Best spiralizer: the top kitchen gadget for low-calorie meals

published August 16, 2020

You’ve probably heard of ‘courgetti’ as a perennial culinary favourite for the more health conscious among us but do you know which is the best spiralizer to make it?

Of course, courgettes are not the only vegetable you can put through a spiralizer – carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumbers and more can all be used to make delicious strips for salads, stir fries or more. You can even use fruit, adding apples, pears or more to breakfasts, desserts, and to decorate baking.

Want to start spiralizing but not sure where to start? Here’s our guide to some the best out there. Upvote the spiralizer you'd put in your shopping basket.

Best spiralizer

Kilner is well known for its wide range of gloriously retro bottles and jars for pickling, jams and more. And its spiralizer, a steal at £10, looks just as good.The setup of this particular spiralizer is slightly clunkier than other models – there’s no crank or automatic motor to help you put your fruit or veg through the blades, so it’s just you and your elbow grease to get it through. But the jar is a brilliantly convenient way of storing veg after you’ve sliced it.

You’ve almost certainly heard of Nutribullet – but did you know it has its very own spiralizing unit too?Awarded the Which? Best Buy award in its category, the Veggie Bullet is the perfect way to slice, spiralize and shred your veg. Absolutely no leg (or arm) work involved, you simply place your veg in the machine and let it do its thing.It is significantly more expensive than other models out there, but if you’re serious about your health food it could be a good investment.

Lakeland has it all – any kitchen gadget you can dream up, you can bet it's there.And you can’t go wrong with its easy-store spiralizer. As the name suggests, the tool is designed to be stored easily, so it won’t take up too much space in your kitchen cupboards. It also comes with four interchangeable blades, so you can mix and match with various shapes and styles of strip with whatever fruit or veg you please.Unlike other spiralizers, it also works with larger pieces of veg – so that sweet potato will strip like a dream.