Pelamatic - Automatic Fruit & Vegetable Peeler | Electric Apple Peeler | Fast & Efficient | Rust-Resistant Stainless Steel | Easy Cleanup, Black, One Size, Plastic

Fast and efficient. I wanted a peeler that did NOT slice the apples, b/c I like apple dumplings. So, this is what I found, and it functions beautifully.

Very good machine which removes the peel of various fruits in a matter of seconds, easy to clean, stays sharp.

The Pelamatic appears to work as designed. Have used it for several weeks right now and it has successfully peeled oranges, apples and potatoes with no issues at all. Pears are a bit of a challenge because of their non-round shape. It has made using my juicer that much easier as I can use a slow masticating juicer once I have peeled the skin off whatever fruit I am juicing. I removed one star because of the flimsy build quality. I cannot see this lasting more than a couple of years of use, even with careful usage. I wish the designers had improved the build quality of the arm that scrapes away the skin - my expectation is that will be the first to go. However there is nothing comparable to this on the market unless one goes with commercial peelers that cost thousands of dollars - so for something that is well under $200, it does the job well

I'll be honest, for what this item does and for what it is constructed of, it is VERY expensive. I hesitated before purchasing it for $170.00! I have an electric potato peeler that operates in much the same way that cost about $20.00, so I assumed the VERY high price tag on this item would also mean that it would work flawlessly, and that perhaps, it's performance would make me feel at least okay about forking over almost $200.00 (after taxes), however, "feeling okay" was far from the case. Though I knew that cost for this item was high, I had just purchased a cold press juicer and I wanted something that would make pealing certain fruits, such as oranges and lemons, easier, thus the reason I decided to buy this item in spite of the high cost. Unfortunately, it did not perform as described. The unit would almost always have a problem with holding the fruit. Much of the time when I attempted to use it, the fruit would get lifted from the base and begin spinning. In order to actually peel the fruit and stop it from being lifted from the base I was forced to press down on the top while using it. Interestingly enough, I placed the fruit on the $20 potato peeler and it worked with no problem. I've since returned this item, but I am VERY disappointed to find that I only received a PARTIAL refund! I honestly had no idea that my refund was only partial until clicking on my purchase details while writing this review. My total cost after taxes was $180.72, however, the refund was only $160.00! I will never purchase anything from this seller again.

Works better than others I've tried fir sure.