Monkey Peeler

I bought a bunch of these for grab bag Christmas gifts. I thought they were funny looking and a good laugh but this is also a good peeler. The blade is very sharp and it is very easy to hold in your hand. Doesn't slip. Also easy to clean. Good strong plastic handle. So this is both a funny joke and useful as well....I laugh every time I see it in the drawer.

I have a black OXO peeler that works great but that I can never find in the drawer because of its color. I went through a phase a few years ago where I really liked novelty kitchen utensils, and had this saved to a list from then. As I was cleaning up and updating my lists, I saw it and it's bright color and realized this would end my constant before-work rush to find the peeler as I prepared some food to take with me to work. I ordered it and was really happily surprised with the quality of it. It peels really nicely and is actually very comfortable to hold. I just pop him in the washer and toss him in the drawer, and he always stands out when it's time to peel before work! I really like this peeler more than I expected to-- it peels every bit as well as my OXO peeler, but is so much easier to locate.

i have bought several of these for my family and as gifts. have not had one break yet and its been years now. this pivots very easily on curved surfaces cutting kitchen preparation in time by a fraction. great for all sorts of veggies! very nice and sharp. Very safe to handle. This is a superior product that is well worth the price. I have bought other peelers that were supposed to be great but this one is so simple and functions exactly as intended.

I purchased this item years ago at Pier 1. Recently found on Amazon and purchased one for my mother. We both love it. Very ergonomic vegetable peeler.

So my girlfriend told me to get this peeler because it was cute. I figured hey, it's a Y peeler, it's pretty fun looking, looks ergonomic enough, what could go wrong? Well the order was placed, tracking page refreshed in accordingly frequent intervals and the awaited package arrived. Pulling out the peeler, hey it's pretty comfy to hold, not bad! Too bad I didn't have anything to test it with immediately. Fast forward a couple of days and behold, I have some potatoes I need peeled. Well good a time as any to pull out the monkey peeler. Here I discovered something, for smaller potatoes this thing was wonderful, skin came right off, it was comfortable to hold, yadda yadda yadda. Then I got to a giant steroid filled ameripotatoe, the thing was huge! It was wider than the peeler on one of the flat sides and here I discovered a fatal flow of the peeler. The monkey's hands which hold the peeler blade prevent the peeler blade from actually making contact with the potato. Another instance where I tried to peel an acorn squash (I know the skin is somewhat stiff) I ran into the same problem, and finally I hit a final roadblock where something I was trying to peel (I forgot what) pulled the peeler blade out. Luckily I just snapped the blade back in and went back to working as normal. So overall it's a pretty good peeler but it has problems handling large potatoes and other larger things that need to be peeled.Pros:> cute> pretty comfortable grip> girlfriend likes it> peels just about anythingCons:> peeler blade isn't as secure as I would like it to be> can't peel very large itemsoverall:Good peeler and comfortable grip but don't try to use it on large things.

I have had one of these previously and it is so good I did not mind paying more then other peelers for it. The handle lovely and does not in anyway hurt your hands as some do. It is sharp enough to peel only the skin so saving more of the potato to cook. (less waste) The only reason I had to replace my old one is I lost the first after a couple of years and it was as sharp when i lost it as when I got it. Great for left handed or right handed. I often find that being left handed some peelers (even ones that say for both) are not as good when using it in the left hand. This really is a great product and worth every penny

This is the best vegetable peeler I’ve ever used. My chef husband agrees. I purchased this from bed bath and beyond about 6 years ago and use it very frequently, it’s still super sharp. I bought this one to give as a favorite thing for a gift exchange this year. He’s my best friend.

This peeler has a cute design and it works well, but after using it for a few months, I was peeling a cucumber and the outside of the peeler ran over my nail--wow--it was gone, a whole piece of it. It scooped through the top, and you know how hard our nails are. I have used peelers for years and this has never happened to me, so I would caution parents--be very careful letting a child use this--I would not let mine. I have been a little wary of using it myself since then in fact.