That $60 spiralizer I bought sits in the back of my cabinet

I fell for the hype last spring after seeing all those zucchini noodle posts. Grabbed one of those fancy spiralizers with the suction cup bottom for 60 bucks. Used it exactly twice. First time the noodles came out mushy and weird. Second time I spent 20 minutes cleaning the thing because vegetable guts got stuck in every crevice. My neighbor laughed and told me she just uses a vegetable peeler for the same effect in half the time. Now I just buy pre-spiralized veggie noodles at the store for like 3 bucks. Has anyone else bought some trendy kitchen gadget that turned out to be a total waste?

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tylerlane27d ago

Tbh I did the exact same thing with a spiralizer two years ago. Got all excited after seeing those perfectly twirled zucchini noodles on TikTok, bought the fancy one with the crank handle. First attempt was a disaster because the zucchini was too soft and it just turned into a wet pile of shreds. Then I tried a sweet potato and broke the handle off because it was too hard. Ended up throwing the whole thing in the donation bin after I spent an hour scrubbing orange goo out of the gears with a toothpick. Lesson learned, I just use a $6 julienne peeler from the grocery store now and it works way better.

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davidwright27d ago

My buddy Mark bought one of those cheap hand-crank spiralizers last year, the kind with the suction cup bottom. He was so stoked to make "zoodles" for his new diet. First thing he tries is a beet, and that thing went flying across the kitchen, smacked the fridge, and left a purple blood trail down the cabinet. Then the suction cup gave out and the whole thing started spinning around on the counter like a drunk top. He eventually just gave up and made regular spaghetti. The spiralizer is still in his pantry collecting dust next to an abandoned bread machine.