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The Spiral Slicer from MIU France creates long strands or continuous ribbons from a variety of vegetables. The Spiral Slicer lets you quickly create decorative garnishes, toppings for pizza, spaghetti from squash or onion rings for frying. Can slice to a thickness of 1mm. The possibilities are endless. Constructed of durable ABS plastic with a stainless steel blade and clear catch tray. Top rack dishwasher safe. Item #90003
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
70 of 70 people found the following review helpful
By K. Jordan
... and I do!
This makes 2 types of cuts, a "ribbon" cut and a "shred" cut. You can also make various slices and cubes by making cuts in the vegetable before inserting into the slicer.
I love to mix raw carrot shreds (much longer and thinner than pre shredded bagged stuff you can buy), I think of it as carrot "angel hair" with cucumber ribbon, and other shreds like daikon and jicama for veggie "pasta salads". Steamed zucchini, carrot, and parsnip shreds make a great substitute for pasta with tomato sauce.
If these are things you think you'll eat a lot and you like gadgets, this is a good buy. If you're looking to make perfect fancy garnishes, this isn't as precise as the expensive model spiral slicers. (or as versatile, I think some of the $250 models make more different sizes of shreds.)
Note on using it: read the instructions. You need to cut the ends of the vegetable even to get good shreds, and you need to apply steady downward pressure to the handle while turning, or you wont get long continuous ribbons or shreds. If this kind of thing is not instinctive to you, it may take some practice. Don't give up afer your first try, buy a big bag of carrots and practice the rotation/pressure to get it right.
So far it has cleaned up really well and pretty quickly, but you'll want to rinse it right after use because veggie matter does stick in the "shreds" blade and if it dries could be a pain to clean out. (carrots will stain the white plastic part orange, but it doesn't hurt it any.)
I love it and use it almost every day, but I wouldn't call it a "must have" for everyone. If you're not really excited about the prospect of shredded veggies for a salad or veggies as an alternative to pasta, you probably would not use it much.
if you could adjust the thickness of the ribbons/shreds and it were a teensy bit sturdier, I'd give this five stars.
This makes 2 types of cuts, a "ribbon" cut and a "shred" cut. You can also make various slices and cubes by making cuts in the vegetable before inserting into the slicer.
I love to mix raw carrot shreds (much longer and thinner than pre shredded bagged stuff you can buy), I think of it as carrot "angel hair" with cucumber ribbon, and other shreds like daikon and jicama for veggie "pasta salads". Steamed zucchini, carrot, and parsnip shreds make a great substitute for pasta with tomato sauce.
If these are things you think you'll eat a lot and you like gadgets, this is a good buy. If you're looking to make perfect fancy garnishes, this isn't as precise as the expensive model spiral slicers. (or as versatile, I think some of the $250 models make more different sizes of shreds.)
Note on using it: read the instructions. You need to cut the ends of the vegetable even to get good shreds, and you need to apply steady downward pressure to the handle while turning, or you wont get long continuous ribbons or shreds. If this kind of thing is not instinctive to you, it may take some practice. Don't give up afer your first try, buy a big bag of carrots and practice the rotation/pressure to get it right.
So far it has cleaned up really well and pretty quickly, but you'll want to rinse it right after use because veggie matter does stick in the "shreds" blade and if it dries could be a pain to clean out. (carrots will stain the white plastic part orange, but it doesn't hurt it any.)
I love it and use it almost every day, but I wouldn't call it a "must have" for everyone. If you're not really excited about the prospect of shredded veggies for a salad or veggies as an alternative to pasta, you probably would not use it much.
if you could adjust the thickness of the ribbons/shreds and it were a teensy bit sturdier, I'd give this five stars.
68 of 69 people found the following review helpful
By esiuol
Amazon Verified Purchase
I was initially quite pleased with this device. It created angel hair pasta out of raw vegetables like carrots, cucumbers, daikon, zucchini, and beets with relative ease. I used it about 10 times before I thankfully noticed that one of the tiny blades to julienne slice the vegetables had broken off and was missing! Having just made a giant salad of julienned vegetables, I quickly searched the bowl for the missing blade. I was relieved to find the triangular-shaped blade hiding in strands of zucchini. Although I really enjoyed using this slicer, I cannot recommend it to others. It may be inexpensive and functional, but the plastic and metal parts clearly do not stand up to regular use and the risk of swallowing a blade is too high.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
If you're going raw, get the Spiral Slicer. Just one example: eating a raw beet becomes easy when it's turned into thin beautiful ribbons. Oh and that beet makes a pretty impressive presentation. You won't regret this purchase. I promise. It does what the makers say it will and it takes up so little kitchen cabinet real estate.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
So much fun!
If you have never used a spiral slicer, you really ought to try one. This product works as promised and provides an easy method for turning raw vegetables into fun for kids and... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Laura Glassford
2.0 out of 5 stars
I wouldn't recommend this one
I ordered this slicer for some vegan dishes but I have no idea how to use it. The box did not come with any instructions for use.
Published 16 days ago by Watergurl
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not sturdy or durable
Very disappointed. Even though it makes the spirals it is a struggle to do so. Its not a sturdy or durable product. It very challenging to make the spirals.
Published 23 days ago by lorna martin
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not great
The slicer only works with the exact length and width of produce it chews up the veggie if it is not perfect, maybe just the one I got others might be better I would not recommend... Read more
Published 1 month ago by no name
1.0 out of 5 stars
broke first day
more cheap crap from china. This product busted before I even got to use it. Poor manufacturing. Metal is the obvious choice and may be better to spend more for quality.
Published 1 month ago by Leah Matthews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Practical
I liked it, I can make zuccini pasta with it, that's why I bought it. I hope the pastic is durable
Published 3 months ago by Bonnie Rojas
2.0 out of 5 stars
broken pin on the cutting blade
While washing after using only about four or five times, the pin holding the cutting blade broke...done. Will not ever buy a product ffrom this company again.
Published 5 months ago by Barbara
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not happy
I was not happy with this product, so returned it and bought the World Cuisine model instead. I just love it for zucchini and yellow squash "noodles" to use in place of pasta. Read more
Published 6 months ago by MomMcDuck
2.0 out of 5 stars
Broke :-(
The spiral slicer works fine. Unfortunately, the "noodle" slicer broke the first time I used it. I bought it specifically for the "noodle" slicer. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Meg
1.0 out of 5 stars
Few ribbons, lots of mush!
I bought this for making squash ribbons from zucchini and summer squash. All I got was mush under the cylinder that's supposed to hold down the vegetable for shreds or ribbons. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Atlantic Aviator
