Looks like they're still selling the one I bought well over a decade ago if I had to guess. And I'm still on the original blade, two replacements to go! I agree it's a great tool and am glad you're enjoying it. I had a non-Oxo y-peeler years ago, I didn't prefer that design but could see why you might like it for some things.

What pray tell was her reasoning for swapping out? I used a hand me down from my mom for YEARS until I found one with rounder edges so it didn't dig into my hand. I wouldn't give it up for anything...

Peelers are personal. My mother always brought her own when she visited.

Don't they get dull over time? I can't see how you'd sharpen one, so replacement is in order.

I use a Kuhn Rikon Y peeler for butternut squash too. It's a game changer.

"What pray tell was her reasoning for swapping out?"

Guess she knows something that you don't. As can be heard in the reaction:

"What an improvement!"

I don't know how often is often. I replaced a couple a few years ago. DH decided to finally try one. He's never balked at pitching in with things like peeling, but always used a paring knife and about 1/4 of my vegetable would be lost with his knife. He was so surprised to find he gets thin slices of peel quickly with a peeler - a novel thought to him. It's working for us both so I may not do something as daring as change his peeler.

(I'm sure his knife days came from sitting on a stool in his grandmothers kitchen helping her. The grandparents lived close and all kids in the family pitched in and helped her cook)

One of DS’ classmates was selling Cutco. We had recently broken our Oxo peeler (how? no idea), so when he mentioned the peeler we tried it out. The handle was comfortable, it the blade peeled nicely, so I ($$) bought one. Cutco makes a great peeler. But it should come with a wrist strap because eventually it disappeared, probably into the trash with the peelings (between composting periods). I ’d buy another, but somehow $45 for a peeler that will probably also end up in the trash can goes against my spouse’s sensibilities. Back to Oxo.

I’ve never used a Y peeler. I always hear how good they are, but I can’t wrap my head around it enough to buy one, yet. What makes the difference with them?

Hmm, IMPE, lots of peelers lose their edge over time and do need to be replaced, however, I have an old, OLD Ekco peeler that is still so sharp, I have to be very careful not to slice my fingers - and I have done that more than once. It's a 'Slip Pruf Nee Action' and I think it was my grandpa's, or one of my great aunts who lived in this house before me.

It peels very thin slivers too, unlike most of the newer peelers I've tried.

Not my pictures - from the web:

I've tried lots of different peelers, but that old Ekco is my fave.

@bpath, I’ve used a Y peeler for decades because I feel the directon in which my arm moves is more natural and more comfortable. It also seems to result in less mess because you’re not flicking the peels away from you.

The Y-peeler is easier for me to use most of the time because I have arthritis in both of my thumb joints and it requires less pressure on my thumb. I especially like a Y-peeler for asparagus, cucumbers and, as sheilajoyce mentions, butternut squash.

“I've tried lots of different peelers, but that old Ekco is my fave.”

Could not agree more. My old Ekco peeler is still as sharp as can be after 40+ years. My Oxo’s are so-so; nothing like my little Ekco.

I'm not picky so far as peeler style goes. But a sharper blade of any style is to be preferred.

In canning season we peel peaches rather than slip off the skins with boiling water. For peaches, I like a micro-serrated peeler. Learned about them on the Harvest forum. Those do get dull, though, when we prepare many pounds of peaches.

I have OXO. I don’t do much peeling, only very big old potatoes, parsnips and swedes. I also use it for shaving Parmesan.

Yes! Definitely need to replace peelers periodically as they become dull over time. I purchased a Victorinox Y peeler last year in Switzerland. (Can also be purchased in U.S.) It's serrated, which I didn't realize when I bought it, but I like that feature. It was a good souvenir. :)

I only need for it to swivel and be serrated. Because I only peel potatoes? I guess.

I wish Ekco had never folded. (Re: Chloebud's comment.) I'll have to stop cooking when my Ekco tongs go bye-bye. They open and close with a flick of the wrist.

Like Lars, I scrub most vegetables rather than peel them. I tired of those little brushes and have dedicated a regular scrub brush for the task.

I have to agree about the Ekco peelers, I've had mine forever and it still cuts like it always did. I've had more expensive peelers, but my Ekco peeler is the only one that has worked well for me and kept it's edge.

FWIW, I use a veg peeler to make paper thin slices of carrot and slivers of cheese too.

I have several earlier generation Zyliss peelers. They fit my hand perfectly. I hope i never need to replace them. I find most EXO Good Grips products too bulky. I do love their manual egg beater. They are not ergonomic for my short fingered hands. I see by reviews that the latest generation of Zyliss peelers is not so well liked.

Ordered three new Kuhn Rikon peelers. Thank you! why didn't I think of that myself?

Wlidchild, Zyliss is nothing like it used to be, sad.

I still use my old German peeler I bought in the mid 1980s while stationed in Germany. Still sharp as it was when I bought it. It also doesn't jiggle around like my old American brand did. I hated that thing.

I don't peel things often, mostly only carrots, sometime turnips, other root vegetables. I use a knife on softer things like kiwi or on broccoli stems. I never peel butternut squash or pumpkin; I just cut them in half, bake cut side down until soft - then the rind just lifts off and the seeds scoop out easily.

My oxo peeler is probably 20 years old, and still very sharp, but the plastic handle is really showing its age.

I use a sharp knife.

I learned to peel with a very sharp fine paring knife and know how to not take the potato with the peel but carrots are easier with a peeler and I have a couple that look like the Ekco but arent, My DH can sharpen them, he uses a thin diamond thingy but I have to look very sad and depressed for him to take the time. Elsewise I too tend to scrub instead of peel.