"Clever gadget" star star star star star This is a brilliant apple corer/peeler' It is so simple. No electricity or batteries. You just put the apple on the end of the bar and turn the handle.
"This is so cool!" star star star star star Love this gadget, it is great fun to use. No problem to set up and use and enables to peel and slice a quantity of apples in record time. It works best on apples that are round and not flat on one side, but I don't really mind a bit of peel left and it can be easily cut off if I wanted to.
"Wouldn't be Without It" star star star star star Had mine for about 5 years and it is the best thing since sliced bread. I have bags of apples each year, all home grown so they are not a perfect shape and some fail the apple corer and have to done by hand but the majority work well. It takes me about 10 minutes to fill 2 large pans for cooking and freezing. If I attempt that many by hand it takes about 40 minutes. That to me is the bottom line.
"The zinc alloy forks will fail." star star star star_border star_border Mine has lasted a few years but today two of the forks that spear the apple snapped off so now the product is only fit for landfill. I think the problem may be that the 3 forks are a zinc alloy which naturally ages and becomes brittle. Shame as apart from that it is a well made product. support_agent A note from the team Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear this has happened however we're pleased the apple master worked for many years for you. If you do want to purchase a brand new one it will include our three year Lakeland guarantee.
"But fiddly at first!" star star star star star_border My apple corer was a bit fiddly to start with and I peeled and cored numerous amount of apples! I feel that the item needs a proper work surface to cling to (usually indoors! ) so the majority of my abundant apples were peeled by hand sitting out in the sun! I’m sure the item will become useful in the future though! Thank you.