You Need This Ina Garten-Approved Tool to Make America’s No. 1 Pie — and It’s $7

We all love pie, and these delicious desserts are celebrated on March 14 on their own special day: Pi Day. The beloved classic apple pie is America’s No. 1 pie. To make this sweet flaky dessert you need to peel about six medium-sized apples. While you can use a paring knife, this method tends to waste some of the precious flesh of the apple. A better way to peel an apple is by using a vegetable peeler as it’s designed to peel off just the skin. 

There’s one our editors recommend, and it’s also approved by Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa: the Kuhn Rikon Swiss Peeler. This is one tool that you can’t do without when making apple pies, and it’s the one tool you should be replacing often, according to Garten. Luckily, it’s just $7 at Amazon.

Kuhn Rikon Swiss Peeler

The Kuhn Rikon Swiss peeler is a y-shaped vegetable peeler, which means it has a handle that’s in the shape of the letter in its name and a horizontal blade. The Kuhn peeler has a sharp carbon steel blade that effortlessly peels off the skin of vegetables (including apples and other fruits). The non-slip handle of the peeler is ergonomically designed making it comfortable to grip. Plus, it has a hole for hanging up on a hook so you can keep it handy.

A longtime Food & Wine favorite, this peeler is lightweight and we love how easy it is to control whether we’re prepping mashed potatoes or shaving garnishes from hard cheeses. Since it’s y-shaped it’s easier to control and you can see where the blade is on the food you’re peeling.It measures 6 x 0.75 x 2.75 inches, so it’s easy to store in a kitchen drawer. After use,  this tool should be carefully washed by hand, and make sure to dry it thoroughly to prevent rust. And we appreciate that if it does need to be replaced, this peeler is budget-friendly.

Hundreds of shoppers praise how easy this tool is to use for quickly peeling fruits and vegetables. “The blade is razor sharp which means it takes off only the peel and doesn’t cut into the food as much as other peelers I’ve used,” wrote one reviewer. ”I’ve never seen a peeler that so readily bites into vegetables and does its job so perfectly,” said another shopper. “Nothing beats a Kuhn Rikon peeler,” stated a happy customer who owns several of them.

Grab one (or two) of the Kuhn Rikon Swiss vegetable peeler while it’s on sale for only $7 at Amazon. You’ll be glad you did once you make that perfect apple pie this Pi Day.

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At the time of publishing, the price was $7.