h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

"Now try and pull of the small round piece of skin with the green bit in the middle. The optimal way of doing so is to try and carefully drive the same nail used to cut it in the first place between the fruit and the circular piece of skin. If all goes well it should come off easily and take at least part of the white fibery center of the fruit with it."

I use the same technique as the person posted on the site. But I leave the green bit alone till I am at the stage of dividing the orange in two halves. That is when the green bit plays a role. When I do the dividing the green bit is always on one of the two halves and it is easier to remove the green bit including the whole white string then. This is almost similiar to the experienced peeling, it is most satisfactory when having the green pit and the WHOLE white string as having peeled the whole skin without a break in it.

Just my two cents,

Achilles

very true, but do you not miss out on the white stuff removal opportunity created by removing the green bit as a start? besides, the white fibers often come out too while the orange is still whole, even though the occurance of this is not due to expert peelage, but more to luck. which is in my humble opinion not a bad thing.
schurem

p.s. achilles, if you want, and are able to make time for it, update your personal profile, and maybe even do a few entries yourself.