Brand: Back to Basics
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$36.00~~
Buy New: $18.99
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

117 reviews
Sales Rank: 315

Color: red
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 3 x 6 x 9
Warranty: 1

MPN: A505
Model: A 505
UPC: 833304004081
EAN: 0018579175449
ASIN: B0000DE2SS

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Peels, cores, and slices all in one easy operation
•	Ideal for salads, pies, canning, drying, delicious treats, and everyday kitchen use
•	Quality cast iron construction
•	Stainless steel blades provide years of trouble free service
•	Measures 12-1/2 by 4-1/8 by 5-1/4 inches; 5-year warranty

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Apple Peeler and Potato Peeler Peel Away Apple Corer Slicer Suction Base - Back to Basics model A505 Features & Specifications Back to Basics Apple / Potato Peeler - Peel Away Apple - Suction Cup Base The Back to Basics Peel Away unit is probably one of the coolest items that we offer here at 877MyJuicer.com! We were given the opportunity to try one of these and fell in love with it. The unit looks medieval with its design but works like a charm every time. This unit peels the perfect apple for just about any need! Functions: Applesauce Salads Thick slices for pies Also peels potatoes Features: Instantly suctions securely to any smooth flat surface Made of Heavy-Duty cast-iron Peels and slices in one easy motion Paring blade makes even slices every time Dishwasher safe Never wears out!

Customer Reviews: Read 112 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous gadget December 16, 2004
55 out of 55 found this review helpful

If you like apple crisp, pie, etc., this gadget is a MUST. I've been peeling, coring, and slicing apples by hand for years, but this takes all the hard work out of my favorite desserts. In seconds, the apple is all clean and ready to bake. Great for pears, too. I have a dehydrator and I've made dried pears and apples for Christmas gifts for people this year using this handy device. I even got my boyfriend to help me because it's so fun to use...and he never cooks!

All of the blades are replaceable, so there is nothing to every wear out. I'm assuming this is the cast iron version of the device. I can't vouch for the aluminum version. The cast iron model is like something my grandmother would have had...rare to find this kind of quality in a gadget these days. No plastic!

5 out of 5 stars

Great product, but don't buy it here February 14, 2006
113 out of 119 found this review helpful

This is a great peeler. Cook's Illustrated rated it as the best mechanical peeler. I had a very similar looking one that I bought last year, but it wasn't as well made as the A505 and it didn't work as well.

That said, these merchants are a total ripoff. This thing does not weigh 15 pounds and I have no clue why they are charging so much for shipping. I bought mine through cooking dot com, for only a few dollars more and with free shipping.

Interestingly, it appears as though Williams Sonoma stores also sell this peeler, though it is repackaged with their name one it. It still has "Back to Basics" stamped on the base, though.

5 out of 5 stars

An absolute must have ..... April 3, 2005
29 out of 29 found this review helpful

... I've had one of these for years now, essential for handling apples in any amount .... the blade is still sharp, works like the day I bought it ..... so glad to see it's more widely available, I would hate to be without one .... makes a great gift for 'newbie' households.... You won't regret it ....

5 out of 5 stars

Best ever December 21, 2005
24 out of 24 found this review helpful

Just purchased this item. I truely don't know what I did before I got it. It takes about 7 minutes to peel enough apples for an entire pie. It does absolutely great peeling potatoes... especially the ones you skin your knuckles on with a conventional peeler.

5 out of 5 stars

Great time saver! December 20, 2005
20 out of 20 found this review helpful

I too have had one of these for years, and can't do without it. It saves about 20 minutes for every apple pie I make. Just rinse the apple and load with the core lined up with the mechanism. The suction cup really sticks the mechanism to the counter top, and the mechanism does its job with just a few spins of the crank. There is very little wasted apple when this thing is done peeling/coring/slicing. It leaves just a bit of skin at the very top and bottom of the apple, but I don't mind cutting that bit off the spiral and munching it (the apple comes out in one big spiral, like a slinky.) Cleanup is very easy too. Rarely, it needs a little hand-holding to start peeling a really huge apple, but then finishes just fine. The nieces and nephew all fight to use it. Now I'm buying one for sis (their mom.) Worth every penny!