How to Peel a Potatoe with a paring-knife! The method great-granny used.?

Question

Using a paring-knife, cutting towards the body. (I know you are supposed to 'cut' away from the body, for safety sake, but the method back then was to peel towards the body). Please tell me how it is done & done efficiently.

Answer 1

Holding the knife in the hand--gripping with the last three fingers--peel toward the thumb and control with the first finger. (Yes, may be the wrong way but it is how granny did it and also how I do it)

Answer 2

Veggie peelers work OK for carrots and apples but I have always found it easier to peel potatos with a knife. The key is to find the right knife it has to be small, the blade has to be thin and very sharp. Hold the potato in one hand and the knife in the other with your index finger along the back of the blade for control. I make one long peel all the way around the potato the long way then peel the rest off the sides in strips. It does take some practice but before long you will be left with only thin strips of peel when you are done.

Answer 3

Gee, my Mums mother, always cut away from her body with a , paring knife, for apples, oranges, potatoes. She had 13 children, and was very proficient with her knife, but Loved her new little gadget that had a double blade, an eye picker on the end, and an easy to hold handle. She would be asking why you would want to do something that was more time consuming!!

Answer 4

It takes practice to do efficiently.Hold the potato so you aren't peeling toward your hand. Hold the knife with your index finger on the back of the blade and peel. That's all there is to it.

Answer 5

Paring Knife is good to peel thin and thick skin fruits but for Potatoe you should use some Peeling Knife.

Answer 6

great granny used a potatoe pealer and was not stupid enough to cut herself