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Bought a fancy spiralizer two years ago and used it once
I saw those veggie noodle makers all over social media and dropped $35 on one from a kitchen store downtown. Got it home, spent 15 minutes trying to get a zucchini through it, and ended up with a mess of mushy strips on my counter. It's been sitting in the back of my cabinet ever since, taking up space. Anyone else have gadgets that looked great online but just don't work with real life?
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julia921mo ago
The real problem with those spiralizers is that they only work right with super firm veggies. Zucchini is way too soft for most of them, you basically need sweet potatoes or carrots that won't turn to mush. Also nobody tells you that you have to cut the veggie to a specific shape first or it just jams up. My mom has one that actually works but she says she spends more time cleaning it than eating the food. Kitchen gadgets are basically just hoping the manufacturer actually tested it on real ingredients.
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blair_davis1mo ago
Whoa, wait - @ward.piper actually uses theirs all the time? That's wild to me because mine is basically a paperweight at this point. I know you said you rinse it right away but mine had little crevices that caught zucchini bits in places I didn't even know existed. The whole thing felt like it was designed by someone who'd never actually cooked a meal, you know? I tried sweet potatoes once and it just made this awful grinding noise and then spit out half a potato, so maybe I really did buy the cheap model.
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ward.piper1mo ago
You're being too hard on the thing. I actually love my spiralizer and use it all the time for making veggie noodles to go with pasta sauce... you just have to pick the right veggies like @julia92 said. Sweet potatoes and beets are my go-to, they hold up perfect and don't get mushy. The cleaning is annoying but I just rinse it right away and it takes two minutes. Sounds like you got a cheap model that wasn't built for real use.
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