The 2 Best Vegetable Peelers of 2023 (Local Tips & Reviews)

Our pick

Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler

Preferred by pros, this super-lightweight peeler’s extra-sharp blade and bargain price are worth tolerating the cheap plastic casing and minor rust buildup.

In our tests, the Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler excelled at peeling just about every type of fruit or vegetable we tried it with, including eggplant and carrots.

It’s universally loved among the food-industry experts we spoke with, who praised its sharpness and consistency. They also liked its durability—some of them had been using the same Kuhn Rikon peeler for years, with no plans to replace it anytime soon.

Choose the Kuhn Rikon peeler if you want a wider range of motion, as it generally lets you rotate your hand 180 degrees around what you’re peeling. It also makes a deeper cut than our pick from OXO, so it’s better for thick-skinned vegetables.

Our pick

The OXO Good Grips Pro Swivel Peeler won us over with its build quality and comfortable silicone handle. It did an exceptional job of peeling lemons and parmesan without clogging in our tests, and it has stayed sharp after years of use. In addition, its blade is less prone to rusting than that of the Kuhn Rikon peeler.

Choose this OXO peeler if you want a more ergonomic grip and are comfortable using a peeler as you would a traditional paring knife, in which your wrist just moves back or forth. It’s also better than the Kuhn Rikon peeler for delicate tasks like peeling just the outermost rind from a piece of citrus.