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peeler
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this peeler takes the sticky labels off apples, tomatoes etc without breaking or removing the actual skin of the fruit
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I *hate* those little stickers. I think some of them are held on by a mixture of epoxy and super glue, which just makes it that much worse. Anybody got a chisel?
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Actually, with today's technology, why not just avoid the stickers altogether and instead use a food-grade vegetable-based ink to print whatever wording directly on the skin of the produce in question? Maybe even a bar code? |
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But if that's not an option, the peeler might be the next best solution. It would need a very flexible blade to conform to the contour of the food, but still keep a sharp enough edge to get under the sticker. Keeping from bruising or cutting the skin might be a bit more of a challenge. |
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The specification looks good, but I'n not so sure there's a feasible implementation. I'm keeping neutral on this one until someone can suggest how it could be implemented. |
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All the ones I've ever dealt with had little non-sticky tabs to let you pull it off. Sometimes a bit of the skin comes with it, but since I'm never removing the sticker until I'm ready to eat it, I don't really care... |
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it might be more feasible to somehow develop a non-toxic glue softener, that one brushes on top of the sticker, allows a few minutes to permeate, and simply rubs the sticker off.... |
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but you get my vote. i hate those things... esp. the ones that are scored, so they rip into pieces as you remove them! |
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soaking the offending fruit in kerosene for a half hour before eating it is a fool proof method...allows for the easy "flam-baying" too...however, if you simple allow the fruit to soak in water (as you should anyway, to allow the nasty stuff clinging to the outside of the fruit - like pesticides and stuff - to loosen so you can scrub it off) you will find the label will also be easy to remove. |
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<Rant> Who has time to soak her produce? Honestly -- this product is needed because most people grab an apple on their way out the door, run it under water and scrub it for a couple minutes, and then can wither leave the [no doubt perticide-infested] label on it, or pull off the skin with it, leaving the apple to brown until lunch. Yuck. |
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bring back the good old days when the grocer used a little spit on the label to get it to stick |
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