The 8 Best Vegetable Peelers for Everything from Asparagus to Zucchini

This lightweight peeler doubles as our best overall potato peeler and vegetable peeler. In our test, it performed well on a who’s who of differing produce: Butternut squash, carrot, apple, potato, and sweet potato. It even worked admirably on tomato. The stainless steel blade is super sharp, and it swivels to stand up to curvy and gnarly foods. It has a built-in eyer for removing blemishes, and you can add it to the dishwasher when you’re done for quick cleaning.

If you’ve ever had a straight blade slip right off a tomato, you’ll appreciate the ease with which you can remove thin strips of skin with this peeler. While the brand's straight-blade Y peeler is one of our favorites for potatoes and most vegetables, this version stood out for its sharp, stainless steel serrated blade that let us peel tender foods, like tomatoes, peaches and pears, without tearing the skin or squishing the fruit. 

If you keep a KitchenAid stand mixer within reach, this makes a great vegetable peeler. The attachment plugs into the power hub on the front of the mixer and makes peeling a variety of vegetables as easy as flipping a knob. You slide your produce onto the attachment’s skewer mount and then insert the peeler blade and align it with the food. It peels your potato, zucchini, cucumber, and more quickly and with little waste.  

We don't often recommend single-use tools, but this one proved to be worth it. Corn, with its rounded shape and separate kernels, can be cut with a knife, but can be dangerous and wobbly to stand the ear upright. And traditional peelers are often too shallow, which means you sacrifice the sweet kernels. But this peeler makes taking corn off the cob a pleasure. The curved design allows you to maintain contact with the cob, so you don’t damage the kernels, and leaves you with a very smooth cob. Plus you can work with the ear on a flat surface, which keeps the task safe.  

This reimagined peeler was comfortable in the palm — it has a finger holder to help keep it in place — and performed well with a variety of fruits and veggies. It’s a great choice if you have arthritis or dexterity limitations. It also keeps fingers away from the stainless steel blade, if you have younger kids helping with prep. 

Both the straight and serrated Y peelers from Tovolo handled our produce tests with ease. They’re sharp stainless steel and swivel to handle corners and curves. So why not buy them as part of this set of three, which includes a julienne peeler to round out common vegetable prep tasks?  

You don't need to pick between styles with this handy set of two. The sturdy rubber grip handle helps you keep good hold of your peeler, and we particularly like the high-quality, rust-free carbon steel construction of the blade. 

This ultra-sharp pick pulls double-duty with its two sides: one side for quick and easy peeling, and the other side for sharp and even julienne cuts, making it all too easy to prepare your vegetables with this one, well-designed tool.