Veggie Spiralizer? Any advice?

[irisblue]

I am wanting to put more fresh veggies in my summer diet. Any recommendation s?

[C_U_L8R]

1. Paderno works great

[irisblue]

3. What model? There are several @ amazon. Thx

[C_U_L8R]

6. We got the 4-blade model a couple of years ago

They aren't that expensive - we'd probably be just as happy with
the 3-blade model which is even cheaper.
Most brands are plastic hand-cranked affairs - all that truly matters is a good blade and steady crank.
What I liked about the Paderno is that it all packs up easily into itself for storage.
The Amazon reviews tend to be right on.

We've spiralized potatoes, carrots, squash.... last night, we had spiraled zucchini covered
with spaghetti sauce... yummy - you get your veggies and don't get a pasta/gluten bloat.

[hlthe2b]

4. Yes. I have the original paderno spiralizer... works well

When it came out, it was about the only one available. Now there are lots of really fancy--even electric ones. But, I can't see going for all that. The manual one works just fine

[kysrsoze]

2. To date, we've only used ours to make zucchini pasta

A few tips on the zucchini...
1. Use more, smaller zucchinis which will give you more of the skin in your recipes - more nutrients and firmer texture.

2. Resist the temptation to cook the water out of it, as it will turn to mush. You only want to cook it for up to 5 minutes with a small amount of olive oil. At that point, you can add your pasta sauce and cook more because it will actually absorb the sauce and stay firm. This works so well that my wife is able to take the leftovers to work the next day and reheat it in the microwave.

I'd like to try to make some sort of baked, healthy chips or something similar, but we haven't gotten around to doing other foods with it yet.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Good tips

We don't even cook the zucchini - just pour hot spaghetti sauce over raw spiralized and it's all good.
The 'noodles' warm up on the plate with the sauce and still have a little 'al dente' snap and flavor.

Spiralized potatoes baked up at 400 with a dash of olive oil, salt and rosemary make yummy fries too.

[kysrsoze]

9. Thanks for the potato tip! Will try it out.

[Freethinker65]

5. I use a mandoline for long strips (not as long as spirals tho) of veggies like zucchini.

It is also great for uniform slices and cubes, and is easier to clean than my old Cuisinart.

[Motley13]

8. Spirooli Slicer and Peeler

I've had one for 30 yrs, available at Amazon

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. What in the world is a veggie spiralizer?

Sometimes I think I'm living under a large boulder.

[irisblue]

11. The thing that can make curly fries

A kitchen device that can thinly slice veggies into long thin strips.
I realized I am eating alot of rice& noodles; I can switch out some of the too well loved carbs for more veggies.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. Thank you.

It still sounds like something vastly more exotic than needed.

For what it's worth, I've been known to make normal french fries on occasion. So while I've never made curly fries, I'm happily into regular fries.