Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
 

We eat a lot of vegetables and have a garden. But I never seen to get that thing out and use it. Should I make the effort or just donate it? Do you use yours?

I have a really nice food processor.

Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
 

I use mine all the time for zucchini and carrots. I make a stir fry meal and top it in "zoodles" tossed in a splash of olive oil with a dash of ceyanne pepper and salt. :yum 4/5 of my kids absolutely love them and it's a way to get more veggies in them. I also usually just eat the zoodles with maybe 1/4 cup of rice mixed in (I need the carbs but try to limit grains).

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I rarely use all those extra "things" but I do use mine to make zoodles. I also made zucch./squash chip styles noodles for the pesto pasta just for fun.

I haven't branched out of the zucch/squash realm yet but I probably should. But I do really like it for that veg.

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I detest gadgets that have only one purpose. It really bugs me. But even though I don't use it very often, the spiralizer is the only way I know of to get good spiralized veggies. I'd keep it if you have room.

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I love my spiralizer...but I don't use it much. :shifty Especially now that I can buy frozen spiralized zucchini noodles at Sam's Club. I totally get where you are coming from. I am keeping mine. It's a Pampered Chef one, and I spent a pretty penny on it.

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I'm actually one who eats zucchini noodles several times a week. I have a veggie spiralizer that sits dormant in the back of my kitchen cupboard. In fact, you reminded me how I should pull it out and donate it.

I just use a small hand held julienne cutter. I don't like getting out the big contraption and then washing all the parts after - I find it's not worth the work. That said, in my family it's pretty much only dh and I who eat the zoodles so hand cutting doesn't take more than minute. If I had to create mass amounts for dinner I'd probably use the spiralizer more.

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I donated it. I remembered how sharp the board are and I don't want my kids washing it. Thanks for all the input!

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I gave away my mandolin even though I used it because my imagination can't handle those sharp blades on a speed track.

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OOoh... I have a tiny little hour glass shaped thing, if it's giant I probably wouldn't keep it either!

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I got rid of mine, too.

Mine was bigger than that, had lots of pieces, etc. I'm content with what my food processor can do.

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The blade guard on our mandolin is fantastic for keeping fingers safe while using the thing. It's the washing up afterward that's deadly! I can't count the number of times I've managed to cut myself in the sink.

As far as the veggie noodles go, I use a little handheld julienne slicer like 2 sunshines mentioned. It's efficient, sharp, and stores easily in the drawer with the vegetable peelers.