There is perhaps no field in which automation has not had an impact. If you were to look around carefully your kitchen, you will find out the kind of impact automated machines has made in your life. They have made the entire cooking process so much easier and hassle free. One of the latest types of machines to enter the kitchen has been the potato peeling machines. While the humble potato peeler has been there for a very long time now, machines specifically for the purpose of peeling of potatoes, or for that matter other types of vegetables and fruits are a more recent happening.
While the potato peelers are ideally suited for a house, a peeling machine is more suited for a restaurant, hotel or a resort, where cooking for a large number of people is involved. What makes a potato peeling machine a favorite is the ease with which they can be operated. You just need to put in the potatoes into the machine and it will peel off the entire lot in a matter of few seconds. You don’t need to worry about the peelings too, for they will be sent to a separate chamber in the machine. The part where the peelings are stored can be easily removed and cleaned.
The electric potato peeler is an excellent addition to any kitchen, whenever there are occasions when you need to serve several guests. In the strict sense of the word these are vegetable processing machines, for not only can they deal with potatoes, they can also peel off tomatoes, carrots or even beetroots. You can also peel off fruits such as pears and apples using a peeling machine.
There are also slightly different types of vegetable processing machines called “magna scrubbers’ which are also used in commercial settings such as restaurants. The working mechanism of these machines is different from that of the standard potato peeling machines. In this type of a peeling machine, rollers are there supported by rubber studs. The potatoes or other vegetables to be peeled are first cleaned using a jet stream, which helps in loosening the skin. They are then loaded onto the rollers. The skin of the vegetables peels off as they pass through the rollers.
A potato peeling machine is typically made up of stainless steel. The material because of its long lasting quality and because of the reason of offering a hygienic environment, so very important for food products, makes is the preferred choice of manufacturers of potato peeling machines. Manufacturers are also focusing on making these vegetable processing machines more energy efficient these days. Intense competition prevailing in the market has meant that today you can find a variety of potato peeling machines, in terms of size, capacity and color available nowadays.
