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Spiraliser? Worth it?

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TheBuffster · 26/02/2021 21:26

Spiralisers. Does anyone have a good one? Is electric any good. Do you use it regularly?
I want one for baby weaning. Did anyone find it useful for this? Cheers.

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Disressingtimes · 26/02/2021 21:33

Use it a handful of times then stuck it in the back of the cupboard. Loaned it to DM who used it once then stuck it in the back of her cupboard then insisted I have it back. It’s been stuck in my cupboard for a couple of years, now it is in the charity shop pile.

Dangerously sharp and a bugger to clean.

1Morewineplease · 26/02/2021 21:35

I don't find that spiralized food cooks well. It's usually soggy or greasy.

roastedsaltedpeanut · 26/02/2021 21:36

I hated mine.
Accidentally on purpose lost it during house purge. Husband found it in the charity bag and brought it back.... it’s now proudly sitting in the basement trying to become an antique.

elaeocarpus · 26/02/2021 21:39

There was always quite a large nub 'wasted' that couldn't be cut, i got rid of mine. I bought an Oxo julienne peeler that suffices or i just buy pre-spiralled tubs every now and then

TigerDroveAgain · 26/02/2021 21:40

Complete waste of time

M0rT · 26/02/2021 21:41

I got one of the manual ones when they first appeared and used it loads.
Then I got an electric one, used it a few times and went back to the manual one!
Manual one is very quick, you just put it on the counter, cut your veg to fit, put it between the spikes and turn the handle.
I mainly use it for courgettes and carrots, carrots for salad and courgettes as spaghetti replacement with pasta.
My friend spiralizes veg very small and dissolves it into sauce type dinners for her veg hating DC.

lidoshuffle · 27/02/2021 08:28

I'm another one who has one in the back of the cupboard for the same reasons cited above.

enjoyingscience · 27/02/2021 08:30

Nigella has a pretty lush looking recipe for shoestring fries using a spiraliser, but I guess these wouldn’t be great for weaning 😂

Nittersing · 27/02/2021 08:34

It's great if you can't eat pasta or like making salads. I ate a lot of zucchini noodles when I had gestational diabetes...since then, I haven't touched it. 😄

Aprilx · 27/02/2021 08:40

Used it once, then it sat in a cupboard for years and I recently decided to throw it away.

Walkacrossthesand · 27/02/2021 08:43

Aldi sometimes do a manual one for £3.99, I got one when I went low-carb to make courgetti. Takes a couple of minutes to reduce a courgette to ribbons, easy to clean, so it works for me and takes up very little room. I wouldn't bother with an electric one for the reasons outlined by PP!

ByeByeMissAmericanPie · 27/02/2021 08:49

I get it out of the cupboard... use it for a few recipes... then it goes back in the cupboard again.

I do use if for a recipe I found in a spiralizer cookbook which has a one tray method of spiralized sweet potatoes then lemon and olives... then chicken thighs on top. Must do it again.

But I agree with others that there is a lot of un spiralized bits left over.

cariadlet · 27/02/2021 09:11

I've got a very small manual one that I picked up for a few quid from lidl or aldi. I don't use it often but it was cheap, is easy to use and to clean and it fits easily in one of the kitchen drawers.

I wouldn't spend money on anything expensive or bulky.

Parkandride · 27/02/2021 09:13

Theyre a bit Hemsley & Hemsley 2014, think mines been in the back of cupboard since then...
Probably good if you're low carb for whatever reason

SmallYappyTypeDog · 27/02/2021 09:18

I have a manual one. I love a vietnamese style salad with spiralised carrot and cucumber and occasionally do courgette noodles instead of pasta. Mine has different size blades and it can cut whole potatoes into a thick spiral. Spray with oil a little bit of garlic and salt and pepper and then roast in the oven. Tastes amazing and a lot less fat than chips.

Manual one is dead easy to clean too.

bruffin · 27/02/2021 09:22

I got a free one and i do use it occassionally. I make my own snack pots, spiralized veg, fine noodle miso or soy type sauce and pour boiling water on and leave for a few minutes , good for taking to work just add the boiling water at lunch

RampantIvy · 27/02/2021 09:23

I have an excellent spiraliser, and keep forgetting to use it. I feel inspired by this thread. I will try the potato recipes.

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TheBuffster · 27/02/2021 09:26

@SmallYappyTypeDog thanks, do you know what make it is?

@M0rT thanks do you know what make it is?

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AlwaysLatte · 27/02/2021 09:33

I didn't even use mine once! It's waiting patiently to go to the charity shop.

M0rT · 27/02/2021 09:36

@TheBuffster
This is the same make as mine but mine is green and was half this price.
www.amazon.co.uk/Benriner-Spiral-Vegetable-Slicer-Plastic/dp/B000BI6CZ8https?tag=mumsnetforu03-21
I have seen very similar in Aldi/Lidl but don't know if they are as sturdy.

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TheBuffster · 27/02/2021 09:42

@bruffin@RampantIvy what make is yours?

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bruffin · 27/02/2021 09:47

morphy richards but i dont think its available anymore. The Breville one is identical .

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