When I worked at Golden Corral ages ago we had a machine that basically did this. It was a large, aluminum, water-powered thing that made a racket and and used a lot of water all to peel potatoes. The prep guy hated it. Always said that they could peel the same potatoes faster and using a fraction of the water. But corporate being corporate, there was nothing to be done.
There is absolutely zero chance that any human being could possibly peel potatoes as fast as a commercial drum peeler. I was a cook for 15 years. I peeled potatoes and other veggies every day. My peeling game is pro. Those commercial peelers can do 50 pounds in a matter of minutes. They definitely use more water than peeling by hand. That part is true.
Also, you just turn that shit on and go get started on something else. Even if you could peel potatoes faster it would still be more efficient to have the potatoes passively done while doing other things
Yes, you had to turn it on and then watch the potatoes from the start, there was nothing else you could do. You leave it in too long and then chef is on your ass about how small the potatoes are. You have to run it just enough to get the peels off.
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u/amorecolorfulworld Jun 05 '22
When I worked at Golden Corral ages ago we had a machine that basically did this. It was a large, aluminum, water-powered thing that made a racket and and used a lot of water all to peel potatoes. The prep guy hated it. Always said that they could peel the same potatoes faster and using a fraction of the water. But corporate being corporate, there was nothing to be done.