To spiralize...or not?

as explained here

Are they for people with no teeth?

You probably lose vitamins. You free up the enzymes.

Unless you spiralise straight into your mouth.

Thanks for starting this thread nonnanana as I've just bought one today! It was £5 cheaper at JL than at Lakeland too.
My DS bought one a few weeks ago and uses it all the time, so he got dd one to help with her weight loss. I love courgettes with an oil and balsamic dressing and I can't wait to try beetroot.

Didn't they used to be called mouli juliennes [or is that something different?]

Someone trying spiralising a cooked beetroot please. It tastes great and looks lovely.

I have one and have used it for courgettes and onions so far... watched a video on YouTube for ideas. First saw it on Saturday Kitchen and was reminded it was in the back of my cupboard after reading this thread... Will have to get it out again and use on my courgettes.

Like this

Side dish! Definitely not spiders, I'm an arachnophobe!

Is that a dish with spiders Galen or instead of?

I hav a different one which has a basin that catches the spirals or slices. My favourite is a mix of courgettes and carrots, stir fried with soy sauce and rice wine then eaten on their own or as spider dish.

Like to pick 'em young from the allotment.

Thank you Anya Much appreciated...love your skinny carrot comment

I've shown you the three piece it consists of (I have three blades but usually just use the same one)

Then I've shown you with blade in.

Then you just slide the handle in, put your veg between blade and handle and turn.

TIP: if you find the feet don't grip too well and it keeps moving I turn it into a wall to stop it moving.

It's a bit of a skinny carrot - you need a fatter one really.

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Here's mine

Ooohh Anya your post is exactly what I was hoping for. Gransnetter's never disappoint do they?!
Is yours a tube-like twiddly one or a machine with a base? Any suggestions on what to get?

Ha ha Teetime same here! Or ketchup

I have one and use it all the time. My favourite veggies to spiralise are raw carrots, sweet potato, beetroot and courgette. Cooked beetroot spiralise nicely too.

Substitute for pasta eg I use sweet potato with a 'spag' bol. But also lovely added to salads. Or simply add to any meal as another way of serving vegetables.

Sometimes I steam, sometimes fry in olive oil and garlic, sometimes roast in the oven. My microwave blew up but I believe they microwave well too.

Fruits like apple and pear spirailse easily and the GC love them like that.

I find ithat really easy to get your 5-a-day this way.

I imagine, that it will come into its own in winter for soups and stews too.

Most spiralisers are easy to use (I have arthritic hands too) and very, very easy to clean afterwards.

I haven't used a spiralizer I do courgettes ribbons with a peeler. I understand some people use the gadget to make veg attractive to children- veg would have to be chip flavoured and covered in BBQ sauce for my grandson to fall for that one!