I have RSI in my little finger after peeling, coring and chopping about 6lb cooking apples which i have stewed and frozen along with a couple of pounds of blackberries, i am serious my finger is really sore today hurts to bend it, guess its a bit of soft tissue swelling.
oh well it will be worth it when i stuff my face with the apple.
anyway finger has hurt all day at work then i get home and my neighbour opposite bless him and love him has given us a carrier bag full of cooking apples :o :o :o :o
guess the finger is gonna hurt a little longer :'(
Debster, I have had one of these for years. It makes a bit of a mess and wastes a bit but for serious apple stewing and freezing it is worth it. We have 6 huge old apple trees and it makes the job much easier.
http://www.juiceland.co.uk/item--Apple-Peeler-Corer-Slicer--APPLEPEELER.html
Lakeland usually sell them but can't find it on their website.
Hope your finger feels better soon.
T.
debster sorry but I just had to laugh about the extra apples. Pity you are not......whats that word when you can use either hand to do a job? :)
Really hope the finger doesn't get too painful.
now they tell me theres a device for doing it.
i couldnt believe it when i got home and there were 3 tons more awaiting the same treatment, blow it they can wait til monday, im working til then anyway, i bet the guy was incredibly proud bringing them over and i bet hubby laughed his socks off when he was given them too ;D
P.S.
hubby is both a chef and ambidextrous so he may get given the job this time ;)
Quote from: debster on August 29, 2008, 22:17:57
P.S.
hubby is both a chef and ambidextrous so he may get given the job this time ;)
Cor! he's lucky. I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
I'll get me coat
debster time to delegate methinks :)
I've got one of those machines too, though it was cheaper. Each apple done in seconds and I make jelly or apple juice from the peelings so nothing is wasted. Or add blackberries and make blackberry/apple jelly.
The apples do need to be a good shape, though, not too bulgy on one side and not too large. Most of my apples are the right shape and size, so I do them on the machine and the others by hand.
Just about to get it out for this year.....
For most things, I don't bother to peel the apples. The peel is meant to be good for you anyway.
Artichoke, I am sure my machine was only about £15 too, but Lakeland don't appear to have any this year. Maybe somewhere else will have them cheaper Debster, it was more for the photo than anything else that I posted the link as I do not know the company.
I should have said that in my post as I was not recommending them. :-[
T.
PS Just found quite a selection:
http://www.twenga.co.uk/dir-Homewares,Kitchen-cutting-and-chopping,Apple-peeler