Sharpening a potato peeler

[possum]

Can it be done, I have a really nice stainless steel one which has lost its edge.

[possum]

surely someone has done it?

[Smooth Hound]

I would have thougt that a bit of emery cloth stuck on a flat piece of wood , would do the job

[MKG]

I've waited and waited with bated breath ...

Shoot me down in flames if you want, but a slight modification of the emery cloth idea might be better - wrap it around something shaped like a potato (for instance, a potato) and give it a few swipes. Okay, it's going to be topologically difficult, but then your favourite potato peeler has to be worth the efforst.

[Sky]

Or just don't bother peeling potatoes like me

[Peggy Sue]

I never peel potatoes- but I do use the potato peeler for apples and butternut so I'm still following...

[The Riff-Raff Element]

I have just tried this with one of the selection of blunt peelers we seem to collect in this menage, so I can confirt to works.

Sharpen using an ordinary metal nail file. Work along the inside edge slowly and then just run it a couple of times along outside (the peeling side) just to get the bur off. Took about 15 minutes to get a good edge.

I tried an emery board but the sand just came off.

[possum]

I have just thought of one possibe solution, I have just remembered I have one of those drimmel machines with a whole collection of assorted drill bits, including, erm nice little miniature sharpening stones. Off to give that a go.

[frozenthunderbolt]

You could also try using those little tiny needle files

[possum]

hmm I thought it worked, but it still seemed blunt, though it worked on many knifes that were beyond the butchers steel

[Wombat]

But.....

I thought those things were designed to be self sharpening!