To save time and simplify the processes of preparing products for cooking, many electrical appliances have been invented. At home, when cooking, the most laborious process and most unloved, is the cleaning of raw root crops: potatoes, carrots and beets. Therefore, household electric potato peeler was invented to help the housewives.
Let's see if there is a need to buy potato peeling for the house to understand this, it is necessary to know how to use it, and the main technical characteristics.
The device and principle of potato peeling
Automatic potato peeler for the house consists of a body with a motor, a working container, a hole for loading root crops, a control button on the body and a cord for connecting to electricity.
The working capacity of the potato peeler is a container, the internal walls and the bottom of which are special abrasive surfaces, when rubbing against which, under the influence of centrifugal force, the peel from the vegetable is mechanically peeled off.
For normal operation, the working capacity must be loaded so that the potatoes can move freely around it, then the cleaning will be better.
How to work with home potato peeler:
- We wash vegetables from the ground and evenly distribute them in the working container. At a time you can stack no more than 1 kg.
- Fill the water to the mark and tightly close the lid.
- We plug the power cord into an outlet.
- Turn on potato peeling by pressing the button on the case.
- After 2 minutes, when the vegetables are cleaned, turn off the potato peeler.
- Open the lid, take out the vegetables, and wash the working container.
- If necessary, then remove the eyes and the unclean parts from the peel.
To obtain the maximum purification, when using potato peeler, several tips should be used:
- carrots should be cut into two parts before cleaning, the beet and tail should be cut off from the beets, and the potatoes have strongly protruding parts;
- potato peeler quickly and best cleans even and the same root, so it is advisable to put vegetables into the working container of approximately the same size;
- the duration of cleaning depends on the condition of the peel: for young tubers 2 minutes will suffice, and for old and sluggish it will take 5 minutes;
- the tuber is considered completely cleansed if the peel remains in the depressions and ocelli, and the rest of the surface has no more than three small areas with skin;
- if you are preparing vegetables for borscht, then you can clean them all at the same time.
Today, for the house, you can easily choose the best price-quality combination of household potato peeler, for this
- should pay attention to such characteristics:
- capacity - the potato peeler will only have 85 watts to use the house;
- the volume of the working container - from 1 kg and more;
- performance - mostly 1 kg per 2 minutes;
- material of the body - plastic is most often found;
- material of blades - stainless steel;
- size - for home use you need to buy a small model;
- the presence of a cord storage compartment - prevents wear and tear;
- rubberized feet - ensure the immobility of the potato peeler during operation;
- safety - the safety lock will not allow the appliance to be switched on if the cover is not fully closed.
There are models of potato peelers (for example: Tosha), which, when installed, are connected to running water, and have a hose for removing waste into the sink. But they and the cost is accordingly higher.
First of all, when you buy such a kitchen assistant as a potato peeler, weigh, and often you need help with rooting. This device helps the cook to get rid of routine work and spend more time preparing the dish. The purchase of such devices (all kinds of rice drafts , fishworms ) justifies itself for canteens and other establishments where mass food is prepared, and for the home is not a necessity.