Adjustable peeling utensil

An adjustable peeling utensil configured to peel an exterior portion from an interior portion of a fruit or vegetable, comprising:

• a flat base having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side:
• the flat base being associated with a handle on the back side and having a support bar configured to slide parallel with the front side and within a U-shaped adjustable blade;
• and the U-shaped adjustable blade having a front blade side with a leading cutting edge, a left blade side with a left side cutting edge, and a right blade side with a right side cutting edge;
• the U-shaped adjustable blade being slideably associated with the left side and the right side of the flat base near the bottom end such that the U-shaped adjustable blade is linearly extendable outwards from the front side of the flat base, to a selected distance between the support bar and the front blade side, the selected distance matching a thickness of the exterior portion;
• a locking element for securing the U-shaped adjustable blade to the selected distance;
• and wherein the handle comprises a top end, a bottom end, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a back side;
• the handle being wider and rounded at the back side and narrower at the front side at the association with the base, thus being ergonomically rounded to fit a hand;
• and having a rounded indent at the top end to fit a thumb.

A method of separating an exterior portion from an interior portion of a fruit or vegetable using an adjustable peeling utensil having a base, a U-shaped adjustable blade having a front blade side with a leading cutting edge, a left blade side with a left side cutting edge, and a right blade side with a right side cutting edge, the U-shaped adjustable blade being slideably associated with the base, and a support bar slideably associated with the base;

• comprising the steps of:
• providing a fruit or vegetable with the top end and a bottom end previously removed;
• placing the bottom end on a surface;
• adjusting the U-shaped adjustable blade into a desired position such that a selected distance between the front blade side of the adjustable blade and the support bar matches a thickness of the exterior portion;
• locking the U-shaped adjustable blade into the desired position;
• placing the adjustable peeling utensil on the top end of the fruit or vegetable with the support bar resting against the exterior portion of the fruit or vegetable;
• pushing downwards to begin a cut;
• pushing down onto the surface such that the U-shaped adjustable blade cuts all the way to the bottom end and the support bar is completely retracted;
• and repeating the cut all the way around the fruit or vegetable until the exterior portion is fully removed.