Apple Peeling and Coring Machine

[rp2813]

I recently purchased one of these (see picture) in anticipation of making a batch of apple dumplings.  I had seen them being used, but had never operated one myself.

 

Once I had it set up and ready to use, I realized that there's no way to operate the machine as just a peeler and corer.  The corer is integrated with the slicing blade, so if you're coring, you're slicing.  Dumplings require whole apples that have only been peeled and cored.

 

I can see how a machine that keeps coring separate from slicing would require design modifications, but am wondering if any such contraption exists.  It wasn't a big deal to use my coring tool on the apples, but if I could automate that part of the process it would make it a lot more satisfying.

 

Everything I've seen on line requires slicing along with coring.  Am I chasing after a device that doesn't exist?

 

 

 

[petek]

I have this one, it just peels the apples and very well I might add.. it came with one of those separate corers. Mine isn't translucent.. it's white plastic

http://www.sears.ca/product/starfri...3257!&ef_id=xB1Pf4ihhn4AAACX:20141103055002:s

 

[appnut]

For me, I want something that cores and thinly slices but keeps the peel on since that's where most of the nutrients and fiber are. 

 

[frigilux]

Your only option may be to use an apple corer for that job. Then loosen the screw on the coring/slicing blade on the slicing machine, flip the blade mechanism out of the way and let the machine simply peel the apple.

I have the same peeler/corer/slicer and love it. I make a huge pan of apple crisp for the break room at work every few months and can't imagine having to peel, core, and slice 30 apples by hand. However, as you've found, it cannot peel and core without slicing.

This manual corer from OXO works well and is available online at amazon.com or in stores like Target.

 

[gansky1]

I have the exact same machine, Ralph, it works great but there isn't a no-slice option with mine either. My parents bought this at an orchard years ago and it gets a workout every year. Mom and I just put up apples for about 20 pies a few weeks ago after an orchard trip.

On mine, you can disable the peeling blade for just slicing and coring.

 

[cuffs054]

I've got the same one as PeteK. Works goods.

 

[yogitunes]

I have a victorio one....I peel, and then core by hand if I need them for that particular recipe....so it does give three options, just not always in the automatic combination you may want....

but once you go motorized, you will never turn that crank by hand again.....

post was last edited: 11/3/2014-13:32]

 

[rp2813]

As I suspected, the drill's speed sends the peels flying.  I think part of the fun is cranking it anyway.  Is that guy putting the apples on backwards?  My instructions say to mount the "bottom" end on the prongs.  I called a friend who owns one of these things and she said the end without the stem is considered the bottom.

 

Bob, on my machine, like Greg's, the peeler can be propped out of the way to allow for coring and slicing only.

 

Eugene, I may get one of those OXO corers.  I dislike the two-piece one I have -- it's design is flawed.