I hit onto an idea the other day and I believe it helped and I also used the potato peeler for the first time. Here's what I did after contemplating it for a while...my wife said you want it you peel it...I took a paper towel, laid it in the microwave and place the rutabaga on the towel. I think I set it on about a minute and a half, full bore and let her go. Most of the wax ran off onto the towel and the that peeler just glided along like it was a carrot. Like said don't know which worked but like Lathan says, if it works don't knock it, or something like that.