Anyone use a spiralizer?

littlechiaseed

I use it to mix veggies in with pasta, I don't eat it plain as "pasta", but yeah it's a neat way to incorporate veggies aside from chopping them.

healthypelican

I used it for a carrot, and it got stuck... lol. Tried using it as a noodle substitute and it sucked... can vegetables really be a good substitute for pasta...?!? I'm leaning towards ''no'', but I'm willing to try new things, if anyone has any feedback.

ReGina51363

I have the vegetti with the crank, and I like it. I don't find it difficult to clean, it comes apart easily and I just wash it in the sink with the rest of the dishes (just be careful with the blades).

Queenmunchy

@healthypelican - I like it as another way to base my meals around veggies. Have you checked out the recipes on https://inspiralized.com/ ?

We really like the turnip risotto, the butternut squash with pancetta and spinach, and a few other awesome recipes. The butternut squash gratin and Kung pao zoodles from skinnytaste are great too.

MelanieCN77

healthypelican wrote: »

I used it for a carrot, and it got stuck... lol. Tried using it as a noodle substitute and it sucked... can vegetables really be a good substitute for pasta...?!? I'm leaning towards ''no'', but I'm willing to try new things, if anyone has any feedback.

You have to use really fat carrots and zucchini. I spiralized carrot for a thai salad but I don't think it works as a pasta sub. Zucchini is the best for that as it has some bite and the noodly mouth feel. Just don't cook it too much. When you're replacing your starch with a veg you'll have some calories to play around with too so add some extra fat (cheese or oil of some kind, avocado I dunno whatever you feel like) to make sure the meal is still satisfying.

atjays

I bought one because my mandolin wasn't quite making noodles the way I wanted it to. I've used it a few times to make "zoodles" for a low carb pasta replacement in a few meal preps that I've done. personally I love it, great flavor and it makes the whole process much smoother with little mess and keeps my fingers more intact since I always seem to cut myself using the mandolin lol.

CarolPre

I have a hand-held one and love the veggies, but its a lot of work and haven't used it in a while. However, my next one will be one that is easier to use.

emilyvictoria7

I use mine a lot. I absolutely love pasta but hate the calories, and my partner is recovering from an ED so pasta is not something we want on the menu. Every time we have a craving, we make zuchinni noodles with a basic tomato sauce. It's kind of unreal that you can have a bigger portion of "noodles" with less than half the calories!

I haven't tried it for much else but I will but I will now that some links have been posted above!

EJW55EJW55

I the Kitchen Aid attachment...had a hand held one but would not do a fat squash...it works great...

abatonfan

I use the handheld vegetti but have my eyes on getting a decent crank-handle one. I use it quite frequently, though it's a pain to use with any vegetable other than zucchini/cucumber (I like making carrot noodles).