Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsBroke the 2nd time I used it.
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2021
I purchased this one because I needed specifically an electric spiralizer that had no chute to put fruits/veggies through. My daughter is 2 and her favorite foods are fruits, veggies, and noodles ...logically we've transitioned to noodles of a more healthy variety. However, due to my own struggles with pain, I knew I needed an electric one since I would be using it on a daily basis for anything from zucchini to sweet potatoes or cubes of fresh pumpkin.
The first time I used it, I was absolutely in love! It worked like a dream and was extremely easy to clean. I mean, who can argue when in minutes your expected results occur and you're able to safely pull the blade compartment off and put it (and the food holding disc) in the dishwasher for cleaning!?
Complaints:
1) The blade compartment broke the 2nd time I used it. The blades are securely (permanently) fastened into the plastic compartment. The first time I used it I was merely spiralizing about 6 zucchini. The second time I used it however, I had 5 sweet potatoes and safely made it through 1 and a third sweet potato before a piece of the plastic holding one of the blades snapped off and into the newly spiralized food.
At this point the only way to fix this would be with either a new blade compartment altogether or unfortunately, a new spiralizer.
2) This one is more of a suggestion to the company. As a mother of a 14 year old and a 2 year old, my kitchen can oftentimes be quite busy. This also means for me that things need to be stored in a safe manner and that counter space is not always as plentiful as I might like. That being said, I didn't think about or realize until after the first time I cleaned it (amazing forethought, I know lol) that there was not a storage container for the blade compartment itself. I then went online and looked at Bella Housewares products to see if they possibly had a storage container that was sold separately for the blade compartment - I did not find one. We ended up buying a tupperware set in hopes one of the containers would be able to safely hold the blade compartment.
I would have liked to see (even if sold separately) a storage container that was sized to safely hold this blade compartment.
I gave it a 2 star rating for "giftable" because I would not feel comfortable gifting an item to anyone that has given me this much struggle.
I gave it a 3 star review overall because if the blade had not broken It would have a 4 star. If the blade had not broken *and* there had been a safe method to store the blade compartment, it would have a 5 star review all around.
