33. The Notch on Your Potato Peeler Is for Removing Eyes
That small curved notch or slot on many vegetable peelers isn’t decoration. It’s specifically designed to dig out the stubborn “eyes” or sprouts on potatoes quickly and cleanly, so you don’t waste time or potato flesh trying to peel around them.
You’ve peeled countless potatoes for family meals and treated the notch like an afterthought. Over-35 cooks who’ve spent hours in the kitchen now use it every time and wonder how they ever managed without noticing its real purpose. Kitchen tools just got a little smarter.
