Peeler
The peeler is a tool for peeling fruit and vegetables , preferably potatoes , carrots or asparagus .
history
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The Famos potato peeler , a potato peeler with a longitudinally mounted, movable blade, was invented by Albert Deimel from Schönholthausen in the Sauerland . The patent certificate dated February 14, 1936 is in the “Heimatstube” museum in Schönholthausen . Due to the first transition law from 1949, the patent specification was patented on February 19, 1950 in the territory of the Federal Republic. Six years later, Hubert Deimel founded the Hubert Deimel household goods factory , which later became Famos GmbH (renamed Westmark in 2001 after an acquisition ).
The first peeler with a transverse movable blade is the "Rex" model, which was invented by Alfred Neweczerzal in 1947 and patented in the same year. Alfred Neweczerzal (1899–1959) was a descendant of Czech emigrants, born in Davos , Switzerland and the grandfather of the current (2004) owner of Zena AG. This peeler is still manufactured here alongside other products from the same division. Two million pieces are produced annually, so in 2009 there were a total of over 70 million peelers. Two thirds of the production is exported. The “Rex” peeler appeared in 2004 in the “Swiss Design Classics” series as a motif on the Swiss Post's 15 centimes stamp . For industrial purposes and in large kitchens, the potato peeler has largely been replaced by potato peeling machines.
functionality
Thanks to the movably arranged blade , this peeler easily follows the contours of the peeling object. Opposite the blade is a spacer to limit the peeling thickness. This justified the name peeler . There are also models in which the peeling depth can be adjusted using screws. With a short protruding additional blade, damaged areas or potato eyes can be removed. With simple models with an immovable blade, the peeling object is moved by hand (older potato peelers ). Vegetable peelers with a movable blade are sometimes referred to as pendulum peelers.
Types
There are two types of peelers: those with a lengthwise knife head and those with a knife head that is perpendicular to the handle. Longitudinal blades are mounted either on both sides (symmetrical) or only on the handle side (asymmetrical) with a free point. The transverse blade is suitable for long peeling strokes, which is typical when peeling cucumbers and asparagus. The lengthways blade is not only suitable for long but also for small peeling objects such as potatoes. The peeler is more ergonomic and comfortable in the hand, the thumb supports and carries the peeler with you. With smaller peeling objects the peeler is guided with the fingers or the hand, while with the cross peeling the movements are always guided with the whole arm; with long peeling objects, however, the movement of the whole arm is always necessary. In addition, the cross peelers and lengthways peelers with symmetrically mounted main blades usually have a small additional blade for the potato eyes, whose function is taken over by the specially shaped blade tip for the lengthways peelers mounted on one side.
- Types of peelers
Peeler with plastic handle
Potato peeler
Longitudinal peeler with asymmetrically mounted blade
Vegetable peeler model "Rex"
Two-sided asparagus peeler
Asparagus peeler with adjustable peeling depth
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Worldwide.espacenet.com - Original document DE819136 (C) ―1951-10-29 accessed on July 17, 2014.
- ↑ History of Westmark. In: westmark.de. Retrieved August 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Kitchen helper and design object The Rex peeler is manufactured in Affoltern am Albis NZZ January 22, 2004.
- ↑ Alfred Neweczezal
- ↑ A thing told ( memento of the original from December 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. SRF , Kulturplatz from July 18, 2012.
- ↑ 15 centimes stamp from: The Swiss Post.
