Swing Away Peeler

I've had an old potato peeler for years, and it still does a decent job of peeling.It used to belong to my mother, so that should give you an idea of how old it is.I happened to be at Bed Bath and Beyond and came across Swing Away peeler with a red handle.It's the red handle that got to me, since red is my accent color in my kitchen.I wondered about the name, Swing Away.What exactly does that mean?The package said it had surgical steel blades, so I figured it couldn't be that bad.

The first time I used it, I peeled potatoes.It actually did a find job!It didn't glide through the peeling like I expected.After all, with the surgical steel blades, I thought it would be like cutting through butter.I guess I expected too much.As for the name, Swing Away?Well, I don't get that either.It doesn't swing anywhere!It just peels.Like it should.

I wasn't super impressed with this peeler, but it does what it's supposed to do.I still like my old standby peeler better!