J.A. Henckels International Vegetable Peeler

A JA Henckles product for under $12? I had to try it, and I'm glad I did. It is incredibly sharp and makes my Oxo and Kitchenaid peelers feel like butter knives. I wish it was a little wider though.I bought another for my girlfriend and I'm going to buy another for my parents. Great item.

Zwilling and Henckels the same company/brand have a product line up that isn't the same across the board.Their knives which I absolutely love from best to worse or Least rather is: Pro S, Pro, Four Star, and international (twin).I tend to stay on the Pro or Pro S line (difference in strength and development process). However, I own this product as it functions slightly different. I would also say the non swivel comes in handy in certain scenarios where I want a clean straight peel vs the swivel auto adjusting.I use them all, and slowly replaced my entire kitchen tools to all Zwilling and now looking at their pans and testing one soon. Looking to replace all my Calphalons. Keeping Caraway for their unique purposes (ceramic and high heat = bad). Looking at the Steel line up for high heat cooking.For the peelers:There is only the Pro, Henckels (international), and Twin Pro models. The price differential is noticeable.The four peelers are the following:Pro 37160-036 Swivel Peeler (Pro Model version of 12900-000)Pro 37160-008 Y-Peeler (This is amazing by all accounts, even on Kiwi)Henckels 12900-000 Swivel Peeler (International Model) aka Vegetable PeelerPro 37160-021 Peeler (Not swivel)There is a Twin Professional (mid grade between Henckels and Pro) UPC or ASIN: 04009839255977 however its been reviewed as complicated and quality worse than the Basic model line of 12900-000 It IS designed totally different. Model number varies from 100-2632 or 3780-000 depending on lookup but both match the UPC ASIN number as the same item.I am repurchasing this as apparently 2 of the peelers I bought just magically disappeared recently. I bought the other 2 again as they got lost in my prior home some how.Of all the 4 the Y Peeler is my favorite.

The blade is smooth and sharp but made for people with bigger hands (men?). My older one that had to be replaced had a skinnier hand with a pointed tip that I used for digging out bad parts of the fruit, and the outer part of the blade was also sharp enough but not dangerous to cut out the rough ends of cucumbers, carrots, etc. This new style peeler is unnecessarily bulky, it can be used only for peeling, and not much else. The thickness of the handle is something to consider for my future purchase. But this peeler is very sturdy, it should last a decade or more.

I bought a whole set of this style. I wanted all stainless steel (not silicone, colored, etc.) for display in a crock. These are lovely, and I haven't tried yet, but presumably functional.

Nice sharp peeler. The handle is a little to long.