As part of a meal preparation, we peel the skin of various vegetables like potato and beetroot. We take out the fleshy part of the vegetable and cook them. The peels usually find their way to the bin.

Additionally, we found that potato skin got trapped more often in swivel peeler blades. When it came to lemons, Y-peelers generally performed better at procuring a delicate garnish of lemon rind ...

To get the nation back in the kitchen and help save those precious minutes, chef Anna Haugh joined us in studio to reveal ...

They usually have a thicker skin—think pumpkins, spaghetti squash and butternut squash—that can be removed with a sharp vegetable peeler or a chef's knife. Gourds generally have a skin similar ...