Peel
Removing the outer skin or layer from a fruit or vegetable. Use a Y-peeler in long strokes away from you, or peel ginger with the back of a spoon.
Used for
- potatoes
- carrots
- ginger
- citrus
In the kitchen
- Peel away from your body.
- Use a sharp peeler.
- Use a spoon for ginger.
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