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Questions tagged [peeling]

Removing the outer covering or skin from e.g. fruit or vegetables.

Peeling means removing the outer covering or skin from e.g. fruit or vegetables.

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Peeling very ripe plantains?

I'm following the "slit & peel" advice, but I'm not getting consistant results. Sometimes, my ripe plantain (90% black) has a peel that is impossibly hard to remove - it's dry and sticks to a very soft flesh. I end up throwing most of it away - …
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How to Harvest and Prepare Prickly Pear Pads Without Getting Poked

I enjoy eating Prickly Pear Cactus pads, but I can't figure out how to harvest and prepare them without filling my fingers with tiny hairs. I have asked around and looked online and found sites such as this, among which, the common theme seems to be…
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Why does handling peeled chayote make your hands feel numb/rigid?

When I peel chayotes and handle the raw flesh of the fruit, my fingers get sticky and a white solid "film" forms on my fingers. The film makes my skin feel restricted/tight. I washed my hands with soap but it doesn't go away. Is this normal? Is…
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Fastest way to peel petai? Parkia speciosa, Bitter Bean, Stinky Bean, Sator

I am looking for a fast way to peal Parkia speciosa, (as known as Petai, Bitter Bean, Stinky Bean, Sator). We are processing thousand rows of petai every day. We need to find more efficient ways to do our job. Our goal is to peel the beans out of…
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Is there an easy way to peel garlic?

Is cooking garlic is the important part of curry.This huge use of garlic in our dishes wants the easy method to peel of garlic.
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Can you sharpen a Y peeler with a honing rod?

At 1:07, this man uses a Diamond Flat File to sharpen his Swivel fruit peeler. But I own a Y peeler like this OXO one, and lack a Flat File. Can I sharpen my Y peeler with this Grosche ZWEISSEN Ceramica honing rod?
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