April 6, 2011

How To Simply Peel An Orange in 17 Seconds

Learn The Secret and you will never peel an orange like this again
I love oranges. Prior to learning The Secret to preparing these juicy fruits I sometimes felt frustration with the peeling process, and the resulting mess.

Then I met a fellow citrus lover who inducted me into the Citrus Peelers Guild with a 17 second secret citrus ceremony. Since that day I have employed what I learned to cleanly and effortlessly peel every orange I have eaten.

Now, I pass this minor, yet valuable knowledge on to you.

17 Second (Formerly) Secret Citrus Ceremony

Step 1



Cut both ends off the orange, taking care not to cut too far into the juicy bits.


  



 Ends off, elapsed time 4 sec.



Step 2

Vertical cuts, elapsed time 11 sec.


Cut into the peel from end to end. Repeat going around the orange, about 5 or 6 cuts. Don't cut too deep.





 Step 3



Use your thumb to easily remove the individual pieces of peel one at a time.
  


Remove sections of peel, elapsed time 17 sec


Step 4

Yum - Enjoy
Enjoy your cleanly peeled orange. It has a variety of health benefits. Oranges are full of anti-oxidants and Vitamin C. They have anti-inflammatory properties, and are a very good source of fiber.


Now that you know the secret to peeling an orange, may your life be simplified just that teeny bit more. Sometimes little things can make a big difference. We can talk about the guild handshake later, after I have enjoyed my orange.

3 comments:

  1. Better yet, you can use a Tupperware orange peeler and surely shave off an extra second or two. I've had mine since I was a kid and would probably not bother with citrus fruit if it weren't for that handy tool :-)
    Especially now that I'm "allowed" to eat citrus fruit. We've almost finished our frozen fruit from the summer and I simply can't face eating any more apples until fall.

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  2. Geneviève,

    Thank you for mentioning these nifty little tools. Definitely safer than a sharp knife, and if I could shave a couple of seconds off my best time - wow. Get ready for the Orange Peel Olympics. Has your family been doing the 100 Mile (161 Kilometre) Diet?

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  3. We're not doing the 100 mile diet but we adopt the general premise in a moderate way. We filled two apartment-sized freezers with fruit and some tomatoes. They were delicious! And we've been trying to focus on local food where it makes sense. Bill's been reading a lot about food miles and trying to figure out things like when it makes more sense to eat a tomato shipped by boat from California versus one grown in a greenhouse here. This is not as cut and dry as one would think.

    By the way, the authors of 100 mile diet used to live right below us until a few months ago.

    Have a good weekend!

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