Kuuk Vegetable Spiralizer Slicer (2nd Gen.)

We eat a lot of veggies in this household. Well, being vegan we would, wouldn't we. The arrival of 'spiralized' courgette and butternut squash in the supermarkets was something of a revelation. Not only in terms of texture and adding another variation for cooking with, but also the cost of the things.Having decided to invest in a spiralizer, the tricky bit has been deciding which one to spend our hard-earned cash, what we have of it, on. I say tricky and I mean it. Trying to separate the obviously fake 'paid for/promotional' reviews has proved difficult. However, by using the Internet as a whole and taking negative reviews on board, we decided that the cheap handheld items were a waste of time.Oddly enough, the same applies to many of the more expensive table-top ones. The £40 ones get just as many honestly bad reviews for non-sticking sucker feet, for example, as the £10 ones do.Eventually we opted for the Kuuk model as it was mid-priced at £15 and, importantly, had two features which made it stand out for us. The easy of swapping the blades in and out, and the single, large, lever-operated suction foot.The blades thing is vital, as boy are they sharp. Some models leave you handling them directly, pretty much, and that's a no-no. The Kuuk takes a safer approach which we like here. The blades are in a chunky plastic cartridge which is easy to handle safely, and slot then lock into place easily enough. They are also easy to clean under a running hot tap.The suction foot is also vital, as without proper stability a spiralizer simply fails to work properly. On the work surface in our kitchen, not granite but a bog standard laminated thing, the lever-operated suction pad (which is huge and takes up one half of the machine's underside) sticks like glue. This baby isn't going anywhere. Yet, being lever-operated, it's also easy to remove from the work surface once done.As for the actual spiralizing, so far we have only thrown courgette and carrot at it. Both worked, but it does take a bit of getting used to. Don't expect to be spiralizing like a pro on your first go. The harder veg is hardest, funnily enough, and takes a bit of firm pressure to get right. Butternut squash is next on the list which might prove interesting. You might think the 'plastic spikes' won't hold the veg firmly enough, but they do. Better than a separate metal skewer in my never humble opinion.Talking of plastic, that's my biggest criticism to be fair. At £15 it's good value, but it *feels* cheap when you are using it; almost toy-like. I'm hoping it proves to be stronger than it feels, and that the plastic handle, for example, doesn't break under the strain. Only time will tell. That said, I've docked a star for build quality.As it stands right now, it works well enough that it probably won't be condemned to a life of cupboard imprisonment next to the sandwich toaster and pressure cooker...

With many of my friends raving about spiralizers, I was compelled to start looking at the various models available on the market and opted for this product as the features, colour and price all met my needs. It comes with three different blades, Thin Spiral, Thick Spiral and Ribbon Cut - all of which are easy to insert whether you are using them as the cutting blade or storing. It has a decent suction cap on the base so when it use - it is solidly stuck to the working surface. It is extremely easy to use and in my case - certainly makes salads far more appealing to the eye. I have to mention here that when using - it does tend to "core" the vegetable - so in the case of a cucumber, where I particularly like the fleshy piece in the middle that contains the seeds - a large proportion had been removed. With a bit of adjustment, I have since managed to insert the cucumber where the seeds now remain, and some of the harder flesh in cored. The Sprializer is easy to clean and for storage it is quite compact. The blades are super sharp - not that you will be putting your fingers any where near them when in use. Just be careful when washing any of the blades as I found the ribbon cut blade not only cut through my drying cloth, but also gave me a rather deep gash on my thumb (which made me feel quite sick at the time!) - so be warned and handle with respect. I will personally be putting the blades on the top shelf of my dishwasher next time so that my hands and fingers stay intact! Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase and its certainly a great gadget to promote healthy eating. In addition - it really can make salads / vegetables look interesting, so if you have children who are uninspired with vegetables - give this a go - there are some interesting and tasty recipes in the user guide which transform vegetables from being potentially boring to exciting. This product deserves a good 5 star rating in my opinion.

I am gluten intolerant, and no it is not a fad, for months I had pains and swelling in my tummy, there is ovarian cancer in my family so I was really worried, after two negative scans the last radiologist said " it's a clear scan, nothing to worry about, now have you tried giving up gluten? " that was the first I had heard of gluten intolerance, but by now willing to try anything I gave up bread and pasta and at once my pains stopped? Giving up pasta was the hardest, gluten free pasta is horrible, and even soba noodles that are a good alternative are very very expensive, so step forward a spiralizer, a courgette spiralized into linguine type noodle shapes is a brilliant, easy, and calorie free alternative. Couldn't be easier to do, amazingly quick, even my husband loved them, we made a pasta sauce, and spooned it over the raw courgette noodles, topped it with grated parmesan cheese, substituting the calorie rich pasta for calorie free spiralized vegetables really worked. This machine is so easy and safe to use, I love the way you turn a special bar and the suction base locks in, holding it in one place, I love the way the choice of blades store safely in the machine, I love how easy it is to use, and it comes with an informative leaflet with clear instructions and recipe suggestions, I also love how much weight I am going to lose using this, and how much money I will save because I don't have to buy gluten free pasta.

We use this regularly to make Courgetti, during the summer months we get more courgettes off our plants than we know what to do with so this comes in handy to make a healthy alternative to spaghetti.Its very easy to use with courgettes although we did try making curly fries from potatoes and that was a bit trickier but we still got the desired result after a bit of fiddling.After 3 years use it still feels like new, its not the most compact of kitchen gadgets but when it works so well and for so long I won't be complaining.Please click the helpful button below if you found my review in any way useful.