enjoyable.

I just bought a new one two weeks ago. Perfect timing. I had a Pampered Chef old school metal one that lasted me for several years. But, for my new peeler I went straight to the source. Cooks Illustrated has never steered me wrong with their equipment recommendations. I too bought the OXO swivel blade. I picked it up at Williams Sonoma, I'm sure BB&B has it cheaper. They make two kinds, one with a smooth blade and one with a serated blade. I got the smooth and I must say it's FABULOUS.

Cutco...I know, expensive, but we were helping a friend's DS get started selling Cutco so bought a couple of things (he's doing very well). But, I have to say it's the best peeler I've ever used! It's been 2 or 3 years now & still works wonderfully well and hasn't dulled yet...but I suspect it will eventually.

You have to be careful, though...the DS of another friend who also bought one (for the same reason!) cut the tip of his finger off...

Here is a link that might be useful: Cutco Vegetable Peeler

Another vote for Cutco's peeler. I got mine on ebay. It's sharp, sturdy and solid. Just be careful with the fingers.

Wow...Who knew this would get so many responses and there'd be so many beloved peelers? :-)

I haven't heard of Cutco...Are they sold like Tupperware or something?

Is that a blade sticking up on the Triangle peeler? Looks like a serious piece of equipment.

The good news is that most of your suggestions aren't too expensive (unlike my recent request to find an actual 'instant' read thermometer). I have hope!

Thanks so much for weighing in, everyone! It's these little things that can make or break a pleasant meal-prep experience, as Writersblock's helpers can apparently attest. :)

I just saw this YouTube video about peeling boiled potatoes--brilliant! Maybe not using our peelers for potatoes will keep them sharper for carrots, squash, apples, etc.! (And why they never taught us something useful like this in Home Ec. class is beyond me! Instead, our lessons were such things as how to make toast!)

Here is a link that might be useful: Peeling Boiled Potatoes

I like my OXO. It's cheap and very effective.

The YouTube thing: Cool, but...So if you let a potato that size boil for 15 minutes so you can peel it...Would it be partially cooked?

I have boiled potatoes so they were cooked through, then peeled for things like potato salad.

One more OXO here (and I'm actually on my 2nd one because the first one that I got YEARS ago, when they first came out, was just recently starting to not be quite as sharp.)

I have given countless numbers of these babies as gifts to friends and they all love them.

Another vote for the Pampered Chef peeler. I've had mine for over 8 years. Works like a charm.

Has anyone mentioned Rosle yet? I have the right-hand swivel peeler. It's the european style (peel towards you). Best peeler i've owner and I use it on butternut squash regularly.
I think Williams Sonoma and Sur la table carry it. Pricey but lasts forever and won't bend on you.

Thanks for the further recommendations. Very helpful.

The Rosle's ability to peel squash seems like a strong recommendation! I never could do that with anything but a knife, so hardly ever attempted it.

I just bought a zyliss... the best peeler I've ever had!

I just saw this little cutie in Pier One.

Here is a link that might be useful: monkey peeler

One thing that makes a difference with peelers is if the person who usually uses them peels towards or away from themselves. If you usually peel towards yourself and your spouse tries to use the peeler and peels away, it won't work well.

My mom and I discovered this since we peel differently. My peelers didn't work well for her and hers didn't work well for me.

Excuse me, I'm still trying to imagine my dh peeling a potato.... Don't think I've seen that! ;-) But it's a good point since we have multiple kitchen workers here, even some that might like a monkey peeler!

So I learned to peel toward me for potatoes and but think it works better to peel away for carrots.

Do any of these in particular besides the Rosle work best pulling toward yourself?

Yes, Cutco is something like Tupperware where you normally buy from an individual working on commission. Their main products are their knives. I don't have their knives so I don't know about that, but my friend had the peeler and I loved it. I also have an OXO that I keep for the kids to use since it's not as sharp. I had that one for a few years and it's gotten a little dull, but it's done well for me too.

I have the kind that peel toward you and some that peel away from you. You need both. As Rhomes noticed, potatoes are easier peeling toward and carrots are easier peeling away with the carrot either flat on the counter or in your hand. I often peel the celery before dicing to get the strings off.

This is CRAZY!! So, I've bought probably 20 peelers in the past 30 years. Name brands, stainless steel round handles, etc., etc., etc. I Always went back to my favorite which I've had for 37 years.....
None of the new ones fit the hand the way this one does, it doesn't slip, it catches eyes like a prize, and I never thought about how much I love it until today!

So, I get the old magnifying glass out to see what brand it is, and turns out, it's an ECKO! Isn't that about the cheapest thing you can buy?

Why is it that even though you have something that works fabulously, you find yourself out buying something more modern looking, stylish, or *the brand*?

Hmm, thanks for bringing this up.
Now, I'll go check out the OXO. :)

I'm okay with my Oxo -- but will agree it's hard to use on eyes, so I do all the peeling, then grab a knife and do all the "de-eye-ing."

My DD and DSIL absolutely swear by their Cutco. It was misplaced for a while and they were very unhappy until it showed up again!

Susied3, I think the ones I used to use when I was a kid were Ecko...But the new ones out now just aren't the same. :(

We have the Cutco peeler, too. I like the Cutco paring knife for peeling (it isn't flimsy-I can't stand paring knives that bend), but my kids prefer the Cutco peeler. They fight over that one-the old pampered chef one we have doesn't work anywhere near as well.

OXO peeler lover here.

My grandpa came from the "they don't make 'em like they used do" school and a couple weeks ago he used mine and said, "hey, this is one good peeler you got here. That's a nice one!" It passed a very stringent test when he said that.

Just wanted to add that you can use the cutco one both ways-I got out a potato to see. I peel towards me for potatoes, but carrots I do away from me or back and forth. So, it should work well for right or left-handed people, too.

I got these Rada peelers years ago and they stay sharp and cut true for me. Very ergonomic - and under $10.

Oh, look! They have a fun one with a eye puller too!

Now, that looks fun to use. I'll have to invest in a couple before next Thanksgiving. :)

My grandpa came from the "they don't make 'em like they used do" school and a couple weeks ago he used mine and said, "hey, this is one good peeler you got here. That's a nice one!"

Needsometips, that is a strong endorsement! :-)

Maybe I was wrong about our old favorites being Ekco, because I just looked up Ekco peelers on Ebay and they're all straight. Ours had the handle that was a loop. The whole thing was about 3" square and shaped like the outline of a slice of bread, with a crossbar across the middle (between blade and the upper part of the loop handle) for control. This isn't a very good description, I fear...

DH does most of the cooking. He peels away but I peel towards. We both use the OXO brand. Who would think the subject of potato peelers would be so entertaining??

>Ours had the handle that was a loop. The whole thing was about 3" square and shaped like the outline of a slice of bread, with a crossbar across the middle (between blade and the upper part of the loop handle) for control.

Yes, that's the classic Ekco. They were made of very nice steel, unlike the rusty junk my recent one was (but mine from two years ago did have the handle like a squished bread slice).

The squished bread loop is what the "Swedish Peelers" are like at Cooking Enthusiast, linked above. I think my mother's complaint about them is that they're too good and it's too easy to cut a thicker peel than one could wish for. I tried to ask her just now, and she had no memory that it wasn't the old peeler.

When I click on the Cooking Enthusiast link above, I see the long/straight peelers...not the bread slice shape with the blade attached to the loop handle at each side...??

Really, rhome? That's odd. I get one with a handle something like the old Ekco one, only more elaborate in the middle and a bit more streamlined overall (the bread is more squished at the top of the slice).

Now I'm going to have to search for a picture of the style I mean...Or get drawing, I guess!

I also get the straight one when I click on the "Cooking Enthusiasts" link...

Sorry for the world's smallest photo, but this is what I mean:

Rhome, I just looked on Ebay, and you're right, they aren't the same!
I did scroll down though, and in the "Ebay Stores" section, they had mine in the "vintage Ekco". Guess that shows how old mine is!!

And, while we are on this topic, I have another question. Junicb had a link to Cooks Illustrated peeler reviews. I went to there, then wanted to go on and see their mixer reviews. They have a subscriber fee of $35 a year if I want to go farther. Question is, does anyone use this, and if so, do you feel it's worth it? Looks like a lot of good information to be had, but can it all be found elsewhere online without the cost?
What do yall think?

AHA!!!! All along I thought you were talking about the straight one, until you said bread slice, but then Writersblock said yes that's it and it really wasn't. (Not blaming you, Writersblock, just stating that I was following your line of reasoning on the description because I totally saw your point.)

Sorry, Rhome! I've never seen your kind!

Oh, I've never seen those before! No, that's not what I meant at all. Thanks for the picture.