How to Use a Spiralizer for Cheese, Chocolate, Butter, and More. (2024)

FAQs

Can I use a spiralizer to shred cheese? ›

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A: The blades are not well suited to grate cheese, as they are not the right shape. You might be able to make cheese spirals, but soft cheese would likely shred and hard cheese would likely break. I'd go with a different tool for cheese.

"Spiralizers are small in size, easy to store, and affordable," says Ledbetter. "The major con is that a spiralizer doesn't work on all fruits and vegetables."

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Although the flavors of zucchini, summer squash, carrots, and butternut squash work best with our recipes, vegetables like beets, celery root, cucumbers, parsnips, rutabaga, and sweet potatoes can also be successfully spiralized.

Maybe she just needed a good cry? Now, there's a new way to slice onions: spiralize them! Hopefully, by now, you're really getting your money's worth from the spiralizer. By either using Blade A or Blade C, you can spiralize an onion and get different results.

Yes, of course! Just before placing the potato in the device, cut a slit nearly half way into it, all the way down, lengthwise. This way when you use the ribbon blade (single straight blade) at each full turn you end up with a single slice.

There are ways you can create zucchini noodles without a spiralizer. Use a vegetable peeler. Apply light pressure with a vegetable peeler along the sides of the zucchini.

It enables you to turn vegetables and fruits into noodles, which can then be used to make creative and delicious meals, like this Zucchini Noodle Ramen, this Butternut Squash and Sausage Lasagna or even this Spiralized Pizza.

I would be tempted to tell you to skip it, if not for the fact that it's the key to making zoodles. Spiralized vegetable noodles are the best way to enjoy gluten-free, low-carb pasta, and I love how easy it makes sneaking extra veggies into my diet.

What can I put in a spiralizer? ›

Insert the Slider Unit into the channel, with the sharp prongs of the wheel facing the stainless steel blade. Snap the Detachable Turning Handle into place, behind the wheel with prongs, and unfold the Pusher Handle, either on the right or the left. Cut ends off food and center onto circular coring blade.

Using the Spiralizer STEP 1: Place the vegetable into the cone of the Spiralizer and turn it in a clockwise direction. STEP 2: Continue turning the vegetable until the desired amount has been spiralized. Note: The number of consecutive turns will determine the length of the ribbons or noodles produced.

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Method 3: Use a Spiralizer

Spiralizing zucchini won't create small, tiny shreds like the other methods described here, but it definitely works in a pinch. A hand-crank or electric spiralizer will create long, noodle-like threads that are perfect for making gluten-free pasta dishes.