Removing the outer covering or skin from e.g. fruit or vegetables.
Peeling means removing the outer covering or skin from e.g. fruit or vegetables.
Questions tagged [peeling]
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Technique for peeling boiled potatoes
This recipe calls for boiling Yukon gold potatoes with their skins on, then peeling them. I don't really know why, I just decided to follow it.
I find that I am unable to peel boiled potatoes in any reasonable amount of time because they are soft,…
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how to peel a pomegranate efficiently?
Two well known facts about pomegranates:
they are yummy
they are a pain to peel by hand
do you know of any efficient ways to peel pomegranates? by efficient i mean two things:
quick
minimum number of 'hurt' arils
be blessed
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How deeply should I peel sweet potatoes?
When peeling sweet potatoes, should I just peel the outermost layer, or should I be peeling off the white part as well till I hit the orange inside? Should I keep going until it's all a darkish orange?
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Fastest way to peel and dice vegetables?
I find that most of the time I use when cooking is the prep time for the vegetables. I have a nice peeler (I fully recommend that one, it peels whatever you throw at it), some knives and a cutting board.
It's still way more time that what I'd like…
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Should sweet potatoes be peeled when preparing them?
I want to make a sweet potato dish -- maybe candied yams. Should I peel the sweet potatoes before cooking or are these recipes intending for me to keep the skin on? None say to peel the potato first.
Darcy
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What are the parts of the corn plant?
Supermarkets sell cleaned, prepared cobs of corn. If I pick my corn from the plant, which parts are there, and how are they cleaned?
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Why is my avocado tough and rubbery?
This is the second avocado from the same bag that is tough and rubbery. The pit won't come out without leaving a skin, and it won't peel out of it's skin without cutting the skin off. I made sure it was soft and was at room temperature before I cut…
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How to Peel Potatoes
Whenever I have to peel potatoes, I spend much of the time fighting the slippery, just-washed potatoes and keeping them from shooting out of my hands...what's a good way to peel potatoes more efficiently/easily?
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Which average weight % of the banana is edible? i.e. Which % of the banana is not peel?
I got ~1 Kg of bananas and I want to calculate the calories in it. Provided that the peel is discarded, which is the remaining mass of bananas from the original Kg?
Since I have no weight measuring equipment at hand I looked up for the info, but…
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Do salt or vinegar in the boiling water help peeling eggs?
In another question, a user commented
I've heard some tales that vinegar helps with peeling afterwards
and another one responded
both are totally useless
That struck me as a very good question.
If salt and/or vinegar are added to the boiling…
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How to prep jicama - is peeling necessary?
I recently grabbed some jicama from the store on a whim, and I used to make some really delicious slaw. However in the course of prepping it, I sent a whole lot to the trashcan during the peeling process. Is the waxy rind of jicama a add-on like…
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Peeling and dicing potato before boiling it
I've mostly seen people peel a potato after it has been boiled and then cutting it to pieces if required. Given it's muddy exterior, I find it cleaner (and probably takes less heat) to remove the skin with a peeler before boiling. Am I losing…
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Fastest way to peel 2 dozen bananas?
The bananas do not need to stay whole. Halves and quarters are fine
Surely kitchen professionals have come up with a way
(Note: apparently, banana peels are edible. I found an example of someone cutting the ends off and blending it into their…
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How to peel tomatoes easily?
I went through several websites and found that the easiest way to peel tomato is to boil them . So, How long do we need to boil tomatoes so that you can easily peel them?
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