13 Clever Ways To Peel Food

You'll wonder how you lived without knowing these genius moves.

Hard-Boiled Eggs

Thanks to

, we now know how to use a glass of water to shake the peels off hard-boiled eggs.

Garlic

Chef John at

shows you an "appealing" way to skin a whole head of garlic by whacking it then shaking it for 20 seconds. See the

And then there's

nuclear option: Microwave for 20 seconds and pop the peels off. See the

Potatoes

Who knew you could boil and shock potatoes to make the skins slip right off? Thanks,

!

Break out the power tools, because

is going to show you how to peel a lot of potatoes, "more or less," she says.

Apples

Another clever speed-peel from

, this time with apples and a drill bit.

Oranges

It takes just three quick cuts to make this caterpillar orange, as demonstrated on

.

Corn

demos their "nuke n' shake" way to shuck corn.

Pomegranates

I can personally vouch for what I call the spank-it-with-a-spoon technique for seeding a pomegranate. Totally works in just seconds and doesn't make a juicy mess.

shows you how.

Kiwis or Mangos

uses a water glass to scoop the peels off ripe kiwis and mangos. I'm thinking this would work on avocados, too.

Bananas

Seriously? We've been doing it wrong all these years? That's what

says.

But

shows us how to slice a banana BEFORE you even peel it. What?

Imagine flashing out these clever moves the next time you cook with friends. That's what I call dinner theater.

Have fun playing with your food!