My one grandson is a lefty, the smaller peeler he can handle it either putting his hand into the loop or on the outside of it, whereas other peelers he couldn't do that. My mom uses the larger peeler which for arthritic hands it truly works well. It gave her back a bit of her own independence which to me, anything that does that is pretty great. I give four stars as for me, I would like to see the larger peeler with a little more handle grip weight. They are sharp, they glide through the vegies, peeling with ease.