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Joyce Chen opened her first restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1958. She found that the selection and quality of Chinese cookware in America didn't live up to her high standards¿ so she developed her own. Today, Joyce Chen Products sources from all over the Pacific Rim to bring the best of Asia to you. Make professional garnishes in minutes with this Spiral Slicer which quickly creates spiral strands, ribbons, or slices.
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127 of 129 people found the following review helpful
By Eric B. Wolf
I've had my Saladacco for a couple years and pull it out every summer when it's too hot to boil pasta and zuchini is in season. I use it for exactly one thing: making great angel-hair (or thinner) "pasta" from zuchini. I have to agree with all of the reviews here:
1. It is cheap feeling.
2. You have to lop off the ends of the zuchini to make sections about 3.5" long.
3. The zuchini has to be ripe but not overly ripe.
4. The zuchini has to be straight (for best results).
5. You waste about 1/2" of the zuchini each pass.
6. The device is challenging to operate.
But all that said, it produces something that I've never seen come out of any other device. And that something has amazed many people - a fresh, light, "live" angel-hair pasta with no heat that even an insulin-dependent diabetic can eat.
It's probably not for everyone but it's one of my favorite kitchen appliances.
Update (2011): I just got a question about my Spiralizer. Both blades on mine are stainless steel. I bought it in 2005, so it's very possible they changed the design and now have a plastic toothed blade. I can't speak for the plastic model. And I second my caveats above. It's really only good for one thing: making raw pasta from ripe, but not overly ripe, zucchini. It's also not the most efficient device in my kitchen. But it gets to come out in the Summer when the zucchini are coming off the vine by the dozen.
1. It is cheap feeling.
2. You have to lop off the ends of the zuchini to make sections about 3.5" long.
3. The zuchini has to be ripe but not overly ripe.
4. The zuchini has to be straight (for best results).
5. You waste about 1/2" of the zuchini each pass.
6. The device is challenging to operate.
But all that said, it produces something that I've never seen come out of any other device. And that something has amazed many people - a fresh, light, "live" angel-hair pasta with no heat that even an insulin-dependent diabetic can eat.
It's probably not for everyone but it's one of my favorite kitchen appliances.
Update (2011): I just got a question about my Spiralizer. Both blades on mine are stainless steel. I bought it in 2005, so it's very possible they changed the design and now have a plastic toothed blade. I can't speak for the plastic model. And I second my caveats above. It's really only good for one thing: making raw pasta from ripe, but not overly ripe, zucchini. It's also not the most efficient device in my kitchen. But it gets to come out in the Summer when the zucchini are coming off the vine by the dozen.
247 of 260 people found the following review helpful
I had to give this product two stars for the concept and at least one star because it does exactly what the manufacturer says it does, but nothing more plus not everything you make using this product turns out completely awful. Versatile this tool is not! To start your vegetables must be 1-inch in diameter and 3-1/2 inches in length. After you've finished cutting you are left with at least 1-inch of unuseable vegetable, unless you're willing to do the rest of your creative cutting by hand, not only does this limit you, but it also creates a great deal of waste. You have only 2 blade choices which are housed in a poorly constructed plastic contraption that easily separates if pressed on in the wrong spot.
You have your choice of either spaghetti type strands or spiral slices, but don't expect anything pretty with your spaghetti strands because your only option is a very fine tooth edged blade which creates very fine strands of mush depending on what you're cutting. However, this product does have one redeeming trait and that's with the use of the flat edged blade it does create fairly nice looking spiral slices. If you're expecting true versatility than you will have to cough up the dough as I did for "The Benriner Cooks Helper", "Benriner Cook Help" or the "Benriner Asian Sprial Slicer" (they're all the same) which gives you (3) Tooth edged blades (fine, medium and Coarse) as well as (1) flat edged blade, the size of your vegetables do still matter for cutting but you don't throw away nearly as much. Shop around for the best price!
PLEASE NOTE: I am a paying customer not a employee, lobbyist or representative of any company whose products I've reviewed. I write enthusiastic and hopefully informative reviews in an effort to help fellow online shoppers make more informed buying decisions, or in avoiding similar frustrations that I've experienced when shopping on online.
You have your choice of either spaghetti type strands or spiral slices, but don't expect anything pretty with your spaghetti strands because your only option is a very fine tooth edged blade which creates very fine strands of mush depending on what you're cutting. However, this product does have one redeeming trait and that's with the use of the flat edged blade it does create fairly nice looking spiral slices. If you're expecting true versatility than you will have to cough up the dough as I did for "The Benriner Cooks Helper", "Benriner Cook Help" or the "Benriner Asian Sprial Slicer" (they're all the same) which gives you (3) Tooth edged blades (fine, medium and Coarse) as well as (1) flat edged blade, the size of your vegetables do still matter for cutting but you don't throw away nearly as much. Shop around for the best price!
PLEASE NOTE: I am a paying customer not a employee, lobbyist or representative of any company whose products I've reviewed. I write enthusiastic and hopefully informative reviews in an effort to help fellow online shoppers make more informed buying decisions, or in avoiding similar frustrations that I've experienced when shopping on online.
156 of 163 people found the following review helpful
For this gizmo to make thin long strands of zucchini, the following conditions have to all be in place, and even then it doesn't always work. The zucchini:
* has to be straight or have very little curve.
* needs to be cut into pieces 3 1/2 inches long or shorter.
* ends need to be cut perfectly straight.
* has to be perfectly centered in the spiralizer.
The spiralizer:
* needs to be locked into place, which is often a bit of a struggle.
You:
* have to be exerting pressure as you spin the handle clockwise
* have to make sure the lever stays to the left and doesn't slide to the right as sometimes happens.
Even when all these conditions are in place, I can't always get it to work properly. Also, it's a huge struggle to get the top separated from the base when I'm doing using the spiralizer. My pieces usually come out looking like spirals that have been scored, but not cut, by the blades with occasional strands of zucchini pasta mixed in. Maybe the zucchini has to have a water content in a certain range, and Jupiter has to align with Mars?
Just as I wouldn't recommend a car that didn't start 90% of the time, I can't recommend the Joyce Chen spiralizer. The spirooli, another kitchen device which makes vegetable pasta is much more reliable and easier to use, although you need to be more careful with it because the blades are on the outside.
I've added back in one star because if you use the setting to the right for the long flat spirals, the device will work. Although you'll still likely have the struggle to lock the top in place and unlock it after use. Also, I've used friends' spiralizers that have worked fine for angel hair vegetable pasta, so I know there are some out there that work. But based on my experience with my own spiralizer, it's an overpriced piece of plastic junk.
* has to be straight or have very little curve.
* needs to be cut into pieces 3 1/2 inches long or shorter.
* ends need to be cut perfectly straight.
* has to be perfectly centered in the spiralizer.
The spiralizer:
* needs to be locked into place, which is often a bit of a struggle.
You:
* have to be exerting pressure as you spin the handle clockwise
* have to make sure the lever stays to the left and doesn't slide to the right as sometimes happens.
Even when all these conditions are in place, I can't always get it to work properly. Also, it's a huge struggle to get the top separated from the base when I'm doing using the spiralizer. My pieces usually come out looking like spirals that have been scored, but not cut, by the blades with occasional strands of zucchini pasta mixed in. Maybe the zucchini has to have a water content in a certain range, and Jupiter has to align with Mars?
Just as I wouldn't recommend a car that didn't start 90% of the time, I can't recommend the Joyce Chen spiralizer. The spirooli, another kitchen device which makes vegetable pasta is much more reliable and easier to use, although you need to be more careful with it because the blades are on the outside.
I've added back in one star because if you use the setting to the right for the long flat spirals, the device will work. Although you'll still likely have the struggle to lock the top in place and unlock it after use. Also, I've used friends' spiralizers that have worked fine for angel hair vegetable pasta, so I know there are some out there that work. But based on my experience with my own spiralizer, it's an overpriced piece of plastic junk.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Junk
I guess we should of looked at all the reviews, then we would of know this was nothing but junk, my wife used it once then threw it away.
Published 2 days ago by Craig Chamberlain
5.0 out of 5 stars
More options in the kitchen.
This is a great way to get more raw vegatables in our diet.
Product works great and makes cutting potatoes, sweet potatoes and beets a breeze.
Product works great and makes cutting potatoes, sweet potatoes and beets a breeze.
Published 7 days ago by Douglas Borton
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the $$$$$$$
I have only used it a few times - it's okay but you have to use rounded food to have it work good and the handle is a little hard to turn - don't want to force it in case it breaks... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Josephine Hackett
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little gadget.
Does the job on soft vegetables well. Makes nice little spirals. Not quite as good on hard vegetables like carrots. Overall, Satisfied for the price
Published 25 days ago by Carol J. Long
5.0 out of 5 stars
Saladacco is Fantastic!
I love this item! Been using it regularly for many years (since I became a raw fooder). I demonstrate it at classes I teach and everyone is amazed. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Menkit
3.0 out of 5 stars
Angle Hair
I should have paid attention to the angle hair sized cutting tool. The strands are very fine. I wish they were slightly larger. The product works very well.
Published 28 days ago by judith minier
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great price and product!
This works perfectly for making zucchini pasta! It really does come out looking like angel hair pasta. Very easy to clean afterwards.
Published 1 month ago by Kelsey
5.0 out of 5 stars
THIS IS SO WONDERFUL
i AM TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT AND ALL YOU DO IS PUT A ZUHHINNI IN IT AND TURN IT AND IT COMES OUT LIKE PASTA AND THEN i PUT SAUCLE ON IT. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Shelley Prague
4.0 out of 5 stars
one you get it, it is great
Took me a few tries to figure out exactly what I was doing, but once I got it I am spiralizeing like a pro!
Published 1 month ago by Lin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really usefull no more knuckle scrapes on conventional grater
We have had great 'Kitchen experiences' seeing how many different veggies we can use the Spiral Slicer for. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J Leone
