Finally a Shrimp Peeler Simplifies Your Seafood
Friday, February 26 2010 @ 12:52 PM ICT
Contributed by: news
The shrimp-peeling cheekily named Hightailer, a cleverly engineered device that peels raw shrimp and makes 'em look nice, comes from a well-known Japanese kitchen utensil manufacturer.
Anyone whose had to peel a few dozen raw shrimp knows the process is finicky and messy. The semi-transparent shells don't always slip off the shrimps easily or in one piece. Even worse, a bad peeling job often causes expensive shrimp meat to go to waste.

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