Orange Peeler Stick

Orange Peeler Stick for Easy, Clean Citrus

Starting an orange with your thumbnail usually ends with a sore nail, sticky fingers and a torn mess. A good orange peeler, or any decent citrus peeler, does the hard part for you. Score the rind, lift it and the peel comes off in big clean pieces.

This one is a small, curved plastic stick with finger holes for a good grip and a hooked tip that cuts through the rind without digging into the fruit. Run the tip down the orange a few times, then slide the flat end under the peel to lift it off. It comes in a random bright color. No juice under your nails, and the orange peels in seconds.

How to peel an orange with an orange peeler

1. Put your fingers through the holes and hold the orange in your other hand.
2. Press the hooked tip into the rind at the top and draw it down to the bottom.
3. Do that 4 to 6 times around the fruit.
4. Slide the flat end under each section and lift the peel away.

Only cut the rind. If juice starts running, you're pressing too hard.

What it peels best

Navel oranges, mandarins and tangerines peel really easily. Grapefruit works too, you just score it twice since the rind is thicker. Lemons and limes hold on to their peel, so for zest a knife or a zester is better.

Great for lunch boxes and kids

There's no metal blade, so older kids can peel their own snack (younger ones should have a grown-up nearby). It's small and light enough to toss in a lunch box, a desk drawer, a beach bag or a picnic basket. Rinse it in warm, soapy water after using it.

Stick or ring?

This one is held in your hand, like a little tool. If you'd rather wear something on your finger that works like a fingernail, take a look at our orange peeler tool.

For the price of a couple of oranges, it's worth grabbing one for every lunch box in the house. Add it to your cart, or compare all our orange peelers and fruit slicers.