Potato Holder

paulch
paulch Member Posts: 103
edited 16. Oct 2010, 08:11 in Living with Arthritis archive
:x Hi Hope i can get some suggestions . Because of Arthur in my hands and more so stroke weakness in my left hand i cannot hold a potato while trying to peel it i injured myself last week badly ( needed stiches) with the potato peeler , i been looking but cannot find anything that would hold a potato for me to peel, i have tried stabbing it but i still cannot holt the utensil :roll:
any suggestions welcome.

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  • carola
    carola Member Posts: 786
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I never peel potatoes and if they are mashed with their skins on they tastle pretty fab.

    You can buy machines that peel potatoes just like the ones for commercial kitchens but smaller.
  • cthornley
    cthornley Member Posts: 627
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    We don’t peel potatoes any more as I can’t hold them due to the arthritis and I also have a bad skin reaction to the wet starch and I think of it as a positive in the extra roughage – Jacket potatoes, wedges, boiled scrubbed new pots or mash with skin all avoid the need for this but otherwise I use my husband....(see chit chat classifieds post, i’m currently offering him free to a good home :roll: )
    But on a serious note google doability; they sell a potato holder but I don’t know how good it is
    Chrissie
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi..... Carol got there before me, I know you can get the machines that peel them, the trouble is you have to peel quite a few at once.
    They cost around £30.
    Barbara x
    Love
    Barbara
  • carola
    carola Member Posts: 786
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I bought those purple tatties for the first time today.

    Cannae wait to see them mashed up :lol:

    Wonder what they'd look like with mashed sweet potato or carrots .... or am I taking it too far? :lol:
  • dippydoodah
    dippydoodah Member Posts: 350
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Ive seen someone peel their potatoes after they have been boiled, apparently its much easier and then just warm them up when needed ~ might work i s'pose :wink:
  • cebeem
    cebeem Bots Posts: 472
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Paulch
    There used to be something available through OT almost a chopping board with spikes/nails popping up through it easy enough to get someone to make one up for you if you know anyone.....use it with the dycem material underneath it stab the potato onto it and you can peel one handed or with little effort.

    Hope this is of use good luck...happy peeling!

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  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes good point Dippydoodah. They peel off really easily that way. Just a bit hot to touch but you can wait a min or two for them to cool.

    Elizabeth
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  • cebeem
    cebeem Bots Posts: 472
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    If someone is having digestive problems Potato skins cause pain and irritation.......so skins are not always good!
    I certainly can't tolerate them.
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,789
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I remember buying a battery operated pot peeler from somehwre like Kl**eze or be**erware? for some people i worked with who did this a lot :shock:

    I hope you find something to suit

    Love

    Toni xx
  • paulch
    paulch Member Posts: 103
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    :D Thanks very much for all suggestions. By chance my wife got a suppliment out of a paper and would you believe it ! in thier is a gadget that peels potatoes and apples ect by turning a handle one handed , cost 14.99
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    paulch wrote:
    :D Thanks very much for all suggestions. By chance my wife got a suppliment out of a paper and would you believe it ! in thier is a gadget that peels potatoes and apples ect by turning a handle one handed , cost 14.99
    Hi could you pm me the name of the potato peeler please
    Thanks
    Barbara x
    Love
    Barbara