Help and advice

Before purchasing peeling equipment, consider whether you can avoid having to peel vegetables at all. For example by cooking potatoes in their skins, or roasting/baking vegetables in their skins. Alternatively, several of the products listed here allow you to scrape vegetables instead of peel.

If not, a handheld peeler may help, or if you have reduced grip, tremor or the use of one hand only a table top or powered peeler may be appropriate.¹

Mashing potatoes using a masher with a more comfortable handle can reduce the strength and effort required. As an alternative you could use instant mash or a handheld blender (readily available on the high street).

Grating can be made easier by using a grater with a feature such as having food container attached or one integral to a food work station. A box grater is the most stable of conventional graters but only allows you to grate in a vertical action.^{1 2}

Food processors are able to carry out a range of tasks including creaming and grating.

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