My kids love the spiralizer even though it won’t stay put. Two child helpers and it’s my favorite kitchen tool ever! The mechanisms all work great, so if I have a willing child helper, it works out fine. I’ve tried the counter, a cookie sheet, a silicone mat, a cutting board – all with slippage errors. PS – I don’t looooove the Oxo brand I have, but only because I cannot figure out how to get it to stick to the counter. On most spiralizers, including the one I use, you end up with something left over that looks like a “bolt” to me: You can go even more DIY with a julienne peeler, but this will be more manual labor. Your spiralizer will have instructions on exactly how to do it, but typically it’s just twisting the veggie around for a while. Then you just wash your zukes, trim the ends so they’re flat, and spiralize. You do need a spiralizer of some sort, which can range from this very inexpensive manual version on Amazon (like twisting a pencil in a sharpener) to a KitchenAid attachment that is quite a bit more pricey but also more heavy-duty. I shouldn’t get too far into this before explaining that zoodles are REALLY REALLY easy to make. They’re not hard to make yourself! How to Make Zoodles I’ve recently seen them sold in a store, but I’m thinking they’re going to be prohibitively expensive for a kitchen steward’s budget and also probably have lost a lot of nutrients waiting for you to buy them from the deli fridge. ![]() Zoodles will keep in the fridge just fine for at least a few days. They’re really not bad cold with a salad dressing, but they’re also great to have around to put into soups, with eggs in the morning, and a super quick saute with butter, ginger, turmeric and some green leafy vegs. We’ve found that we LOVE zoodles in so many ways! People ask a lot on Facebook about how to use them after spiralizing, so I wanted to share some super easy recipes and techniques to use zoodles in your own kitchen. ![]() Spiralizing is used on many vegetables, especially when people are attempting a gut-healing or grain-free elimination diet, BUT zucchini noodles, “zoodles,” are by far the most popular. If you’ve tried zucchini recipes before and thought it was a mushy mess, you may be a little worried about making spaghetti out of them. ![]() How to Use the Leftovers from Spiralizing.
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