Spiralizer
bnicoletti22
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Is anyone else as obsessed with spiralizing vegetables as I am? Zoodles are just about my favorite thing in the world! We have also tried it with yellow squash, carrots and sweet potato, and they have all turned out great. We saute them with garlic, olive oil and a little lemon juice for 3ish minutes, or until they get tender. Delicious!
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I have one and never used it...how do U use it with the squash?0
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That was the last straw. I'm going to have to buy one.
You just cost me about 25 bucks.
I made a promise not to buy more kitchen gadgets.2 -
Best $30 I've spent in a while. I love zoodles.1
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Meh. Gotta say I'm not really impressed. I can julienne those same veggies with a chef's knife and be just as satisfied.0
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What veggies do you use? and do you steam them ?0
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How easy is a spiralizer? I make zoodles all the time but use a ridged peeler. It is pretty easy but my hands do get tired after a while.0
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I got an inexpensive one to try out. Now I am seriously considering getting a better one.0
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I have one but haven't tried it yet. Now I am going to real soon.
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I bought a vegetti knock off from the dollarstore for 3 bucks!! Its fantastic for cucumber and zucchinni! Aside from that spahgetti squash is delicious.1
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amazing! I HATE zucchini unless its zoodles! Eat so many now!1
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I got mine as a wedding gift from Crate & Barrel. It's one you do by hand, so it can get a little tiring after a while, but it's SO worth it. I think it cost like $24 or something? Not too expensive.0
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I just got one off of Amazon earlier this week - haven't used it yet but I'm so excited. Anyone have a favorite recipe? I'm going to try out chicken zoodle soup, greek zoodle salad and shrimp florentine with zoodles sometime soon.0
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If you're looking for recipes, inspiralized.com is the best! It's a recipe blog of only spiralized vegetables, and her cookbook is amazing too.2
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I'm loving my spiralizer more than I'm willing to admit (I have been very vocal and public about thinking they're silly, lol, but I finally broke down and got one and I really really like using it).
How do you keep your spirals from getting too long? I feel like every time I spiral something I end up with 4 foot long strings. When I cut whatever it is into smaller chunks, I feel like I'm wasting WAY more of the vegetable than I would otherwise (that last inch that doesn't get spiralized because it's what's holding the chunk onto the spiralizer, if that makes sense - when you cut it smaller to start you have 4-5 or whatever of those instead of 1), and I've tried cutting it after I'm all done but I end up with even weirder lengths because I'm just sort of blindly hacking into a pile so some don't get cut and some are tiny pieces. I haven't figured out a good way to cut as I go (I have one of the side crank ones). Any tips?0 -
gonna have to try the sweet potato - that sounds great. I really like doing the cucumbers and carrots in a salad with ginger dressing. The squash to me is just okay. I like to cut out the seeds so it doesn't get soggy when I cook squash and, that doesn't work with the spiralizer, although it does take out a small core of the middle. Maybe I need the peeler thingy for squash.0
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My absolute favorite recipes are probably
Kung Pao Chicken Zoodles
Garlic Sweet Potato Noodles with Pancetta and Spinach
Mushroom Turnip Risotto
Cucumber Noodles w/ Peanut Sauce
Beet Noodles with Goat Cheese and Pecans1 -
@barbieAS, why not cut as it's coming out just like when you make pasta with a pasta machine?0
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I used it a lot more last year, mostly with summer squash. I got annoyed with all the water content when the zoodles were heated and everything got so soggy! My favorite dish was eating them raw with a cold peanut/sesame sauce.
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Queenmunchy wrote: »@barbieAS, why not cut as it's coming out just like when you make pasta with a pasta machine?
Yep, that probably is the answer, but, like I said, I haven't figured out a good way to do it. Maybe on another model it would be easier, but the way that the spiralized stuff just sits on this little tray it's not easy to get a knife or scissors in there. It's super hard to describe but it's just really awkward and I didn't get good results. Next time I use it I'll take a video
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LOVE LOVE LOVE the spiralizer... love zucchini, and sweet potatoes... can't wait to try more!
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I know the tray, totally would be difficult. With a REALLY super sharp knife, you can do it pressed against the vegetable as it's coming out (almost like slicing in mid air) and it works okay.
Sometimes I just rip them as they're coming out, and I often slice my vegetables lengthwise so that I can get the little half moons. They're easier to eat!0 -
I didn't eat zoodles much on WW but I do now that I'm counting calories and love the hand held spiralizer..haven't tried any of the newer ones but I will soon0
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I didn't eat zoodles much on WW but I do now that I'm counting calories and love the hand held spiralizer..haven't tried any of the newer ones but I will soon
What's cool about the countertop versions is that you can use odd shaped veggies that wouldn't fit into the handheld like beets, butternut squash, turnips, celeriac, etc. I've had mine for 3-4 years and use it all the time, plus I bought 3 more over the years as gifts.2 -
Thank you for that x it looks amazing
Queenmunchy wrote: »If you're looking for recipes, inspiralized.com is the best! It's a recipe blog of only spiralized vegetables, and her cookbook is amazing too.
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I just tried spiralizing a sweet potato with a vegetti and was completely unsuccessful
now considering a more expensive one! 1 -
@stephinator92 the paderno is under $30 on Amazon and has worked well for me - butternut squash and all!0
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@Queenmunchy it's on my wish list! Will definitely be my next gadget!0
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Mine is coming today. can't wait to give a try!0
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Finally put mine together last night and used it with zucchini/yellow squash to make noodles for a spaghetti and sauce thing. There's an issue with the suction cups on mine not suctioning so that's a bummer, but the company is sending me replacement suction cups. I'm looking forward to trying out more vegetables in it 0
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I got mine, ordered from Amazon & got it in 2 days! It is from Mueller, the triangular one with 2 suction cups & a tray to catch food & it uses gravity the way it works, plus it has a juicer...not sure exactly what to call it versus the others... It should be great for any size food, anyone with dexterity issues.
I can't wait to try it!!!0
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