Veggetti® Spiralizer Vegetable Cutter

I love spaghetti squash but it's expensive when you consider how much you throw out. I was at a cooking demonstration when I saw them use fancy machine to make zucchini "pasta" and was impressed. The price, not so much. When I saw the Veggetti in the store, I immediately thought it would be a good alternative to that expensive machine and I was right. It's going to sound strange, but the Veggetti works like a pencil sharpener. You put your zucchini (or carrots, potatoes, etc) into the cone and twist. There are multiple blades that will create a pasta like shape as you twist your vegetable through. You will still waste part of the veggie as the core will come out the other side, but it's not much and you can still use this part of the vegetable. It just won't be in a pasta shape. I didn't have any problem twisting the zucchini but I imagine that something harder, like a carrot, might give more resistance. If you suffer from arthritis or other hand/wrist problems, this tool might be difficult to use. The most annoying thing about this gadget is cleaning it but I figured out a trick. IMMEDIATELY rinse to remove the small pieces of stuck vegetable while it's still moist. If you leave it in the sink and the veggies dry out, they will stick and be almost impossible to remove from the small spaces between the blades. I saw other reviewers mention using brushes designed for baby bottles so that might be another option for cleaning. Since other reviewers are mentioning recipes, I'll give you my favorite (so far). I made zucchini bolognese. Basically, I put ground beef in a frying pan until brown and drained the fat off. Then I added tomato sauce, and the zucchini pasta (thin side of Veggetti). I only cooked it long enough to be warm. Came out GREAT. I use to use zucchini in my sauce, but I basically just used more zucchini and no pasta. It still gave me that grip on my sauce. Try it with your favorite pasta topping.