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Post by here to stay on Oct 22, 2015 0:11:44 GMT
I love julienne sliced veggies but it's too time consuming. I saw someone using a spiral slicer - sort of a giant zester- but it seemed to take a lot of arm strength. Anyone have one and really use it? Any advice about which brand?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 17:06:50 GMT
Can't say I've ever used one, HTS, but from the TV advertisements I've seen in the past veges sure look pretty done in spirals. Amazing how beautiful veges and fruit can look with a bit of tarting up.
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Post by here to stay on Oct 22, 2015 18:51:20 GMT
Ixm just afraid it will end up being on of those gadgets that sit in the drawer never being used.
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Post by Ken on Oct 27, 2015 17:43:04 GMT
I have one. Spiralizing zucchini works well to make 'noodles' but my kids didn't like the crunchiness of them and if you cook them enough to make them soft, they shrink a lot (since they are mostly water) so it takes a LOT of zucchini to make enough noodles. It's hard to spend $6 on organic zucchini when you can get a box of gluten free spaghetti for $3. Also, they weep water so take that into account if you are putting sauce on them.
Spiralizing sweet potatoes tends to break into tiny pieces once cooked, so you end up with sweet potato 'rice'.
Finding nice organic squash around here is a pain, so the spiralizer mostly sits in the cupboard unused.
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Post by here to stay on Oct 28, 2015 13:43:18 GMT
Thank you for resonding. It was useful.
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Post by grannyg on Oct 28, 2015 15:25:53 GMT
I bought one, but I have not used it yet.....veggies did not cooperate in the garden this year....maybe next year.....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2015 15:57:27 GMT
I don't have one but my mandoline has julienne blades and it works real quick and well
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Post by aftermidnite on Dec 15, 2015 15:47:35 GMT
I have a crank one and love it ...if I find one for under $5 at Goodwill I intend on getting one of the hand held ones I have seen on TV ...to use without having to pull out the crank one .. I use it to make veggie salads .. I also love to make noodles with it ..and one poster was right you have to remember that most of the veggies you use to make the noodles have lots of water in them so sauce can become watery .. I used mine to make "noodles" to dehydrate ...and the little bits become "rice" which also works great in soups .. I use dehydrated spaghetti squash ..add it to my home canned pasta sauce and simmer on low until the squash is rehydrated ...this helps take away the watery aspect .. I have also used zucchini noodles in the same way with great results .. |
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