How can I sharpen my peeler?
Is it possible to sharpen a peeler? And if it is, how should I do it?
Are there any things to look out for? (Such as ending up with concave blades.)
This is the sort of peeler I'm talking about:
Best Answer
Sort of. There's a trick to fix up peeler edges: rub the back side of a paring knife along the blade, at roughly the same angle as the peeler blade's edge. Use the tip of the knife if needed. You may need to do this with both sides of the peeler blade.
I suspect the result is closer to honing the edge, but the trick works well enough that I haven't bought another peeler since my kitchen manager showed it to me.
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Do potato peelers need sharpening?
Diana - A potato peeler doesn't need sharpening because it still works well even when it's blunt. But there's also something about the angle of cutting which makes using a less sharp tool even easier.How do you sharpen a vegetable peeler with a steel?
Use a metal nail file to sharpen a dull vegetable peeler. To sharpen the bottom side of the blade, move the file back and forth between the blades, keeping the file at the same angle as the blade. Then sharpen the top side by flipping the blade over and repeating the process.How do you sharpen an old fashioned potato peeler?
Can you sharpen a peeler? Yes, you can sharpen a peeler, both straight edge or serrated. You can do this by running the tip of a paring knife across the edge of each blade of the peeler, with the metal on metal action restoring the edge and sharpness of the peeler.How to Sharpen a Vegetable Peeler
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Answer 2
You could theoretically pop the blade out of the handle and try and run it over some sharpening stones (by no means easy with the odd shape), but considering that would take time, effort, and at least a £5 sharpening stone, you're probably better off just dropping £1.50 on a new peeler.
Answer 3
Sypderco ceramic sharpening rods; that is the easiest for me. Very easy to do, holding the rod like a carrot to be peeled, then run the peeler down the edge of the rod. To see how to do it at the end of their three-part training video (their site or youtube). You can buy their sharpening system, or just buy the replacement rods (other companies sell them too).
Or you can use a Dremel, ceramic round tip, either in a Dremel (rotary tool) device or a power drill. Run the ceramic tip along both cutting edges of the peeler (remove burrs of the back side of the blades if you wish). I also use the Dremel technique to resharpen my sewing seam rippers.
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