How to Peel Apples
with
Ben Kurtzman
Though apple skins are healthy, some recipes call for peeled apples. These apple peeling tips will show you how to remove the skin safely and efficiently.
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Transcript: How to Peel Apples
Hi, I'm Ben Kurtzman for About.com Food and today I am going to show you a quick and easy way to peel an apple.Prepare to Peel the Apple
The first thing that you will need is a sharp paring knife. Now, before we continue, a quick safety tip: Whenever you are using a sharp knife you always want to cut with the blade facing away from you. If you are cutting with the blade toward yourself and you slip you will increase your chances of an accident.Peeling the Apple
Pick up the apple in your nondominant hand. I am a righty, so I will use my left hand to grip the apple. You want to get a pretty good grip on it so it provides resistance to the knife. Slice through the skin at the top of the apple, and then you can push the apple around the knife blade. By doing it this way you can remove the skin in large segments without taking too much of the fruit.If you are the most perfect person in the world and the greatest apple peeler ever, it will all come out in one long slice. But, if you are like me it will probably take a couple runs to get the whole peel off. This way may take you a couple of tries to master, but I think that once you do you will see it really is the simplest way to peel apples, and the quickest too. You will thank me at Thanksgiving.
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