I believe it is a type of knife as it has a handle, a blade and is used to cut the skin from the potatoe
The quickest way is with a sharp vegetable peeler.
It depends on the kind of potato peeler. Most are used just like a knife.
A paring knife or the end of a potatoe peeler.
Vegetable peeler or a parring knife.
With a knife.
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Use a vegetable/potato peeler You can also use a sharp knife. Place the knife at the end of the celery, under one of the stringy bits and pull up to peel it away.
I usually use a small paring knife to peel jicama. Just be careful!
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Taking a finger off with a butter knife is improbable. The butter knife lacks a sharp edge. But you can still hurt yourself, and your potatoes might get peeled a lot faster with a paring knife or potato peeler.