This week Value for Moneylooks at Vegetable peelers

Rosle Vegetable Peeler €23.50
Highs:This stainless-steel peeler is very sharp and very solid. It is clearly a well-made product and one that will probably give its owner many years of peeling. It is the heaviest of the brands tried and its chunky handle makes it easy to grip and to control and is great for hard-to-peel vegetables such as butternut squash.
Lows:It has a ridiculous price, one which Pricewatch could not countenance under almost any circumstances. It is over 10 times more expensive than the cheapest brands on the market and almost three times dearer than other, equally good, peelers. It has no natty features that could conceivably take the drudgery out of potato-peeling, which is the very least we would expect for this price.
Verdict:Too dear
Star rating:***

Stellar Swivel Peeler €6.95
Highs:This is the most palatable option when it comes to price and quality. It is a nicely solid product and comes with a little protective rail above the blade where you can safely rest your fingers as you go about your chore. The pointy top is ideal for gouging unsightly eyes from potatoes and the slender handle, while mostly made up of brushed metal, has a decent non-slip rubber grip. The swivelling blade might not be to everyone's taste, but we liked it.
Lows:It's hard to fault in terms of quality or price, but if we were to be very picky, we would say that the handle was just a little too thin and the natty finger-guard obscured the view of the peeling process, which was every so slightly irritating.
Verdict:Just right
Star rating:****

Cook and Eat Peeler €1.95
Highs:This was the cheapest of the peelers we found, and its slightly unorthodox Ladyshave-like handle may be to some people's tastes. It would be next to impossible to cut yourself using this peeler and it gets its job done at a fairly leisurely pace.
Lows:It's hard to manoeuvre quickly, and making our way through a mound of potatoes using this was a little tiresome. It is very cheap but seems awful flimsy and looks as if it might be just a little too fond of rusting. The attachment at the side, which we presumed was intended for gouging the bad bits from vegetables, seemed to be singularly ill-equipped for the task. The space between the two blades was too long and - while it may be an acquired skill - we found it a little tricky to control.
Verdict:Too cheap
Star rating:**

WMF €16.50
Highs:Although it is still quite expensive, this has a slightly more palatable price than the other upmarket German peeler we tried and is made by a company that even we recognised. The blade is very flexible, helping to glide over gnarly vegetables with undue fuss. It has a nice brushed chrome finish and a very sharp blade that was equally effective peeling vegetables and fingers.
Lows:While it is certainly well-made and should last donkey's years if treated right, it does lack a little of the solidity and heavyweight qualities of its main rival. It is not the kind of product that you'll find in just any old department store, so if you really want one, you'll have to go looking. But you might not be bothered - seeing as all it will ever do is peel things, it might be considered just a little overpriced. Verdict:Fine, but still too dear
Star rating: ***

Cullinaire Swivel Peeler €4.95
Highs:While many of the other brands make much of their steely natured and brushed chrome finish, this is unashamedly plastic. As a consequence, it is also very lightweight, perfectly functional and pretty good value to boot. It has a nice sharp blade which swivels with gusto and made light work of all the vegetables we introduced it to.
Lows:While it is absolutely fine, we're not convinced it will last nearly as long as some of the competition. The gap between the two blades seemed a little on the wide side and, with the safety rail totally obscuring the peeling action, we found ourselves taking unnecessarily large chunks out of all the vegetables we peeled.
Verdict:Cheap and functional
Star rating: ***