About Industrial Peeling

Knife peeling can be seen as the industrial replication of how a potato would be peeled if you would peel it at home. It is only applied for minimally processed potato products such as raw or blanched peeled potatoes. The process creates high losses, but it results in a smooth, nice looking surface and the potato is not heated.

Carborundum peelers (abrasive peeling) are mostly applied in the production of potato chips, where only a small part of the potato and peel is removed (about 5%). In addition, carborundum peelers may be used for peeled and cut potatoes, as well as for very low capacity french fry lines

Steampeeling is the standard way to rapidly peel large quantities of potatoes for the production of french fries or the production of dehydrated potato products.

Secondary processing step in the overall process of steampeeling where the peel that was loosened during the high pressure steaming step is removed from the potato by brushes or a rotating drum.