These Potato Peelers Will Make Your Thanksgiving SO Much Easier
These Potato Peelers Will Make Your Thanksgiving SO Much Easier
We updated this guide in November 2021 to ensure our best overall pick was in stock. These peelers still reflect the top performers from our most recent test by the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances Lab.
Before you reach for the best potato mashers for herbed mashed potatoes and even before you grab the best graters for easy potato latkes, you need a potato peeler. The right peeler will make it a breeze to tackle a ton of taters, as well as as assortment of other ingredients, from apples and carrots to butternut squash and more unusual suspects like cheese and chocolate.
How we test potato peelers
In the Good Housekeeping Institute’s Kitchen Appliances Lab, we tested more than a dozen potato peelers by peeling over 20 pounds of produce: carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and apples. We evaluated 8 data points including the thinness of the peeled skins and the smoothness of the peeling process. We also noted whether the peeler was comfortable to hold and use as well as able to swivel around all shapes quickly and easily. The most efficient peelers made our list of the best potato peelers to buy in 2020:
- Best Overall Potato Peeler: Swissmar Peeler Scalpel Blade
- Best Value Potato Peeler: Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler
- Best Traditional Potato Peeler: OXO Good Grips Swivel Peeler
- Best Y-Shaped Potato Peeler: OXO Good Grips Prep Y-Peeler
- Best-Selling Potato Peeler on Amazon: Spring Chef Premium Swivel Vegetable Peeler
- Best Electric Potato Peeler: Starfrit Electric Rotato Express
- Best Sleek Potato Peeler: Linden Sweden Fruit and Vegetable Peeler
The best traditional potato peelers, electric peelers and Y peelers according to testing in the Good Housekeeping Institute from brands like Oxo, Kuhn Rikon, and more.
