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11-12-2020, 09:41 AM | #1 |
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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. |
11-12-2020, 10:36 AM | #2 |
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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. 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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11-12-2020, 10:39 AM | #3 |
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Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
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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11-12-2020, 11:35 AM | #4 |
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Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
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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11-12-2020, 12:03 PM | #5 |
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Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
I love my spiralizer...but I don't use it much. 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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Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
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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11-13-2020, 07:18 AM | #7 |
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Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
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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11-13-2020, 02:21 PM | #8 |
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Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
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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11-13-2020, 04:32 PM | #9 |
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Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
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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11-13-2020, 09:30 PM | #10 | |
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Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
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Mine was bigger than that, had lots of pieces, etc. I'm content with what my food processor can do. |
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Re: Vegetable spiralizer. Keep or donate?
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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.
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