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How to Peel an Apple in 3 Seconds
Our method uses one very unexpected tool...a power drill.
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There's also a "trio" but it includes the stainless Star. Buy the components separately if you want the other two peelers; there's not a significant difference in price.
Great but also kind of silly. No one is going to grab a power drill to peel a few apples. As someone else pointed out the drill would have to be dedicated to that use, you wouldn't want to drill in drywall and then grab your apples. That means having a dedicated power drill for the times when you want to peel apples.
(I get that it's primarily for comedic effect)
1. Set the drill at a low speed! Reason your having troubles was that that Milwaukie drill was set to its highest speed (highest RPM, probably set on "2" rather than "1"). At a lower speed you'll not have as much centrifugal force (that's the force throwing your peeler off the apple's edge and throwing the apple off the drill bit.
2. Use the widest "FLAT" blade bit you can - this will maximize the 'grip' the bit has on the apple. the symmetric profile of a Philips bit will quickly 'strip' the apple if it faces any resistance. A flat blade would require much higher resistance before it would core the apple and lose traction.
3. Get the bit as precisely down the center of the apple core (potato, cucumber, etc) you can. If the item is 'off center' it will cause an elliptical rotation making it very hard to hold the peel against the item - especially so if the drill is set on HIGH speed.
4. Angle the drill bit straight up. If you aim the drill down, the apple falls off. If you point it to a side it may not rotate evenly.
Just go slower with the above and you'll have an excellent 5-sec apple rather than a 3-sec problematic one! Good Luck...m
The video with the drill reminds me of an old Canadian comedy show called "Red Green" he always used his drill for unusual things like cranking the windows on his truck when they broke. I bet he would peel fruit if given the chance. Look up the old videos on youtube.
https://youtu.be/rWCT9OZioCY
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