Sushi making kit?

[Stokey Sue Profile]

The problem I find with making noodle shaped veg ribbons on a spiraliser is that it works fine with thin cylindrical veg such as courgettes and carrots but with something like a sweet potato you have to cut the cylinder first, and if it has corners it flakes rather than forming ribbons

There’s a reason we have a word for courgetti but no equivalent for other veg

I wonder what kind of gizmo they use commercially to cut ribbons? I’m pretty sure I’ve seen beetroot and sweet potato, both of which I’d quite like to make.

[Suffs Profile]

I expect they cut the cylinders first ... commercial enterprises probably have uses for the 'off cuts'.

I too had resisted getting a spiraliser .... until this summer when OH started his new job ... his first 'demonstration' was using a spiraliser so in the spirit of encouragement, and because we were swamped at home with wonderful sweet and tender Romanesco courgettes, I succumbed. During the courgette season we used it quite a lot for making a great herby and lemony courgette salad ... and I have used it for carrots too .... but it will probably sit in the cupboard now until the next courgette season ... but what the heck ... with his staff discount it cost us £7 .... it would've been rude not to eh?

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

<< high squeaky voice >> 7 Quid?!!!

Ditto here.
It's on top of the cupboards here in the box, until I do courgettes, cukes, and carrots.
I've got mango for breakfast.
Let's see if it will spiralize.........

[Sakkarin Profile]

Cue a pile of orange mud!

Or a pile of plastic bits when the spiraliser encounters the pit...

[Renee Profile]

Agreed!!!

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I think I could do with something like a giant apple corer to cut the cylinders, but I bet the commercial spiralisers take a wider cylinder

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

orange mud!

As Fonzie would have said. Correctamundo.

I had a mango, almond milk, and peanut powder smoothie instead.

[Renee Profile]

Ahhh … now that makes sense Gill!

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I have 3 finger shaped sweet potatoes, I shall attempt to spiralise

[Sakkarin Profile]

Just try not to spiralise your real fingers...

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Good luck.

Raw potato smoothie if it doesn't work

[Renee Profile]

Why? I seem to remember that potatoes are anti-inflammatory though.

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Ha. (if it doesn't work) - I've fixed my post, Renee.

[Renee Profile]

I see!

[Suffs Profile]

Update

OH is celebrating his birthday today as he's needed in work tomorrow ... he loves his Sushi making kit ... he said he'd been toying with the idea of trying to make some 'cos he loves the Japanese knives he sells at work... Result!!! thanks for the help folks

[Renee Profile]

Happy Birthday to your OH Suffs and I'm pleased that he likes his Sushi making kit!

[Stokey Sue Profile]

Hope he has a great day, good to hear he likes his

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Happy Birthday Mister Suffs…..………………..!!

[Sakkarin Profile]

Glad he's enjoying it.

Talking of kits, I spotted this nonsense in a local shop, a cookie kit. £1.

Instructions: add contents of bottle to 6 ounces of creamed butter and mix thoroughly.

The thing is, the creaming is the most complicated and time consuming (and these days expensive with butter at £1.50 a pack) element of any cake/cookie/muffin, so what's the point?!?

And will creaming the butter without the sugar work?

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

The bottle looks handy tho when finished with, Sakkers.

Glad it all went so well, Suffs.
You've reminded me, I need to sharpen my Japanese knives properly.