Haven't looked at the website lately. matger was Tres expensive and I know that in the late '90's the "Kali 3"-- a hand operated model was going for around $400 a pop, and the electric model (if I remember correctly, witha foot activated switch...)was somewhere around a grand.
Don't get me wrong, the "Kali" brand is good, very solid, well though out and with good replacement parts. The hand-cranked apple peeler has been around in one form or another since the early 1800's.
If a pot. peeler is sharp--that is if the abrasive material inside, and on the baffled rotating bottom is sharp, it won't bruise the apple much. Much is a wishy-washy word though, and if you slice and parcook the apples immediately aftwerwards, brusied apples won't matter much.
Be forewarned though, virtually every municipality HATES electric spud peelers, (and garbaurators) and if they know you have one, they'll insist on a pre-filter catchment system before the wastewater goes down the pipes. That being said, the machines can also peel onions, garlic, and cut to size, mature carrots are magically turned into those rabbit-turd-like "baby carrots"....."
