GEFU Spirelli Spiral Slicer (13460)

I had already one like this, which I bought in Europe. This one was bought to be a gift. This cutter is just wonderful. It makes a zucchini or a carrot to become like a spaghetti, with long and very regular stripes. The blades are very, very sharp, thus the vegetables don't break, allowing a very nice visual effect. Honestly, I can't understand some negative comments: it is so easy to operate and the only real requirement is to put some pressure on what you're cutting. By doing this, it works to the perfection, leaving just a central uncut piece. The cleaning after use is also so easy and effective. No stains at all, no hidden residuals. I've used my one for about 2 years and I have absolutely no complaint. Perhaps someone will think that $30 is a high price for a cutter. Well, you get what you pay for. And this one really justifies its price.

i've seen these all over Pinterest and wanted one! there are a few different styles but i chose this one because A) it's darker plastic and won't stain, B) its compact C) lower price. I was really worried about getting it because of several reviews saying it's hard to use/clean but decided to spring for it. I just used it today and yum!! I only used a zucchini to make noodles but it was very easy. I didn't really like the gripper unless it was down to a stump and hard to grip with your hand, but i can see it's use, maybe for other veggies too. I want to try carrots next, which i hear is tricky, so we'll see. the other complaint i was wondering about is the 'waste' from the center of the vegetable, but i am one of those cooks that likes to snack/taste while eating so they were gone in no time and there wasn't much for 'waste' ;) ...clean up was simple too, there were a few pieces of food that didn't want to dislodge but i think the fact that i cleaned it right away and didn't let them dry on to it helped a lot. great purchase!

Update after many uses: I have used this a number of times for zucchini pasta and salad spirals, works great for that! It does not work great on carrots or potatoes. While trying to spiral carrots a piece of the black plastic at the grating blades broke off. I will admit I tried the "Veggeti" and this one is better than that one! That is why I am upgrading to 3 stars. I also tried a table top version which I honest though wasted more than it made. I will continue using the Spirelli for zucchini, squash and cucumbers, but I have to say it is limited to what it can spiral. Original review: not bad for occasional use, but plastic is not built for harder vegetables like raw carrots. Does spiral cucumbers and parsnips well, but only in the middle of the blade. The top that has teeth to grip the top of a vegetable in order to spin with you hands is not very good. I have cut myself on this. I say go for the table top spiraler.

I supposed this was a great gadget, based upon the majority positive feedback posted about the gadget. However, in my experience, the product just does not measure up. CON 1. The box came with no instructions inside and had lots of German on the outside. It would have been helpful if I read German, I suppose. PRO 2. I tried it only three times: twice with zucchini and once with carrots. Firm zucchini (make sure center of zucchini is also firm) works great. CON 3. Squishy-centered zucchinis and other veggies do not work with the hand guard. The hand guard will cut through them instead of holding them still enough to continue spiral-cut. Messy clean-up for sure, as you try to fish everything out--squishy or firm--without cutting your fingers on the blades. CON 4. Your veggies have the best use with this gadget if it is the same circumference as the opening itself. With my skinnier veggies, because of the lack of instructions, I was trying to angle it so that I could make full use of all the blades. It seems to work best if you put the veggies straight into the opening, no matter how fat or skinny your veggies. CON 5. Your veggies cannot be fatter than the opening of this gadget. If they indeed are, I suggest you shave it off with a peeler and use the shavings for something else, like raw lasagna or something. CON 6. If your veggies are too thin, on the other hand, they get caught in the funnel and snap apart like my carrots did. CON 7. Carrots, no matter how I angled them, yielded a circular core "column" that was about half inch diameter that goes through the funnel center of the tool to the other side. Thank goodness my young ones like carrot sticks. However, it was a huge waste of food for the zucchinis that were just tossed off the plate, off the high chair, or to the floor. CON 8. Based on my experience, my spiral cut carrot strands never looked like the picture advertised on the box. CON 9. You don't ever use up all the veggies. I wasted cones of veggies when they were not long enough to continue to be spiral-cut and too short to work with the hand guard. CON 10. You pretty much need to keep the veggie steady in your hand as you grip and "sharpen" or else you end up with cuts that are short and these get caught in the spiral cutting grooves. CON 11. Cleaning out squishy stuff from squishy-centered vegetables or the remaining short-strip veggies that get caught in the spiral cutting grooves is a MAJOR hassle. I found I needed to poke with a knife between the stainless steel blades. CON 12. I thought the pencil sharpening motion for the initial spiral cutting of a vegetable (before you absolutely have to use the hand guard) would be a great fun skill for young cooks in the kitchen. Not even fun for me and in fact the blades and the grooves and even the hand guard that you cannot snap in place is plain dangerous for little fingers. Also didn't want to show the kids that I was poking a knife into the grooves to get the short strips out, in case they try the same thing and damage the blades. CON 13. All the cons weighed up against this product so much that the dread of even using it was enough for me to evade it and even forget about asking for a refund in the refund time frame. I guess it was because it was the second spiral cutting tool that failed in a row to meet up to expectations that also kept me from furthering the search for one that really does score. CON 14. Since the full refund option passed me by, I was even thinking of reselling my Spirelli. However, I would rather save the next unfortunate soul from such misfortune. I suppose another person's trash is someone else's treasure. Even so, I have chosen to save the hassle of shipping, the use of fossil fuels to advance the shipping and have decided the least carbon footprint option, which is to simply add one more woeful item to my kitchen clutter collection. Truly, what a waste of space--this gadget does not even pay rent! In short and quite frankly, I am quite disappointed with ordering kitchen gadgets to experiment with from Amazon. I would rather just go to my local home economics store down the block (0.1 mile)--refunds there would be way easier and much more accessible when needing to bring the kids. At least I know I won't have to take the 1.5+ mile commute to the shipping office, pay for my own shipping, or get partial refund at this point.

Wir sind vom selbst schneiden über eine Sparschäl-Lösung mit einem zackigen Schäler zum GEFU Spiralschneider gekommen und sind begeistert! Er nimmt zwar mehr Platz weg als der Sparschäler, aber das Ergebis ist um ein mehrfaches besser! Ein super Produkt, für alle, die Karotte, Zucchini und Co zu „Spaghetti“ verarbeiten möchten.

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I use this tool every day. It works like a pencil sharpener, and your "pencils" are vegetables such as carrots and courgettes. I make courgette spaghetti every other day, and it is so easy with this small thing! It is made of solid materials, with steel inserts and sharp blades, and has 2 available sizes. I find the thicker "spaghetti" size easier to use. The middle of the vegetable doesn't get sliced, but that happens also with big chunky spiralizers. I do not know why others said it's difficult to clean, I just rinse it under running water and shake it a bit to remove the bits on the blades. Suits my small kitchen and raw vegan diet very very very well. Worth the money

Después de ver bastantes modelos y leer muchas opniones me decidí por éste y estoy muy contenta. Tiene dos grosores distintos, uno por cada lado. Las cuchillas cortan muy bien y si algo he de reconocer que no está logrado es la pieza que supuestamente se clava en el producto a rallar para girarlo cuando queda poco: pues no, ni en broma. Como en casi todos los modelos que he visto no hay forma de que eso sirva de algo pero debo decir que no es necesario porque se apura bastante y sin peligro girando con la mano y ya muy al fina basta con pinchar un simple tenedor y seguir girando. Leí que los son con forma de cono (como éste) no permiten llegar a la totalidad de la pieza pero no es así para nada. No abulta apenas, se lava muy bien y se puede meter en el lavavajillas. Se puede usar con cualquier producto que tenga, o se le dé, forma alargada: zanahorias, calabacines, batatas, patatas, calabaza,... ¡Por fin puedo conseguir el acabado real de tallarines que tanto uso cómodamente sin usar madolina ni peladores!