Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have been trying for quite a while to get on the "zoodle" bandwagon. My first attempt was when I got a quality hand held metal thing that looked a bit like a pencil sharpener. I felt like a fool calling and asking how to use it....umm..like a hand held pencil sharpener. Needless to say, when I got anything, they were a combination of veggie shavings and finger skin. Not what I thought I wanted. This spent some time in my little kitchen gadget drawer before I passed it on to my son who wanted to do the zoodle thing. Next I got a gadget that was like a bowl with a lid and sharp razors and rotating handle. It might have worked it I wanted thick ribbons of stuff 2 inches long and 2 inches wide. Not the zoodle/noodle look or texture I was looking for. And to just get a bowl full of ribboned zucchini it took 20 minutes and looked gross AND the worst was it made a big mess. This gadget went into the garbage instead of the sink. Third I got a Spiralizer By Palemo and it was everything I dreamt of! Easy to use. Easy to clean. Picture perfect noodles from vegetables!. I was so happy that first time I used it. My son (the one that I had given the veggie-pencil-sharpener to was there and begged for this. Crap. He's so great. He really loved it. Okay. He took it home as a present. Finally I ordered the exact same thing again for myself and in addition to summer squash/zucchini noodles I have been having some "Pintresting" fun. As a side note, if you get this spiralizer (and I highly, highly recommend), if you cut zucchini or summer squash as a spaghetti type meal, don't boil the vegetables. They do not need it! At most quickly sauté or blanch.