Do you have a spiralizer? Do you use it? Love it? I keep seeing these. . .

I've never heard of this and I've been cooking for a thousand years - at least. hehe

Anyway, am I a bonehead? Am I missing out?

Lisa Robertson posted a blog on her FB page today, showing how to use one, step by step. They look like a small, hand held grinder. You can get them anywhere, for about $10. Very easy to use, and you can shred many vegges instantly and use them in place of pasta in a meal.

On 4/1/2015 chickenbutt said:

I've never heard of this and I've been cooking for a thousand years - at least. hehe

Anyway, am I a bonehead? Am I missing out?

Well, I'm not sure what we are missing, but they make long curly strands of veggies, especially zucchini, potatoes and carrots and I can see. I wondered was the zucchini REALLY good used as a pasta substitute on good this way raw for salads, and can you bake the potato spirals for crunchy fat-free "fries." I love crunchy food. .

I was thinking maybe sauteing the zucchini with some basil and tomato sauce for a side dish for broiled/grilled chicken or pork tenderloins this summer. Or maybe raw with homemade oil and vinegar dressing, tomatoes and parm cheese as a side salad. . .

Or put it in a casserole dish, put some "sauce" over it and bake with a crispy topping.

Ah, I see. Thanks for the description. Well, it sounds like it would be a very handy item IF a person would actually use it (more than once!). I don't know of any other way to make such a cut except kind of with a veg peeler, but it wouldn't be spiral-y. Oh, and it would take a LOT longer.

I have one and love it! I love the zucchini with it!

On 4/1/2015 Sooner said:

On 4/1/2015 chickenbutt said:

I've never heard of this and I've been cooking for a thousand years - at least. hehe

Anyway, am I a bonehead? Am I missing out?

Well, I'm not sure what we are missing, but they make long curly strands of veggies, especially zucchini, potatoes and carrots and I can see. I wondered was the zucchini REALLY good used as a pasta substitute on good this way raw for salads, and can you bake the potato spirals for crunchy fat-free "fries." I love crunchy food. .

I was thinking maybe sauteing the zucchini with some basil and tomato sauce for a side dish for broiled/grilled chicken or pork tenderloins this summer. Or maybe raw with homemade oil and vinegar dressing, tomatoes and parm cheese as a side salad. . .

Or put it in a casserole dish, put some "sauce" over it and bake with a crispy topping.

Sooner, I am soooo envious of 'real cooks' like yourself! I need a recipe and have no imagination. It never occurs to me to experiment. But I'm now going to try some of your suggestions!

I can decorate they way that good cooks can create. Give me a yard of fabric and a drill, and I can rehabilitate a room in 10 minutes, lol.

Yeah, I saw that on Lisa Robertson's FB page too. I think it makes long, skinny spirals so that your veggies can substitue for pasta. I never knew that such a thing existed. She's always posting recipes for vegetable dishes. I take it she's a vegetarian.

I think I need one. I feel the urge to spiralize.

Don't feel bad chickenbutt, I didn't know what it was either & I LOVE kitchen gadgets - just gotta have them. I don't want to miss out either LOL!

Sounds interesting. Does anyone have access to pictures by chance? Thanks!