# Potato Peeling Gloves

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-peeling-gloves/686029>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 13, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-peeling-gloves/686029 "2014-04-13T18:34:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-peeling-gloves/686029/1 "2014-04-13T18:34:21Z")

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Has anybody used these? Do they work? How long do they last? Etc…

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**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-peeling-gloves/686029/2 "2014-04-13T19:50:05Z")

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They sound like a lot of work.

[Here’s how you peel cooked potatoes fast…](http://www.dump.com/peelpotato/)

[And I love this method for raw ones!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbzw6y0pF3U) Anything that combines food with power tools is a win! 😃

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-peeling-gloves/686029/3 "2014-04-13T20:17:19Z")

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> [@ducati](#):
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> [Here’s how you peel cooked potatoes fast…](http://www.dump.com/peelpotato/)

Huh. I might have to try that.

Does the ice bath do anything to the potato besides make it easier to handle? If you were tolerant enough of the heat, would it work without the ice dip?

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**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-peeling-gloves/686029/4 "2014-04-14T00:30:54Z")

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That method works beautifully with both tomatoes and potatoes. They usually just slide right off unless the skin gets caught in an eye, but it just requires a little finesse.

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**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-peeling-gloves/686029/5 "2014-04-14T14:15:27Z")

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Thanks, all, for your responses!  
Jake 🙂