What is the best way (and quickest) to peel an orange?

Question

Many people don't bother eating oranges because they do not want to mess with peeling it. I have found a way but I want to see if someone can out do me.... This sounds a little like I am nuts, but I use an adjustable stapler remover
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I adjust it to the thickness of the peeling and insert it near the stem and drag it to the bottom of the orange. then I rotate it 90 degrees and do the same thing 4 times. I then peel it like a banana.

I know it sounds like I am answering my own question, but I want to find out if anyone has better ideas or devices...

Answer 1

Slice off the stem end of the fruit. Without cutting into the "meat" of the fruit, score the peel with a knife into quarters like a basketball. Pull the peel away with your fingers.

Using a slightly sawing motion, cut only the outer colored peel away in a continuous spiral, leaving the white membrane. Cutting lengthwise with curve of fruit, remove the white membrane.

Peel an orange, grapefruit, or tangerine by hand.Gently separate the fruit along the natural divisions.


With knife, peel an orange or grapefruit. Working over a bowl to reserve the juice, cut along both sides of each dividing membrane and lift out sections from center.


Cut a peeled orange or grapefruit in half lengthwise and, with a shallow "V" shape cut, remove the white center core. Place the halves cut-side-down; cut lengthwise and crosswise.


Cut a thin slice from both ends of peeled or unpeeled fruit. Then slice the fruit crosswise into the desired thickness. Cut cartwheels in half for half-cartwheel slices.


For easy-to-eat orange "smiles," cut the fruit in half crosswise; then cut 3 or 4 wedges from each half. For traditional wedges, cut the fruit in half lengthwise; then cut each half into wedges.

Answer 2

Yep, that is probably the best way. Personally, I just cut it in sections and eat to the skin, peeling each end of each section down some (maybe 8 sections)

Answer 3

sounds like you figuerd out the best way already!
I dont prefer to do it with a knife, so I dont have the skin under my finger nails.